David Nissenbaum

Practice Areas

David is co-head of SRZ’s industry-leading Investment Management Group. He primarily represents institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their businesses. He represents some of the leading firms in the industry.

He is known for his extensive knowledge of market terms, and for combining legal expertise with a commercial approach to evaluating risks and handling client negotiations. David dedicates most of his practice to designing, structuring and advising credit, hedge, private equity, hybrid, distressed investing, activist and energy funds, co-investments vehicles, funds of funds, multi-manager platforms and co-investment platforms. Working with his Regulatory & Compliance colleagues at SRZ, who themselves are recognized leaders in their specialties, his work includes counseling clients on finding practical solutions to regulatory and compliance requirements, including the Volcker Rule, and managing conflicts of interest.

Since the early 2000s David has been at the leading edge of industry developments and market practices in “Upper Tier” management company partnerships, compensation plans and succession plans, seed and strategic investments and spinoffs of investment teams.