Sara Crovitz

As a former deputy chief counsel and associate director of the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Sara Crovitz has over 25 years of experience providing guidance under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to the asset management industry.

As co-chair of the firm’s nationally recognized investment management practice, Sara also helps to oversee approximately 75 lawyers across the firm’s offices.

Sara provides counsel on the most pressing issues impacting the markets, including those related to independent trustees, mutual funds, money market funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds as well as stand-alone advisers. She also counsels funds and investment advisers in connection with SEC compliance examinations; SEC rulemaking comment letters; and seeking SEC exemptive, interpretive and no-action guidance.

During her more than two decades at the SEC, Sara supervised the provision of significant legal guidance to the investment management industry through no-action and interpretive letters, exemptive applications, guidance updates, and other written and oral means. For many years, Sara also led the Division of Investment Management’s international efforts, including numerous International Organization of Securities Commissions and Financial Stability Board work streams.

Due to her unique perspective in both private practice and at the SEC, Sara is a frequent author and thought leader for prominent conferences and industry events.