Laura Ferrell

Laura N. Ferrell is a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Investment Funds Practice and Financial Institutions Industry Group.

Laura advises a broad cross-section of the asset management industry on a variety of complex legal, regulatory, and compliance matters. In addition to advising leading global financial services institutions, Laura represents a variety of public and private investment vehicles including:

- Private equity funds

- Private credit funds

- Hedge funds

- Business development companies (BDCs)

- Robo-advisors

- Alternative investment funds

- Open- and closed-end mutual funds

- Structured products

Laura advises clients on cutting-edge legal, regulatory, and compliance matters in connection with:

- SEC examinations, investigations, and enforcement proceedings

- The formation of investment funds and the structuring and development of new investment products

- The acquisition and sale of registered investment advisers

- The registration of private equity sponsors and other investment advisers under the Advisers Act and related regulatory and reporting matters

- Investment adviser status analysis under the Advisers Act and related regulatory and compliance considerations

- Capital markets, financing, and restructuring transactions involving asset managers and investment funds

- Investment company status issues arising under the 1940 Act and related regulatory and compliance matters

- Seeking and obtaining exemptive and no-action relief from the SEC