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Ethan W. Johnson

Email: ejohnson@morganlewis.com

Miami
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 5300
Miami, FL 33131-2339
Phone: 305.415.3394
Fax: 305.415.3001

practice accolades

Investment Management

Ranked, Band 1: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer Regulation in Chambers USA (2011)

Ranked, Band 1: Investment Funds: Registered Funds in Chambers USA (2011)

Ranked, Band 1: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual Funds in The U.S. Legal 500 (2011)

Ranked, National Tier 1: Securities/Capital Markets Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

Private Investment Funds

Ranked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

education

Emory University School of Law, 1985, J.D.

Harvard University, 1979, B.A.

Date	Title	Publication
11/08/1111/08/11	Form PF Will Result in Substantial Reporting Requirements for Registered Advisers to Private Funds View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
10/31/1110/31/11	Federal Agencies Propose Implementation of Volcker Rule View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
07/25/1107/25/11	National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) and Westlaw Webinar	Speech
07/07/1107/07/11	SEC Adopts Rules Exempting Venture Capital Fund Advisers from SEC Registration and Setting Forth Reporting Regime View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
06/29/1106/29/11	SEC Adopts Exemptions for Certain Private Fund Advisers and Other Dodd-Frank Implementing Rules View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
06/28/1106/28/11	SEC Adopts Family Office Rule View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
06/23/1106/23/11	SEC Adopts Investment Adviser Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
06/01/1106/01/11	Presenter, Deacons’ 3rd Annual Funds & Regulatory Forum U.S. Update for Hong Kong Managers, Hong Kong	Speech
05/05/1105/05/11	Focus on Regional Funds: Asia, India and Latin America, presented at Morgan Lewis's 2011 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable View Presentation	Speech
05/05/1105/05/11	Update on Regulatory and Tax Initiatives, presented at Morgan Lewis's 2011 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable, New York View Presentation	Speech
01/10/1101/10/11	SEC Proposes Exemptions for Certain Private Fund Advisers View LawFlash	Financial Regulatory Reform LawFlash
10/08/1010/08/10	Issues for Investors – Beginning, Middle and End, presented at the Campbell's Cayman Fund Focus 2010	Speech
10/01/10October 2010	Registration of Investment Advisers in the United States, Deacon's Financial Services Newsletter	Article
09/20/1009/20/10	CFTC Requests Comment on NFA Petition to Restrict Exclusions from Commodity Pool Operator Definition View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
08/19/1008/19/10	NFA Revises Petition to Restrict Exclusions from Commodity Pool Operator Definition View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
07/28/1007/28/10	Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act Enacted Into Law View LawFlash	Financial Regulatory Reform LawFlash
07/01/1007/01/10	NFA Petitions the CFTC to Restrict Exclusions from the Commodity Pool Operator Definition for Investment Companies View LawFlash	Investment Management LawFlash
01/07/1001/07/10	SEC Adopts Amendments to Advisers Act Custody Rule View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
01/01/10January 2010	Changes in CFTC Regulation for Non-US Pools, Deacons Private Fund Newsletter View Article	Article
12/01/09December 2009	U.S. Legislative Update View Article	Article
10/23/092009	Morgan Lewis Hedge Fund Deskbook 2009: Legal and Practical Guide for a New Era, Contributing Editor (Thomson Reuters/West)	Book
08/01/09 August 2009	IRS Grants FBAR Filing Extension for Certain U.S. Persons, Deacons Private Fund Newsletter View Article	Article
08/01/09 August 2009	Legislation Proposed by U.S. Treasury Would Require Private Fund Advisers to Register with the SEC, Deacons Private Fund Newsletter View Article	Article
07/17/0907/17/09	Legislation Proposed by U.S. Treasury Would Require Private Fund Advisers to Register with the SEC View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
01/01/09January 2009	Proposed U.S. Hedge Fund Legislation Would Result in Registration, Disclosure and Anti-Money Laundering Requirements, Deacons Private Fund Newsletter View Article	Article
12/01/08December 2008	Changes in U.S. Private Placement Procedures, Deacons Private Fund Newsletter View Article	Article
11/07/08November 2008	How Private Funds Can Profit From the Next Wave of Restructurings View White Paper	White Paper
12/06/0712/06/07	Compliance Officers and Compliance Programs, presented at the West Legalworks Investment Adviser Regulation: An A to Z Workshop, Miami View Presentation	Speech
10/09/0710/09/07	Oops, A Trade Error...Now What?, presented at the ACA Compliance Webcast	Speech
06/01/0706/01/07	Financing the Private Company - Equity and Debt Capital, presented at the IBA Challenges of Private Growth Oriented Companies Conference, Montevideo, Uruguay	Speech
09/01/062006	Hedge Fund Marketing Overview, Journal of Investment Compliance, Vol. 7 No. 2 View Article	Article
06/01/0506/01/05	Real Estate Hedge Funds: The New New Thing?, presented at the IMN's Sixth Annual Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum, New York	Speech
01/27/0501/27/05	Small Funds Round Table: Strategies for Success; IMN's Winter Forum on Real Estate Opportunity & Fund Investing Forum, Laguna, CA	Speech
10/10/04October 2004	The International Guide to Corporate Governance: Corporate Governance in the United States (FIR Publications Ltd.)	Book
09/10/0409/10/04	Venture Capital Terms in the US and Japan: Still Worlds Apart?, Tokyo	Speech
07/03/0407/03/04	Organizational and Corporate Governance: How it Impacts the Ability to Raise Capital and Close Transactions, New York	Speech
06/01/0406/01/04	Fund Structuring: What Issues are Involved in Creating a New Fund?, New York	Speech
11/01/02November 2002	Marketing of Investment Fund Shares in the U.S. View Chapter	Chapter
10/01/0110/01/01	Investment Schemes for the Tech and Biotech Market, Munich, Germany	Speech
06/01/0006/01/00	The Impact of Globalization of Investment Funds, New York	Speech
05/20/9705/20/97	Representing Offshore Investment Funds Offering Their Shares in Latin America, presented to the Interamerican Bar Association Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Speech

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