Isaac Mamaysky

In addition to his teaching, Adjunct Professor Isaac Mamaysky is a Partner in Potomac Law Group, where he provides corporate, compliance, and employment law counsel to management teams and in-house attorneys across industries. His clients include financial services providers, large corporations, registered investment advisers, educational institutions, and closely held businesses.

Professor Mamaysky leads complex negotiations, drafts commercial contracts, conducts internal investigations, advises on ethics and compliance programs, and provides employment counsel. Professor Mamaysky has particular experience with the Investment Advisers Act and its state law analogs. He also regularly advises public accommodations on their obligations under the federal and state civil rights laws.

Beyond his practice, Professor Mamaysky has extensive industry experience and holds a Series 65 license. He is the cofounder and chief compliance officer of a New York registered investment adviser, which gives him unique insight when providing counsel to other investment advisers. Relying on this experience, Professor Mamaysky founded Potomac Law Group's Investment Advisers, Asset Managers, and Private Funds practice.

At the Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Professor Mamaysky teaches Corporations and Partnerships, and Employment Law. He authored the book Letter to a One L Friend (Carolina Academic Press), which helps students navigate the challenges of law school.

In addition, Professor Mamaysky has published numerous articles concerning corporate, investment adviser, and employment law matters, including in the: Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance; the Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law; the UC Davis Business Law Journal; the Santa Clara Law Review; the Duke Law Journal Online; the Washburn Law Journal; and many other publications.

• BS, summa cum laude, University of Rhode Island
• JD, cum laude, Boston University School of Law

• Corporations and Partnerships LAW 745
• Employment Law Survey LAW 781

• Member of Boston University International Law Journal
• Paul J. Liacos Distinguished Scholar, Boston University School of Law
• Edward F. Hennessey Scholar, Boston University School of Law
• Reslow-Bannon Award for Embodying the Spirit of the Honors Program, University of Rhode Island

View Professor Mamaysky’s publications on SSRN.

• The SEC Sets Its Sights on ESG, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (2023).
• The Investment Adviser Marketing Rule: An Analysis and Compliance Guide, Washburn Law Journal (2023).
• A Big Picture Overview of the SEC’s New Investment Adviser Marketing Rule, FinReg Blog of the Duke University Financial Economics Center (2023).
• Finding Happiness in the Law: Lifelong Learning as a Path to Meaning and Purpose, Santa Clara Law Review (2022).
• Can Investment Advisers Ask Clients for Online Reviews? The Implications of the SEC’s New Marketing Rule, Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law (2022).
• Working from Home: Unraveling the Employment Law Implications of the Remote Office, ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law (Saint Louis University School of Law) (2022).
• What to Know When Employees Split Time Between Home and Office, Bloomberg Law (2022).
• Employment Law Implications of Remote Work, Bloomberg Practical Guidance Series (2022).
• Understanding Ethics and Compliance Programs, Journal of Regulatory Compliance (2021).
• The Future of Work: Exploring the Post-Pandemic Workplace from an Employment Law and Human Resources Perspective, UC Davis Business Law Journal (2021).
• Can Employers Mandate the COVID Vaccine? Assessing the Implications of the Emergency Use Authorization, Mitchell Hamline Law Review Amicus Curiae (2021).
• Rehiring Furloughed and Laid Off Workers Post-Pandemic, Law 360, Expert Analysis, with Wendy Fischman (2020).
• What Initial Reopenings Teach Us About Virus Safety Plans, Law 360, Expert Analysis (2020).
• Employer Takeaways from EEOC Virus Screening Guidance, Law 360, Expert Analysis (2020).
• Role for COVID-19 Liability Waivers in Employment is Limited, Law 360, Expert Analysis, with Mark Papadopoulos (2020).
• Furloughs: Weighing the Unemployment Costs and Benefits, Law 360, Expert Analysis (2020).

Corporations, Business Law, Commercial Law, Employment Law, Ethics and Compliance, Investment Adviser Law, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, State Blue Sky Laws