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Lowenstein Sandler's Investment Management Group provides a full range of legal services to leading hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, and other pooled investment vehicles as well as to investment advisers and broker-dealers. We are a driving force in the investment management community. Our worldwide clientele includes more than 200 domestic and international investment funds, with assets under management ranging from $100 million to more than $25 billion. The Investment Management Group was selected as one of the preeminent practices in the United States for its representation of hedge funds and other private funds (2011 and 2010) and for its derivatives/private equity work (2011) by Best Law Firms, published by U.S. News and Best Lawyers. Our attorneys are widely-recognized for their innovative solutions and dedication to client service, many of whom have been featured in “best of” legal publications, including The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Legal 500 (Investment Management), Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

The members of Lowenstein Sandler's Investment Management Group are leaders in a number of professional associations that are important to the investment management industry. These include, among others, the Managed Funds Association, The Wall Street Hedge Fund Forum and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. In addition, the members of the Investment Management Group are noted authors on important industry topics and featured speakers at industry events.

In addition to our Investment Management practice, Lowenstein Sandler is noted for its mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities, litigation, venture capital, bankruptcy, intellectual property, employee benefits & executive compensation, real estate, specialty finance, banking and tax practices. We take an interdisciplinary approach to advising our clients. Frequently, the attorneys in the Investment Management Group work in tandem with attorneys in these other areas to assure our clients that their varied legal and business needs are fully addressed.

We invite you to learn more about our specialty practices within the Investment Management Group:

Fund Formation and Private Offerings; Ongoing Fund Representation 
Derivatives and Structured Products 
Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity/Capital Markets
Regulatory and Compliance

Group Resources:

Webinars

Regulatory and Compliance Considerations for Family Offices

Investment Adviser Registration, Regulatory and Compliance Issues Affecting the Hedge Fund Community - February 24, 2011

Investment Adviser Registration, Regulatory and Compliance Issues Affecting the Private Equity Community - February 22, 2011

Investment Adviser Registration, Regulatory and Compliance Issues and Tax Legislation Affecting the Private Investment Community - February 10, 2011

The Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010: What This Law Will Mean to Hedge Funds That Trade OTC Derivatives - October 12, 2010   

 

Primers & Practice Literature

FINRA BD Registration 101:  A Primer on FINRA Broker-Dealer Registration  Summer 2011

Regulatory & Compliance Overview:  Summer 2011

IA Registration Updated for Dodd-Frank and Other Recent Developments:  Summer 2011

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act:  Winter 2011