About

Provided by Dechert LLP

Harnessing decades of innovation to serve our investment fund clients

Dechert is a leading adviser to financial services firms, asset managers and investment funds, representing clients that range from small start-up and boutique operations to some of world’s largest financial institutions. Our practice is among the largest in the industry, and we’ve been innovating in this arena for more than 40 years.

Our lawyers provide advice, counseling and assistance on a full spectrum of legal services relating to investment funds: 

  • Fund Lifecycle Matters – new product development; fund structuring and formation; securities offerings; global marketing, advertising and distribution; fund restructuring transactions and consolidations; mergers, acquisitions and strategic alliances; over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives transactions.
  • Management and Governance – pricing, trading and liquidity practices; fund governance; investor representation; tax structuring, employee benefits and ERISA matters.
  • Regulatory – compliance and enforcement; investment company and investment adviser regulation; commodities and futures regulation; insurance product regulation; broker-dealer regulation; bank regulation.
  • Investigations and Litigation – examinations, inspections, inquiries, and investigations by regulatory entities; sanctions and anti-money laundering actions; commercial and securities litigation.

Chambers Review

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What the Team is Known For

Dechert is one of the market leaders for registered fund expertise, aiding the most high profile asset managers and expansive fund complexes, alongside small to mid-sized entities, in fund formation, transactions, regulatory compliance and litigation. Demonstrates familiarity with a diverse array of fund structures. Noted for its considerable strength in all matters relating to exchange-traded funds.

Work Highlights

  • Dechert represented 21Shares in the launch of 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF, their flagship exchange-traded product.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Allison Fumai
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Allison Fumai
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Allison Fumai's clients include significant financial institutions, which she routinely advises on operational issues and regulatory compliance.

Allison is fantastic. She is an all-round subject matter expect and anticipates the needs of our firm.

She is a leader in the ETF industry.

Christopher P Harvey
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Christopher P Harvey
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Christopher Harvey has a wide-ranging knowledge of vehicles such as ETFs and manager-of-managers funds.

Christopher's breadth of experience allows him to offer great advice.

Christopher is an exceptional lawyer. We are lucky to be working with him.

Christopher Christian
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Christopher Christian
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Christopher Christian is best known for his international funds work, working with foreign-domiciled funds and UCITS.

Christopher is extremely knowledgeable across many jurisdictions.

He is a go-to lawyer in the international space. He has a finger on the pulse of what is transpiring globally, is very knowledgeable and conveys things easily.

Douglas P. Dick
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Douglas P. Dick
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Douglas Dick's strong practice encompasses advising open-end funds and ETFs on transactional and associated regulatory issues.
John V O'Hanlon
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John V O'Hanlon
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John O'Hanlon regularly acts on the launch and operation of mutual funds and ETFs. He draws on his experience within the SEC to advise on regulatory and compliance issues.

John is commercially practical and works to find solutions to meet our objectives. He provides excellent client service and is very easy to work with.

John is technically very confident and has a very good grounded real world approach to counsel and advice.

Mark Perlow
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Mark Perlow
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Mark Perlow is known for his astute advice concerning open-end and closed-end funds.

Mark is very knowledgeable.

Stephen Bier
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Stephen Bier
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Stephen Bier advises clients on a host of matters affecting mutual funds and ETFs. He is routinely called upon to advise clients on regulatory and compliance matters, as well as transactional issues.

Stephen is very smart and takes a thoughtful approach to what he does. He has a lot of very good insights.

Adam Teufel
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Adam Teufel
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Adam Teufel is called upon by investment companies to provide counsel on both corporate and regulatory issues surrounding ETFs and mutual funds.

Adam is our go-to for ETF funds.

Cynthia Beyea
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Cynthia Beyea
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Cynthia Beyea is gaining recognition for her broad-based practice centered on registered funds.

Cynthia works incredibly hard and gives a great perspective on what the rest of the market is doing. She provides great technical and commercial advice.

Cynthia is a tremendous lawyer.

Thomas Bogle
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Thomas Bogle
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Thomas Bogle is routinely called upon to represent registered funds and independent directors.

Thomas is super knowledgeable and great to work with. He conveys his practical advice in a very clear and succinct manner.

Thomas is a talented attorney.

Thomas is very smart, client-friendly and extremely capable.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Registered Funds

Allison Fumai
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Allison Fumai
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Band 1
Christopher P Harvey
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Christopher P Harvey
2
Band 2
Christopher Christian
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Christopher Christian
3
Band 3
Douglas P. Dick
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Douglas P. Dick
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Band 3
John V O'Hanlon
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John V O'Hanlon
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Band 3
Mark Perlow
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Mark Perlow
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Band 3
Stephen Bier
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Stephen Bier
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Band 3
Adam Teufel
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Adam Teufel
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Band 5
Cynthia Beyea
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Cynthia Beyea
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Band 5
Thomas Bogle
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Thomas Bogle
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Band 5