Christopher Scully

Practice Areas

Christopher Scully is a partner in Weil’s Private Funds practice and is based in Washington, D.C.

Christopher focuses his practice on representing private investment funds and SEC-registered, state registered and exempt advisers. He advises clients in connection with:

Private fund formation, structuring and fundraising, including the preparation of fund offering documents and other materials;

Regulatory and compliance matters (including registering advisers with the SEC, developing compliance programs and codes of ethics for investment advisers, assisting with ongoing compliance obligations and advising investment advisers undergoing SEC examinations);

Reviewing and negotiating separately managed account agreements;

Reviewing investor communications and marketing materials;

Drafting operating agreements for investment advisers;

Preparing regulatory filings (e.g., filings required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934);

Negotiating third-party contracts with service providers; and

Negotiating seed arrangements.

In addition to his work with private fund sponsors, Christopher also advises family offices and operating companies that are exempt from SEC regulation.

Christopher is recognized as a leading lawyer for Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance in the U.S. by Chambers USA, where clients note he is “extremely responsive and will take whatever time is needed to work through complicated regulatory matters."

Prior to joining Weil, Christopher was a partner at another international law firm.

Personal

Boston College (B.S., 2005)

Albany Law School (J.D., 2009)