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Elaine M. Hughes
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Roseland
Tel: 973.422.6502 | Fax: 973.422.6503


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Elaine M. Hughes is a Member of the firm’s Investment Management Practice Group, where she focuses her practice on private equity, venture capital and hedge fund formation, compliance and investment.

Ms. Hughes’ practice includes representation of funds, managers and investors in onshore and offshore alternative and pooled investment vehicles, as well as representation of investors and issuers in equity and debt financings.

Ms. Hughes also advises clients regarding all aspects of critical liquidity events, from strategic and financial mergers and acquisitions to public offerings, as well as other major transactions including technology spin-offs, and strategic alliances. In addition, Ms. Hughes has represented issuers and purchasers in shelf registrations, PIPEs deals and alternative financings and a number of corporate transactional matters.

Prior to joining Lowenstein Sandler, Ms. Hughes spent several years of practice at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, forming and representing venture and private equity funds and handling investments into and sales of portfolio companies. Ms. Hughes has been a guest speaker on venture capital law and shareholder relationships and is a member of the National Venture Capital Association Model Legal Document Working Group, where she co-chairs the Investor Rights Committee. She is a graduate of Harvard University, cum laude, and received her J.D. from Boston College Law School, magna cum laude.




  • Financial Industry Regulatory Reform Approved by Joint Congressional Conference Committee
    Investment Management Client Alert, June 25, 2010
    Scott Moss, Elaine Hughes, Cole Beaubouef

  • IRS Extends FBAR Filing Deadline for Certain Taxpayers to June 30, 2010
    Investment Management and Business Tax Counseling & Structuring Alert, August 10, 2009
    Richard Horne, Kenneth Slutsky, Michael Gooen, Marie DeFalco, Peter Greene, Elaine Hughes, Brian Silikovitz, Isaac Hirsch

  • New Massachusetts Privacy Regulations Affect Companies Across the Country
    Bloomberg Privacy & Information Reports, July 2009
    Mary Hildebrand, Elaine Hughes, Matthew Savare

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  • September 28, 2010
    The Regulatory, Compliance and Tax Environment for Fund Managers


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