About
Provided by Dechert LLP
Qualified in multiple jurisdictions and fluent in several languages, we provide commercially minded solutions that bridge the business cultures of East and West.
Financial services entities of all types — from banks to broker-dealers, from investment managers to insurance companies — rely on Dechert’s investment fund lawyers. With a reputation as market leaders in the funds space, we excel at hedge and registered fund work.
Fund managers regularly call us for practical, results-based advice on:
- compliance and governance
- fund formation and offerings
- fund restructuring and consolidation
- product development and regulation
- investigative proceedings and enforcement actions
Chambers Review
The broad funds practice of Dechert is frequently engaged by asset management clients to advise on the authorisation, listing and regulatory maintenance of registered funds. Provides particular expertise with regard to unit trusts and mutual funds. Extensive offshore experience covering formation, structuring and management, and also well versed in advising on cross-border mandates. Active counsel on hedge and hybrid fund formations and increasingly involved in the private equity sphere.
Notable Practitioners
Michael Wong leads Dechert's broad funds practice and is often called upon by PRC and Hong Kong-based asset managers for his wide expertise. "He's quite hands-on and takes care of client needs," one impressed market source comments.
