
Registered Funds
Global Guide 2026 : USA
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Work Highlights
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Ropes & Gray serves as fund counsel to Pacific Investment Management Company's 22 closed-end funds.
Strengths
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The depth of talent, experience and staff support is exceptional. They have a long-tenured and deeply experienced team.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalThey are a pre-eminent firm with very talented lawyers.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalThe team offers thoughtful and practical advice, and brings in colleagues wherever necessary with specific subject-matter expertise. They stay on top of a constantly evolving regulatory landscape.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalRopes' registered funds practice brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and caters their advice to their individual client needs. They have a great sense of commercial awareness.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalRopes is a leading practitioner in this field, with deep industry knowledge and expertise in all relevant areas.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 
Band 1 
Bryan Chegwidden
Bryan Chegwidden's practice largely revolves around ETFs and sees him serving as fund and independent trustee counsel. Bryan is superb at everything he does.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalBryan is very knowledgeable.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Elizabeth J. Reza
Elizabeth Reza has strong regulatory and operational capabilities relating to registered funds. She has experience advising on mutual funds as well as open and closed-end funds. Elizabeth is really good in providing practical advice and explaining it in real world terms.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalHer insights are extremely valuable and she often points out issues that clients haven't considered. Her experience provides relevant and useful perspectives.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalElizabeth consistently provides expert legal advice.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalShe is very skilled and collegiate.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty is sought after for his deep understanding of fund formation and related regulatory and compliance matters. Michael is very bright, thoughtful, has decades worth of experience with the regulator and uses that expertise to help guide clients through regulatory challenges.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalHe's an excellent adviser.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalMichael provides an excellent level of service, always finds the answers to our questions and is a true subject matter expert.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Paulita Pike
Paulita Pike is esteemed for her work representing funds and their independent trustees and directors. She is one of the very best in the business.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalShe is a very practical attorney who is knowledgeable in this space. She is very client-driven and ensures there is constant communication, which makes the client feel they have her sole attention.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalPaulita is detail-oriented and explains issues in a way that is extremely informative.
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Band 3 
Band 3 
Brian D McCabe
Brian McCabe is skilled at handling matters involving mutual funds and ETFs and is noted for his independent trustee representation. Brian is a very seasoned attorney and brings particular expertise with ETFs. His experience and knowledge is invaluable and he has very good business instincts.
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Band 4 
Band 4 
Thomas R Hiller
Thomas Hiller is particularly adept at advising asset managers on issues relating to closed-end funds. Thomas is world class.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalThomas is an excellent attorney who gives good practical advice.
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Band 5 
Band 5 
David C Sullivan
David Sullivan is relied upon by fund managers to provide guidance on a broad range of issues such as fund formation, financing and regulatory compliance. David is an outstanding and long tenured attorney who has serves complex matters extremely well. He offers consistently strong vision and counsel.
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Band 5 Band 5 Gregory Davis
Gregory Davis displays a strong practice in fund formation and fund structuring, advising on regulatory and compliance matters. Band 5 Band 5 Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith has considerable experience advising investment managers and funds on matters concerning ETF and close-end funds. Jeremy is very easy to work with and gives straightforward and practical guidance.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalJeremy is smart, experienced and very responsive.
Registered Funds respondentGlobalJeremy is a bright lawyer.
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Band 1 USA 2026
Practice area: Registered Funds
Location: USA - Nationwide
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