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Sidley Austin LLP

Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance

Global Guide 2026 : USA

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Sidley Austin LLP

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Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance - USA

Band 3

What the Team is Known For
Sidley Austin's team is adept at providing counsel on CFTC, SEC and state registration processes. Its highly distinguished partners have considerable experience of providing counsel on issues related to BDCs, ETFs and real estate funds, among others. The group is also routinely called upon to provide counsel on regulatory issues arising from transactional matters.
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Work Highlights

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  • Sidley Austin represented UBS Hedge Fund Solutions LLC in the internal merger of four regulated entities and the formation of a compliance programme.

Strengths

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  • They are fantastic and extremely commercial.

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  • Sidley has broad-base subject matter expertise.

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  • Sidley is a very approachable law firm, with a deep bench and broad offering that can cater to US and cross-border expertise.

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  • They have a depth of knowledge across a network of cohesive partners. They seamlessly connect us to deal counsel, regulatory counsel, employment counsel, tax counsel and others when needed.

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  • Sidley has a great sense of commercial awareness and provides advice that is geared towards business needs.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Elizabeth Shea Fries
    Elizabeth Shea Fries

    Elizabeth Shea Fries

    Elizabeth Shea Fries has extensive experience advising pension funds and asset managers on all manner of regulatory issues.

    • Elizabeth has a lot of industry knowledge, a strong sense of where the SEC is leaning towards and navigates helpful solutions. She arms us with the knowledge we need to create sustainable solutions.

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    • She is very experienced and has a clear understanding of the regulatory landscape. She has a good deal of business knowledge and is very practical. We consider her to be a very valuable resource.

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    • Elizabeth is a great lawyer and very well informed.

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    • Elizabeth is one of the best lawyers I've encountered for getting to the root of a problem and providing commercially reasonable solutions to legal conundrums.

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  • Nathan Howell
    Nathan Howell

    Nathan Howell

    Nathan Howell has a broad practice that involves advising significant clients on CFTC and NFA compliance programs.

    • Nathan is very commercial, is well connected and really understands the issues. He has a very wide practice and is very knowledgeable.

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    • Nathan is very knowledgeable.

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