Jedd H. Wider

Partner

Jedd H. Wider is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice and a member of the firm’s Private Investment Funds Practice. Mr. Wider concentrates his practice in the structuring and formation of and investment in international and domestic private investment funds, particularly global private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, mezzanine debt funds, venture capital funds and funds-of-funds and in the subsequent representation of these funds in their investment activities. He represents leading financial institutions and investment banks as well as financial boutiques in their roles as sponsors, placement agents, and investment entities. He also has an extensive background in complex financial structurings and transactions and joint ventures.

Mr. Wider's views on the hedge fund and private equity fund industries and capital markets are frequently sought by members of the international media. His analysis can be found in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and the Financial Times, as well as on television networks such as Bloomberg and CNN. Mr. Wider also regularly lectures and serves as a panelist on private investment fund topics for trade programs and organizations. Recent speaking engagements include presentations to the Hedge Fund Institutional Forum, Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst Limited Partners Summit, Endowments & Foundations Roundtable, Association of Life Insurance Counsel, National Association of Public Pension Fund Attorneys (NAPPA), West Legalworks, the Third Annual Euromoney Summit of European Hedge Funds in London, the Capital Roundtable 2008 New York Conference: Fundless Equity Sponsors - How to Raise a Dedicated Private Equity or Mezzanine Fund, the American College of Investment Counsel, the On Point Investor & Hedge Fund Risk Summit, and the New Frontiers in Hedge Fund Due Diligence Conference.

Mr. Wider has published numerous articles, including:

• December 2007, "The Tipping Point: The Hedge Fund Investor’s Struggle for Legal Balance," The Investment Lawyer
• Winter 2006, "The Investment Advisers Act: The Need For Clarity In The Post-Goldstein Era," The Journal of Investment Compliance
• September 2006, “In the Twilight of Liberalization,” Private Equity Manager
• December 2005/January 2006, "Shifting the Hedge Fund Balance: Institutional Investor Issues and Concerns," Bloomberg Law Reports
• Fall 2005, "Enhancing a Mature Investment Program: Customizing the Captive Hedge Fund," The Journal of Investment Compliance
• September 2004, "Read This Before You Spin Out," Private Equity Manager
• Spring 2004, "Hedge Funds: In the Wake of the SEC Staff Report," The Journal of Investment Compliance
• Summer 2003, "Hedge Funds: The Regulatory Landscape at a Crossroads," The Journal of Investment Compliance
• 2002-2003, "Formation and Operation of a Hedge Fund in Today’s Market," European Single Financial Market

Mr. Wider is an editorial board member of The Journal of Investment Compliance. He served as a law clerk to Judge Nicholas H. Politan of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and to U.S. Attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani of the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Wider received his J.D., cum laude, from Tulane Law School in 1992 and was named to the Order of the Coif and admitted to the National Order of Barristers. He received his A.B. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 1989. He speaks English and French.

Mr. Wider is admitted to practice in New York.