James Oussedik
Europe Guide 2024
Band 3 : Investment Funds: Hedge Funds
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About
Provided by James Oussedik
Practice Areas
James Oussedik is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of its Private Funds Group and Private Capital Team. James co-leads Proskauer’s global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiatives.
James advises a broad range of sponsors and investors, covering the establishment of all types of private funds, and advice to sovereign wealth funds, seed investors, pension funds, family offices, and financial institutions, across a range of private and public market strategies. James’s sponsor practice is particularly strong in credit-related strategies of all types across the liquidity spectrum, including credit opportunities, corporate funding solutions, litigation funding, special opportunities, and special situations/distressed. James also has particular experience of advising spin-out managers on the structuring of management arrangements and fund formation, as well as joint venture arrangements and co-investments for both sponsors and investors.
James has considerable experience in relation to the establishment and maintenance of investment funds, funds of one and managed accounts, co-investments, investor negotiations, and related legal and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining Proskauer, James was a co-head of the Investment Funds practice at a global law firm in London.
Chambers Review
Europe
James Oussedik is head of Sidley Austin's London funds practice. He is experienced in the formation of hedge funds and credit funds. He is particularly noted for his work with debut managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James Oussedik's commercial awareness is outstanding. He demonstrates a true understanding of not just the legal elements but also a strong understanding of the fund management business. He seems to be very much in the flow of activity and has a great sense of where the industry is headed."
"James is a responsive and trusted adviser."
"James is an absolutely stellar client manager. You get the sense that he has our best interests in mind. He's responsive, commercial, understands our business."
"James Oussedik's commercial awareness is outstanding. He demonstrates a true understanding of not just the legal elements but also a strong understanding of the fund management business. He seems to be very much in the flow of activity and has a great sense of where the industry is headed."
"James is a responsive and trusted adviser."
"James is an absolutely stellar client manager. You get the sense that he has our best interests in mind. He's responsive, commercial, understands our business."