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Nora Jordan

Nora Jordan

Global 2026

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Nora, a senior counsel, was head of Davis Polk’s Investment Management practice for over 20 years.

At Davis Polk, Nora’s practice focused on advising hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity funds, and the managers and directors who oversee them. She worked on numerous internal and SEC investigations involving asset managers, as well as acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings of asset managers. She served on numerous Davis Polk committees, including the Compensation and Recruiting Committees.

Nora has served on the boards of a number of corporations and non-profits, including serving as independent director on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of a Fortune 500 company and on the advisory Board to Duke Law School. She is currently on the Board of a large asset management company, is vice chair of the board of the American Skin Association and is on the Board of the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

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Nora Jordan has vast experience in the space. She is commended for her ability to advise hedge fund managers and asset managers on CFTC and SEC compliance issues.

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