Best Lawyers in America for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
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Tim Selby is the leader of the Investment Management Team at Alston & Bird and serves on the firm’s Partners’ Committee. He focuses his practice on advising clients with respect to the structuring and management of hedge funds, managed futures funds, private equity funds and publicly offered direct participation programs. He represents a broad range of clients, employing a wide variety of alternative investment strategies, from well-established institutions to experienced fund...
John Beals is a partner in Nixon Peabody's Private Equity and Investment Funds practice. He represents public pension funds, funds of funds and other institutional investors in connection with their investments in leveraged buyout, venture capital, real estate and debt private equity funds. He also advises fund sponsors in structuring and forming such funds. What do you focus on? I focus my practice on two main areas, leveraging 20 years of experience to help clients structure, negotiate and ...
Matthew T. Harris is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law, Real Estate Law and Venture Capital Law. Matthew T., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew T. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Marc E. Elovitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of FinTech Practice and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Marc E., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Henry Bregstein is chair of Katten's Alternative Products practice. He combines a great sense of business practicality with an innovative legal mindset in his practice advising varied market participants on business structuring, financial product engineering and regulatory compliance. He is recognized as a leading adviser to investment managers and funds of all kinds, as well as to investors and distributors of alternative investments. Henry provides guidance on fund formation and regulatory ...
Lisa Tsai is a founding partner of Reid Collins & Tsai. Lisa has represented clients in a wide variety of complex business litigation, including financial fraud cases, professional liability actions, fiduciary litigation, bank liability cases, insolvency cases, intellectual property litigation, securities and shareholder derivative lawsuits, class actions, and employment matters. Following a lengthy jury trial and bench trial, Lisa obtained a Top 50 Verdict in the United States and won a ...
Phyllis A. Schwartz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Phyllis A., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Phyllis A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Laurel FitzPatrick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Laurel, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laurel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Wendy Cohen, managing partner of Katten's New York office and co-chair of the Investment Management and Funds group, understands the business realities and challenges of the competitive world of asset management. For three decades, asset managers have turned to her to navigate the minefield of regulation that governs the structuring and operation of private investment funds. From the largest and most established hedge funds to innovative players with alternative strategies, clients rely on We...
Andrew is a leading member of the corporate practice at Kirkland & Ellis and is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading attorneys in the field of private investment funds. Andrew’s experience spans the entire range of investment funds activity, and includes more than 20 years’ experience counseling many of the industry’s largest and most prominent fund sponsors, as well as numerous boutique managers, on critical aspects of their business." Andrew W...
Mary B. Kuusisto is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law and Tax Law. Mary B., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Bruce L. Lieb is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law. Bruce L., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Bruce L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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