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What the Team is Known For

Ropes & Gray boasts a hugely respected ’40 Act practice, fluent in all types of registered fund from ETFs to proprietary and master-feeder funds. Handles the full range of matters, including fund formation and operation, regulatory compliance and tax matters, and is additionally uniquely placed to advise on hedge funds and private equity funds.

Work Highlights

  • Ropes & Gray serves as fund counsel to Pacific Investment Management Company's 22 closed-end funds.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Bryan Chegwidden
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Bryan Chegwidden
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Band 1
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.

Bryan is very knowledgeable.

Elizabeth J. Reza
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Elizabeth J. Reza
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Band 2
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.

Her insights are extremely valuable and she often points out issues that clients haven't considered. Her experience provides relevant and useful perspectives.

She is very skilled and collegiate.

Elizabeth is really good in providing practical advice and explaining it in real world terms.

Elizabeth consistently provides expert legal advice.

Michael Doherty
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Michael Doherty
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Band 2
Michael Doherty is sought after for his deep understanding of fund formation and related regulatory and compliance matters.

He's an excellent adviser.

Michael provides an excellent level of service, always finds the answers to our questions and is a true subject matter expert.

Michael is very bright, thoughtful, has decades worth of experience with the regulator and uses that expertise to help guide clients through regulatory challenges.

Paulita Pike
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Paulita Pike
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Band 2
Paulita Pike is esteemed for her work representing funds and their independent trustees and directors.

She 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.

Paulita is detail-oriented and explains issues in a way that is extremely informative.

She is one of the very best in the business.

Brian D McCabe
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Brian D McCabe
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Band 3
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.

Thomas R Hiller
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Thomas R Hiller
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Band 4
Thomas Hiller is particularly adept at advising asset managers on issues relating to closed-end funds.

Thomas is an excellent attorney who gives good practical advice.

Thomas is world class.

David C Sullivan
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David C Sullivan
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Band 5
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.

Gregory Davis
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Gregory Davis
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Band 5
Gregory Davis displays a strong practice in fund formation and fund structuring, advising on regulatory and compliance matters.
Jeremy Smith
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Jeremy Smith
5
Band 5
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.

Jeremy is a bright lawyer.

Jeremy is smart, experienced and very responsive.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Registered Funds

Bryan Chegwidden
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Bryan Chegwidden
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Band 1
Elizabeth J. Reza
2
Elizabeth J. Reza
2
Band 2
Michael Doherty
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Michael Doherty
2
Band 2
Paulita Pike
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Paulita Pike
2
Band 2
Brian D McCabe
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Brian D McCabe
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Band 3
Thomas R Hiller
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Thomas R Hiller
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Band 4
David C Sullivan
5
David C Sullivan
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Band 5
Gregory Davis
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Gregory Davis
5
Band 5
Jeremy Smith
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Jeremy Smith
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Band 5