Stacey Song

Practice Areas

Stacey counsels on regulatory matters impacting private funds and their managers. She advises registered and exempt advisers of all sizes on legal and compliance issues that arise from federal securities laws, especially in the face of newly developing trends and regulations.

Stacey currently focuses her practice on private equity and venture capital firms, advising them as they navigate the regulatory landscape through all phases of their business. She works with US and non-US advisers, startup and established managers, and stand-alone and fully integrated institutions.

Clients regularly look to Stacey for her deep experience with technical regulatory matters, including with respect to registration, VC exemption, advertising and marketing, custody and safekeeping, structuring of US and non-US vehicles, and Form ADV and Form PF filings. Clients also call upon Stacey for her practical advice and judgment on regulatory challenges more generally, including those pertaining to risk assessment, fiduciary duty, disclosure and consent, and interacting with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff.

Stacey’s prior experience includes serving as a senior counsel in the private funds branch of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management. Before joining Cooley, she was a corporate partner in the New York office of a US-based international law firm.