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How
big is our practice group?
Over 140 attorneys spend all or a substantial portion of their time
working on investment management matters.
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Associates Renee Laws (Boston University School of Law '08) and Mark J. Hitchcock (University of California, Berkeley, School of Law ‘09) are two of the more than 140 lawyers who make up the Investment Management group. Renee's clients include Managers Funds and GMO Funds. Mark's clients include RS Funds. For Mark's description of his work on derivatives projects for RS Funds, click here. |
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What
do we do?
We represent mutual funds, hedge funds, investment advisors and fund directors. We help these
clients comply with the complex federal and state regulations that
govern their operations. The types of projects we are involved in
include drafting registration statements to be filed with the SEC,
advising clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions of funds and their sponsors, negotiating derivatives and other agreements, and setting up hedge funds. |
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Marian Fowler (Georgetown University Law Center '07) monitored and advised clients on legislative developments such as the enactment of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. For Marian's description of her work for one mutual fund, click here. |
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Sean C. Rogers (University of Virginia Law School '09) negotiated derivative contracts for one of our hedge fund clients. For Sean's description of his work, click here. |
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Lindsay Rabitz (University at Buffalo Law School ‘09) worked on a variety of projects for registered investment companies and their investment advisers, as well as on projects for private investment funds. For Lindsay's description of her work for Highland Capital Management, click here. |
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Carolyn Liu-Hartman (Boston College Law School '06) worked on the acquisition of the J. & W. Seligman Funds by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. For Carolyn's description of her work, click
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- Assisted mutual funds in complying with new board governance disclosure requirements. For a description of an associate's role on this transaction, click here.
- Represented Ameriprise Financial Inc., one of the leading financial planning, asset management and insurance companies in the U.S., in connection with the proposed acquisition by its subsidiary, Riversource Investments, of asset management firm J. & W. Seligman & Co. for $440 million. Seligman manages approximately $18 billion in assets in open- and closed-end funds, hedge funds and institutional accounts. For a description of an associate's role in this transaction, click here.
- Prepared proxy statements for mutual fund shareholder meetings. For a description of an associate's role in this transaction, click here.
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When do we meet?
We meet monthly, focusing our discussions on investment advisers and registered investment companies.
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