Morgan Lewis

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Fast Facts

Serve as fund and/or adviser counsel to more than 20 sponsors and advisers of investment companies with assets under management of more than $4 billion.

Serve as either fund and/or adviser counsel to 48 out of the top 50 open end ETFs.

Represent 9 of the 10 largest money managers listed by Institutional Investor.

Represent more than 200 broker-dealers, including most of the largest 100 U.S. securities firms listed by Institutional Investor.

Represent more than 750 mutual funds, venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds.

Team of more than 200 lawyers, more than 30 of whom joined us after distinguished careers at the SEC.

Related Events

02/17/12 2012 Derivatives Roundtable: Exploring the Use of Derivatives by Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, and ETFs
Sponsor
03/08/12-03/09/12 IAA Investment Adviser Compliance Conference 2012 Arlington, VA
Beth D. Kiesewetter, panelist, "Social Media Issues"
03/15/12-03/16/12 14th Annual IA Compliance Best Practices Summit 2012 Washington, DC
Steve Stone, speaker, "What A CCO Can Do to Reduce The Risk Of Insider Trading"; Donald Myers, speaker, "What New Department of Labor Rules Mean for ERISA Fiduciaries
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Related Publications

02/09/12 Current Division of Investment Management Agenda, presented for the PLI Investment Management Institute 2012
02/08/12 Final DOL 408(b)(2) Disclosure Regulation
Final regulation provides a number of helpful clarifications and changes, but continues to impose what will be a highly burdensome disclosure framework.
02/03/12 2011 Asset Management Year in Review: Select SEC Enforcement Cases and Developments Regarding Investments Advisers and Investment Companies
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Related News

02/06/12 Morgan Lewis Expands Existing Derivatives and Commodity Futures Platform with Addition of Leading Chicago-based Partner
Morgan Lewis today announces that Michael M. Philipp has joined the firm as a partner in its Financial Services, Investment Management and Securities Industry practice, resident in Chicago.
09/21/11 Former GC of Jefferies Returns to Morgan Lewis’ Securities Practice
Morgan Lewis today announced that Lloyd H. Feller has returned to the firm as senior counsel in its Investment Management and Securities Industry Practice, resident in New York.
09/01/11 Record Penalty Makes Case For Forex Compliance Reviews, Compliance Reporter
Georgia Bullitt and Michael Piracci are quoted.
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  • We have helped our clients launch more than $10 billion worth of exchange-traded funds.
  • We have obtained cutting-edge SEC relief for our investment adviser clients on topics such as client reporting, principal trades, and order allocations.
  • We have organized hedge funds to be offered in every continent except Antarctica.
  • We helped one of our clients launch the first all-electronic variable annuity product.
  • We have represented numerous clients in connection with mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, asset and stock sales, and reorganizations of investment companies, investment advisers, banks and broker-dealers.
  • We advise clients on various transactional matters including underwritings, financing arrangements and establishing networking programs.
  • We have advised clients involved in managing and distributing college savings plans established by various states under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.