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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

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Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

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Providing expert counsel to the investment management industry is in Calfee’s DNA, with the firm’s history boasting attorneys who have held the very highest positions at the SEC. Calfee's dedicated Investment Management lawyers provide exceptional service and problem-solving expertise regarding all aspects of the public and private securities markets, including asset management, wealth management, fund formation, transactional, regulatory compliance, and enforcement matters for registered and nonregistered persons.

Calfee’s Investment Management practice is comprehensive, working with a depth and breadth of financial professionals unmatched by most Midwest law firms. Clients include:

  • Investment Advisers
  • Private Equity and Private Funds
  • ERISA Investment Fiduciaries
  • Family Offices
  • Broker Dealers
  • Dual Registrants
  • Cryptoasset Traders
  • Mutual Fund Trusts
  • FinTech and Robo-Advisers
  • Investment Bankers and Boutiques
  • Venture Capitalists
  • Insurance Companies
  • Investment Companies
  • Corporate Banks

Calfee’s Investment Management attorneys offer expert counsel and support advisers in the development and administration of their compliance programs, including the creation and implementation of written policies and procedures governing all activities of the adviser and any associated funds. 

The team includes six experienced Investment Management compliance professionals (not attorneys) with titles ranging from Chief Compliance Officer to Compliance Operations & Risk Consultants.

Industries (4)

  • Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
  • Partnerships, LLCs and Joint Ventures
  • Private and Family Owned Businesses
  • Public Corporations

Chambers Review

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Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Calfee, Halter & Griswold has a distinguished practice in the space. Its practitioners are renowned for their ability to provide counsel on the new SEC Marketing Rule, as well as SEC examinations. The team has further experience of providing counsel on CFTC and FINRA filings.

Strengths

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  • Calfee, Halter & Griswold give extremely practical and actionable advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Patrick Hayes
    Band 2Patrick Hayes

    Patrick Hayes

    Patrick Hayes has broad experience with financial advisers seeking advice on SEC approval.

    • Patrick has deep expertise, and he has the ability to bring resources around him from the rest of the firm, which has been very impressive.

      Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance respondentUSA

Ranked Individuals at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (1)

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Members

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  • Terrence Doyle

  • Michael French

  • Arthur Hall

  • Michael Hurley

  • John McGuire

  • John Mongelluzzo

  • Gerald Monroe

  • Douglas Neary

  • Brent Pietrafese

  • Kristofer Spreen

  • Jennifer Vergilii

  • Thomas Welsh

  • Musa Abdul-Basser

  • Sarah Saadeh

  • Patrick Hayes

    Head of Department

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