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Amanda B. Asaro

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Amanda focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, corporate internal investigations, white collar defense, and government investigations and enforcement. She has experience drafting investigative reports, preparing presentations for regulators, interviewing witnesses, and conducting and overseeing large document reviews. She represents clients in several sectors, including financial services and professional services.

Before joining Mintz, Amanda was an associate and summer associate in the New York office of an international law firm, where she focused primarily on internal investigations and enforcement work. In that role, assisted with investigations for corporate clients, analyzing internal client documents, interviewing client representatives, drafting interview memoranda, liaising with federal and international regulators, working with experts, and drafting status updates to clients and final reports of investigatory findings.

While she was in law school, Amanda served as a legal intern in the Claims Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, where she drafted motions and documents related to medical malpractice and employment issues. She was also an associate editor of the Fordham Law Review, associate competitions team editor of the Fordham Moot Court Board, and managing editor of the Fordham Sports Law Forum. In addition, Amanda was a teaching assistant in the Legal Writing Program at Fordham Law School.

Prior to attending law school, Amanda was a senior associate in the New York office of a global turnaround management and consulting firm, concentrating on state and local tax matters. Earlier, she had an internship in the corporate tax department of a global financial services firm.

Experience

  • Represented wholesalers in FINRA investigation and internal company investigation.
  • Representation of a drug distributor company in a DOJ investigation of possible Controlled Substances Act violations
  • Represented individuals in connection with federal grand jury proceedings relating to allegations of insider trading and money laundering.
  • Represented NHL senior team executive in business dispute with organization, and related arbitration hearing before NHL Commissioner.
  • Conducted numerous confidential internal investigations involving allegations of employee misconduct, including alleged violations of internal conflict of interest policies and potential violations of state and federal law.
  • Represented a New York-based in-patient rehab and detox treatment center in an investigation by the New York State Justice Center into allegations of misconduct at the facility.
  • Representation of global asset management company in a confidential arbitration seeking injunctive relief and damages against former employees.
  • Represented the former directors and officers of Toys “R” Us in a lawsuit brought by the Toys “R” Us Creditor Litigation Trust alleging various claims arising out of the Toys “R” Us bankruptcy.  Successfully secured a global settlement on behalf of defendants before trial.
  • Represent individuals in connection with federal grand jury proceedings relating to allegations of insider trading and money laundering.
     
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News & Press

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Mintz announces the elevation of 12 attorneys to its partnership ranks across the US and Canada, effective January 1, 2026. These promotions build on the firm’s growth in 2025, which included 14 lateral partners spanning the firm’s geographies.

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NEW YORK – Mintz is pleased to announce that 18 attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and 11 attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2023.

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17 Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Super Lawyers and nine Mintz attorneys have been named New York Metro Rising Stars by Super Lawyers for 2022.

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Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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Recognition & Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America - Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation (2023-2025), Criminal Defense: White Collar (2026)

  • New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars: Business Litigation (2020-2025)

  • 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, City Bar Justice Center

  • Order of the Coif

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

  • Omicron Delta Epsilon Honor Society

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