David J Efron

Practice Areas

David is co-managing partner of the firm. He serves as co-head of the Investment Management Group and as a member of the Executive Committee. With more than 25 years of experience, he has a broad practice advising private fund managers that employ a wide range of investment strategies. He represents many of the world’s largest private fund managers on formation, structuring, organization, compensation, operations, seed capital and joint venture arrangements and restructurings, among other types of matters related to their funds and management companies. Notably, David has advised on many of the largest start-up hedge fund launches in the industry over the past few years. Additionally, he represents private fund managers in connection with SEC regulatory issues and compliance-related matters.

A published author on subjects relating to investment management, David is a sought-after speaker for hedge fund industry conferences and seminars and a frequent guest lecturer at New York-area law schools and business schools.

Personal

• Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., with distinction, 1996)

• Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993)

• Executive Editor, Syracuse Law Review

• Vassar College (B.A., 1990)