About
Provided by Shartsis Friese LLP
Our Investment Funds & Advisers Group is a nationally recognized leader in the following areas:
- Hedge Funds
- Commodity Pools
- Offshore Funds
- Private Equity Funds
- Venture Capital Funds
- Hybrid Funds
- Private Real Estate Funds
- Investment Adviser Registration and Counseling
Our extensive experience in representing investment advisers and private investment funds affords us significant economies of scale and the background to respond to most legal issues without time-consuming and costly research and analysis.
To keep our investment adviser clients current on regulatory developments and pronouncements, we continuously monitor state and federal regulatory developments. Our awareness of the regulatory climate permits us to keep our clients advised of ways in which their businesses can be operated most efficiently, economically and with minimum distraction from portfolio management.
Our representation of investment advisers encompasses all aspects of their businesses, including initial organization, capitalization, employee incentive arrangements, trade name protection, licensing, on-going regulatory compliance (both federal and state), contract negotiation and forms for retail and institutional investors, custodians and broker-dealers, and organization and operation of hedge funds and other investment funds. The breadth and depth of our experience provide the background to coordinate the various legal requirements, and to guide our clients through the labyrinth of competing or conflicting rules.
Chambers Review
Shartsis Friese has a notable presence on the West Coast, offering decades of experience in the formation and organization of hedge funds, as well as regulatory compliance matters relating to investment advisers.
Notable Practitioners

Neil Koren has substantial experience of advising fund managers on the structuring of both domestic and offshore hedge funds.
Ranked Lawyers at
Shartsis Friese LLP
USA - Nationwide
Members
Provided by Shartsis Friese LLP
Anthony J. Caldwell
Carolyn S. Reiser
Christina Mickelson Hamilton
Dashiell Shapiro
David J. Suozzi
Emma L. Geering
James J. Frolik
Joan L. Grant
Rafi Mottahedeh