Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance
Global Guide 2024 : USA
Band 1
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Provided by Ropes & Gray LLP
More than 300 Ropes & Gray partners, counsel and associates focus on advising a global client base of asset management firms, including fund sponsors, investors, and investment advisers, on all aspects of their business. Our experience across the entire spectrum of private and registered fund structures and vehicles, investment strategies, asset types and industries allows us to identify significant commercial, regulatory and economic issues, understand emerging trends and craft innovative solutions that are unique to the concerns of clients throughout the industry and in jurisdictions around the world.
Our asset management practice brings together the experience of our three leading investment funds groups:
Derivatives & Commodities
Private Funds
Registered Funds
Regulatory Compliance for Private Funds
In addition, our asset management industry clients rely on Ropes & Gray for full-service, seamless, cross-border advice in areas such as taxation, ERISA, derivatives and commodities, securities litigation, government enforcement, investment and M&A transactions, labor and employment, special situations, and business restructuring.
Chambers Review
Ropes & Gray has an established practice and the team represents private fund managers in substantial regulatory and compliance matters. Provides advice on the navigation of the Dodd-Frank Act in addition to liaising with major regulatory bodies, such as the SEC and CFTC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ropes' team is very responsive and pragmatic in recommending solutions."
"It's a deep and broad group that has very strong technical capabilities and commercial sensibility."
"The practice has a great bench with some very talented lawyers."
"Ropes' team is very responsive and pragmatic in recommending solutions."
"It's a deep and broad group that has very strong technical capabilities and commercial sensibility."
"The practice has a great bench with some very talented lawyers."
Notable Practitioners
Investment firms rely on Jason Brown to provide high-quality counsel on regulatory issues relating to both private and mutual funds.
"Jason is a very talented and thoughtful partner."
"He has deep expertise in regulatory matters."
Joel Wattenbarger has considerable experience of advising on SEC and CFTC regulatory issues relating to hedge and venture capital funds.
"Joel is an extraordinary lawyer - he's extremely thoughtful and has a very deep understanding of market practice."
"He's really knowledgeable and a great resource."
Leigh Fraser's practice revolves around guiding clients through CFTC, SEC and Dodd-Frank regulatory issues. She routinely demonstrates her ability to advise on both domestic and cross-border fund regulatory issues.
"The breadth of her knowledge and experience puts her in a position to answer critical questions."
Ranked Lawyers at
Ropes & Gray LLP
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