Hedge Funds
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 2
Email address
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+1 617 951 7000Chambers Review
The Ropes & Gray team draws upon experience working with both promising startups and the largest domestic and global hedge fund entities, as well as offering familiarity with the domains of commodities and derivatives. Well versed in a plethora of transactional concerns, such as acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and cross-border investments. Noted for its offering in the credit funds space and related experience in direct lending.
Work Highlights
- Ropes & Gray advised MFN Partners on a wide range of hedge fund matters, including regulatory and compliance issues, trading and investment activities and ongoing offering and operational issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ropes's attorneys excel at analyzing complex matters and providing practical solutions. They have a deep knowledge and expertise of the industry and a global reach."
"The team always provides timely and thoughtful advice, especially with complex topics and challenges."
"Ropes has a very deep practice and great strength on the hedge fund side."
"Ropes's attorneys excel at analyzing complex matters and providing practical solutions. They have a deep knowledge and expertise of the industry and a global reach."
"The team always provides timely and thoughtful advice, especially with complex topics and challenges."
"Ropes has a very deep practice and great strength on the hedge fund side."
Notable Practitioners
Laurel FitzPatrick is highly respected for her profound expertise in the raising and operation of hedge funds.
"Laurel is smart, extremely knowledgeable and experienced with a strong practical and commercial sense that's invaluable."
"She is an excellent practitioner."
Sarah Davidoff is well placed to advise both domestic and international asset managers on hedge fund launches and operation.
"Sarah is responsive, insightful, has a pulse on market trends and provides timely and thorough advice."
"She is wonderful - she's client-focused and has a depth of experience."
Leigh Fraser brings her securities regulatory expertise to bear in the hedge funds space. She balances the ability to provide ongoing compliance advice with expertise in launching funds that employ various structures and strategies.
"She is a talented lawyer who is thoughtful and efficient. Her knowledge base is extremely solid, well researched and deep."
Melissa Bender's practice involves advising hedge fund managers on multiple issues including cryptocurrency matters, hybrid structures and formations.
"Melissa is a brilliant lawyer who's analytically strong."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ropes & Gray LLP
USA