John (Sean) Finley

Practice Areas

Partner in the Investment Funds practice.

Has extensive experience advising on private fund formation as well as various legal, compliance and operational matters related to the management and investment activities of private funds and their sponsors and advisers. Assists clients with the formation of numerous U.S. and non-U.S. investment funds, including hedge funds, hybrid funds, private equity funds, commodity pools and funds of funds. Also forms and regularly advises investment management companies in connection with their sponsorship and management of investment funds.

Regularly advises clients on SEC and CFTC compliance matters, distribution platforms and the negotiation and documentation of a wide variety of portfolio investments, trading relationships and strategic transactions (including asset manager M&A transactions, seeding arrangements, spin-outs and joint ventures).

Was previously in‐house counsel with a prominent hedge fund.

Career

Washington University School of Law, J.D.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.A.

Admissions: New York

Personal

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