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Michael Berenson

Email: mberenson@morganlewis.com

Washington, D.C.
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Phone: 202.739.5450
Fax: 202.739.3001

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)

education

Georgetown University Law Center, 1973, J.D.

Johns Hopkins University, 1969, B.A.

Date	Title	Publication
05/16/1105/16/11	Current Product Development—Trends and Issues for Variable Annuities, presented at the 2011 ALIC Annual Meeting: Surviving and Thriving After Financial Reform, Tuscon, AZ	Speech
08/07/0908/07/09	Proposed Rule under Investment Advisers Act Would Limit “Pay to Play” Practices View LawFlash	Private Investment Funds LawFlash
08/03/0908/03/09	The Fate of Fixed Indexed Annuities and Rule 151A View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
06/17/0906/17/09	SEC Enforcement Action Provides Guidance on Portfolio Valuation and Disclosure View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
05/26/09May 2009	Uncertainty Reigns: The Status of Indexed Universal Life Policies After Rule 151A, Investment Lawyer, Vol. 16, No. 5 View Article	Article
05/04/0905/04/09	Rule 151A, presented at the Association of Life Insurance Counsel Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA	Speech
04/02/0904/02/09	Treasury Extends Money Market Fund Guarantee View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
03/20/0903/20/09	Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Confirms Ability of iShares ETFs to Use Affiliated Indices as Benchmarks View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
02/10/0902/10/09	After Rule 151A, The Status Of Indexed UL Is Uncertain, National Underwriter (click here to read the article)	Article
12/18/0812/18/08	SEC Adopts Rule That Would Require Equity Index Annuities to Be Registered Securities View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
10/27/0810/27/08	Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Permit Exchange-Traded Funds to Track Their Indexes by Investing in Other Exchange-Traded Funds View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
10/04/0810/04/08	Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on Investment Management Firms View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
09/29/0809/29/08	Money Market Funds: Insurance, Liquidity, and Support View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
07/01/0807/01/08	SEC Proposes Rule That Would Require Equity Index Annuities to Be Registered Securities View LawFlash	Investment Management FYI
07/01/06July/August 2006	Equity-Indexed Annuities: Are They Worth the Risk? NSCP Currents View Article	Article
03/01/06March 2006	Proxies on the Internet: A Harbinger for Investment Company Prospectuses and Reports? The Investment Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 3 View Article	Article
09/01/05September 2005	Equity Index Annuities Attract New Regulatory Attention, Wall Street Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 4	Article
05/27/05May 2005	Point of Sale and Confirmation Disclosure for Mutual Fund Transactions: Effective Disclosure or Information Overload? The Investment Lawyer	Article
02/17/0502/17/05	Disclosure of Portfolio Manager Compensation: Who, What, Where, When & Why, presented at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum, Washington, D.C. View Presentation	Speech
07/01/02July 2002	To Boldly Go Where No Securities Offering Has Gone Before: Paperless, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 35, No. 13	Article
06/01/02June 2002	Form N-6—Welcome News for Variable Life Issuers, The Investment Lawyer, Vol. 9, No. 6 View Article	Article
06/01/02June 2002	Variable Life Registration Forms Get Much-Needed Facelift, Morgan Lewis on Securities View Article	Article
06/01/01June 2001	Substitution or Subterfuge: The SEC Struggles to Decide, Morgan Lewis on Securities View Article	Article

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