Melissa Kinsmore-Ward
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Investment Management
- Hedge Funds
- Credit Funds
- Fund Formation
- Fund Manager Transactions
- Emerging Markets Funds Transactions
- Global Investment Adviser Regulatory
- Advises managers in the investment management industry, assisting with the formation and ongoing operation of alternative investment products.
Melissa Kinsmore-Ward’s practice focuses primarily on the investment management industry, advising managers on the structuring, formation and operation of their alternative investment products, including hedge funds, credit funds and hybrid funds, in a variety of jurisdictions, both onshore and offshore.
Melissa drafts and negotiates the terms of documents related to the formation and operation of investment funds, including:
- Offering documents
- Operating agreements
- Seed agreements
- Administrative agreements
- “Upper tier” management agreements
- Side letters.
She also provides advice on:
- Spin-outs and seed capital arrangements
- “Upper tier” structuring
- Investment manager restructurings.
Prior to joining Akin, Melissa trained at a large London-based international law firm and spent time on secondment in both New York and Tokyo.
EducationL.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2012
LL.B., University of Warwick, 2011
M.B.A., BPP University, 2014
L.P.C., BPP University Law School, England, 2012
LL.B., University of Warwick, 2011
M.B.A., BPP University, 2014
Bar AdmissionsSolicitor, England and Wales
Solicitor, England and Wales