Jake C. Rodriguez
Counsel
jcrodriguez@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Hedge Funds
- Investment Management
- Global Investment Adviser Regulatory
- Fund Formation
Biography
- Advises in fund formation and limited partner representations for private equity funds and hedge funds.
Jake represents private fund managers in the formation of closed-end funds and hedge funds. He also has experience representing fund of funds, family offices, sovereign wealth funds and state pension plans investing in private funds.
In addition to his work in the investment management practice at Akin, Jake has worked in house as a funds lawyer for Brookfield Properties Group and was a member of the investment funds practice group at another global law firm, where he worked on both private and registered fund offerings and investor representations.
EducationJ.D., Columbia Law School, 2015
M.A., University of Alberta, 2011
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, with high distinction, 2007
J.D., Columbia Law School, 2015
M.A., University of Alberta, 2011
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, with high distinction, 2007
Bar AdmissionsNew York
New York
Recognitions
- Hispanic National Bar Association, Top Lawyers Under 40, 2024.
- National LGBTQ+ Bar, Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40, 2023.
- Latino Lawyers Magazine, Latino Lawyers to Keep on the Watch, 2020.
Speeches and Publications
- Speaker, “Latinos in Corporate Law,” Cardozo School of Law Hispanic Heritage Month, October 2024.
