Hedge Funds

As the hedge fund market matures and the global economy changes constantly, it’s critical for sponsors, managers and institutional investors to anticipate—instead of react to—industry change.

Our global hedge fund team advises our clients, whether they be industry leaders or emerging managers, on structuring their funds and their businesses for long-term success. We are partners with our clients, drawing on our deep experience in the hedge fund industry to create solutions, whether they be cutting edge terms, tax planning, thoughtful regulatory advice, the latest employment issues, strategic manager transactions or successful investor negotiation.

With offices in every key financial market, our team works with fund managers throughout the United States and in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. We draw support from related practices throughout the firm, allowing us to provide solutions to the changing global regulatory landscape, including concerns around antitrust, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. We’re also adept at addressing cross-border tax issues, corporate transactional issues and white-collar, bankruptcy and civil litigation.

Experienced Hedge Fund Law Practitioners

Combining the resources of a full-service global law firm with our multidisciplinary approach to advising a range of funds—from fledgling start-ups to multibillion-dollar fund investment vehicles—on fund formation, structuring and ongoing management strategies, our hedge fund lawyers:

Provide advice in fund structuring, formation and documentation for domestic and offshore hedge funds employing traditional strategies, as well as specialized strategies.
Advise managers through the growth of their firms whether that is achieved through new fund products, co-investment funds, funds-of-one or managed account platforms.
Guide funds through implications of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directors (AIFMD) and its ongoing compliance obligations.
Assist fund managers with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulations.