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Daniel Spies

Daniel Spies

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Sidley Austin LLP
 Sidley Austin LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Hedge Funds

USA

5 years ranked

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DAN SPIES is the head of Sidley’s New York Investment Funds practice. He has more than 20 years of experience focusing on private investment funds and their investment advisers in connection with formation, corporate, regulatory, and compliance matters. Dan regularly advises clients on the formation and operation of private equity and credit funds, hedge funds, digital assets funds, hybrid funds, commodity pools, funds of funds, managed accounts, and single investor funds. Dan represents private fund sponsors in all aspects of their business, in the U.S. and abroad, counseling both well-known sponsors and emerging managers focused across sectors. He also assists his clients with the formation and operation of their management entities, including compliance with the Investment Advisers Act.

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Hedge Funds - USA

Band 2
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Daniel Spies is identified for his experience advising asset management companies on seed capital funds and managed accounts.
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  • Daniel provides us with a combination of technical expertise and practical, actionable advice from a business perspective.

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  • Daniel is extremely knowledgeable, knows what to focus on and is very practical.

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  • He understands the market really well.

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