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Provided by Rafael Stone
Investment Management
Business & Corporate Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real Estate
Rafael Stone co-chairs the firm’s Investment Management practice group and has advised more than 40 public pension funds across the United States in all aspects of public pension fund alternative investments.
Rafael's practice focuses on U.S. and international private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure, real estate, opportunistic funds and direct investments. Having practiced in the area since 1989, Rafael has successfully navigated through a significant number of workouts and overseen litigation involving disputes between our investor clients and the fund managers. He works with some of the country's most prominent institutional investors and has overseen more than 3,000 transactions in his career.
Rafael has earned numerous accolades, including being named to Savoy Magazine's list of Most Influential Black Lawyers and ranked among The National Black Lawyers' Top 100. He is consistently recognized as a leading individual in Investment Funds: Investor Representation by both Chambers Global and Chambers USA. Rafael is a frequent speaker at alternative investment conferences across the country.
Rafael has been recognized for advancing opportunity and progress in the legal field, notably from the Joint Minority Mentorship Program, which named its annual scholar class the “Stone Scholars” in his honor. He also served on the board of directors, including as the chair, of The Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in the Pacific Northwest region.
Lead counsel and member-in-charge of:
3M Employee Retirement Income Plan Trust
California Public Employees' Retirement System
Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund
Educational Retirement Board of New Mexico
Employees' Retirement Fund of the City of Dallas
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Indiana Public Retirement System
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System
Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
New Hampshire Retirement System
New Jersey Division of Investment
New York City Pension Funds and Retirement Systems
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Teachers' Retirement System
Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Washington, 1973
District of Columbia, 2000
New York, 2000
Arizona, 2010
Provided by Chambers
Rafael Stone specializes in assisting public pension plans in their investment matters. His practice spans the full range of private equity funds, including those formed to invest in infrastructure and real estate.
Provided by Chambers
Rafael understands his clients and raises business and legal issues well in advance of them becoming problems.
Rafael understands his clients and raises business and legal issues well in advance of them becoming problems.