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Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

The Kirkland & Ellis team is renowned for its ability to handle a wide spectrum of regulatory and compliance issues. It draws strength from practitioners with previous experience within governing agencies such as the SEC. The group has significant experience of advising clients on the Investment Company Act and Securities Exchange Act. It is recognized in the market for its strength in handling private fund issues.

Work Highlights

  • Kirkland & Ellis provided counsel to Blue Owl Real Estate Capital on the closing of Blue Owl Real Estate Fund VI, with total commitments of $5.2 billion.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Alpa Patel
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Alpa Patel
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Band 1

Alpa Patel regularly advises on regulatory issues surrounding real estate and hedge funds. She is well-versed in providing counsel on enforcement actions and SEC examinations.

Alpa's guidance is always superb and commercial. Alpa is an amazing business partner.

She's very practical, commercial and excellent at building excellent rapport with clients and more widely in the market.

We appreciate her straightforward approach to problem-solving. Her communication skills and insight are instrumental for resolving new or concerning issues.

Norm Champ
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Norm Champ
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Norm Champ is particularly adept at advising clients on SEC regulatory issues, drawing strength from his experience as a director within the SEC.

He is like an Oracle, he can speak in the SEC language.

Norm is a very good lawyer.

Scott Moehrke
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Scott Moehrke
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Scott Moehrke regularly advises asset managers on regulatory approval issues and SEC examinations, as well as matters arising from fund formations.

Scott has tremendous knowledge and provides very practical advice.

He is terrific and a go-to guy for fund matters. He gives practical advice and has a great wealth of knowledge.

Scott is a business-minded lawyer who balances our needs with legal advice. He is my first port of call and a springboard for decisions. We value his insight.

Nabil Sabki
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Nabil Sabki
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Band 4
Nabil Sabki routinely advises clients on regulatory issues arising from the formation of funds. He also has notable experience of providing counsel on the Investment Advisers Act.

Nabil is our go-to and has excellent perspective given his experience and his overall visibility in the market. His advice is practical.

Not only is Nabil's expertise a key strength, but he does a great job at cultivating a network in this space and is very experienced.

Nabil is extremely well-connected in the regulatory environment and has extensive experience. He is very thoughtful with providing advice that can be applied to our business.

Ranked Lawyers at
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USA - Nationwide

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

Alpa Patel
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Alpa Patel
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Band 1
Norm Champ
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Norm Champ
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Band 2
Scott Moehrke
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Scott Moehrke
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Band 3
Nabil Sabki
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Nabil Sabki
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Band 4

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