Morgan Lewis

W. John McGuire

Email: wjmcguire@morganlewis.com
Washington, D.C.
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Phone: 202.739.5654
Fax: 202.739.3001


Publications
Date Type Title
12/15/2011 Presentation Panelist, Spotlight on ETFs, presented at the ICI Securities Law Developments Conference, Washington, D.C.
09/27/2011 Presentation Research, Marketing, Financing and Selling Restrictions Relating to ETFs, presented for Morgan Lewis's ETF Breakfast Roundtable, Session II
09/20/2011 Presentation Issues for Broker-Dealers acting as APs or LMMs for ETFs, presented for Morgan Lewis's ETF Breakfast Roundtable, Session I
09/02/2011 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Concept Release Requests Industry Comments on Funds’ Use of Derivatives
04/19/2011 Presentation ETFs 360° - Formation, Regulation and Trading
09/20/2010 LawFlash/Client Alert CFTC Requests Comment on NFA Petition to Restrict Exclusions from Commodity Pool Operator Definition
09/01/2010 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Proposes Revisions to Mutual Fund Distribution Fees (Rule 12b-1) and Disclosure
08/19/2010 LawFlash/Client Alert NFA Revises Petition to Restrict Exclusions from Commodity Pool Operator Definition
07/01/2010 LawFlash/Client Alert NFA Petitions the CFTC to Restrict Exclusions from the Commodity Pool Operator Definition for Investment Companies
June 3–June 4, 2010 Presentation Investment Company Regulation and Compliance, presented at an ALI-ABA Conference, Washington, D.C.
05/06/2010 Presentation New and Innovative Mutual Fund Products, presented at the ICI General Membership Meeting/Legal Forum, Washington, D.C.
04/21/2010 Presentation Creating a Manageable & Defensible Recordkeeping System, presented at the 25th Annual NRS Spring Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/31/2010 LawFlash/Client Alert Supreme Court Affirms Gartenberg Standard in Unanimous Decision in Jones v. Harris Associates L.P.
10/08/2009 Presentation Today's Investment Adviser Books and Records Requirements - Including E-mail and How to Avoid Common Exam Problems, presented at the 2009 NRS Desktop Seminar
09/23/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Adopts Interim Final Temporary Money Market Funds Reporting Requirement
08/07/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Proposed Rule under Investment Advisers Act Would Limit “Pay to Play” Practices
07/15/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Money Market Fund Reform
04/15/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Eighth Circuit Considers Gartenberg Factors
04/02/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Treasury Extends Money Market Fund Guarantee
03/20/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Confirms Ability of iShares ETFs to Use Affiliated Indices as Benchmarks
February 2009 Outside Publication SEC Staff Permits Exchange-Traded Funds to Track Their Indexes by Investing in Other Exchange-Traded Funds, Derivatives Financial Products Report
2009 Outside Publication Mutual Fund Regulation and Compliance Handbook, 2008–2009 Edition (Thompson Reuters/West)
01/16/2009 LawFlash/Client Alert Enhanced Prospectus Disclosure and New Prospectus Delivery Option for Mutual Funds
11/20/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Votes to Improve Disclosure for Mutual Fund Investors
10/27/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Permit Exchange-Traded Funds to Track Their Indexes by Investing in Other Exchange-Traded Funds
10/04/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert Impact of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on Investment Management Firms
09/29/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert Money Market Funds: Insurance, Liquidity, and Support
08/13/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Proposes Guidance for Investment Company Boards of Directors on Adviser Trading Practices
07/25/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Exam Staff Issues Second ComplianceAlert
07/16/2008 Presentation Investment Company Regulation and Compliance, presented by ALI-ABA, Boston
06/13/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert Interactive Data for Mutual Fund Risk/Return Summary
05/22/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert Seventh Circuit “Disapproves” of Gartenberg Factors
April 2008 Outside Publication The SEC's ETF Rule Proposal: Key Issues for the Future of Exchange Traded Products, The Investment Lawyer
03/16/2008 Presentation Exchange Traded Funds, Mutual Funds, and Investment Management Conference, presented by the ICI and FBA, Phoenix, AZ
03/05/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Proposes Rules to Allow Index-Based and Fully Transparent Actively Managed ETFs
02/05/2008 LawFlash/Client Alert SEC Issues First Notice for Actively Managed ETFs
11/13/2007 Presentation Electronic Recordkeeping/Required Books and Records to be Maintained by Advisers, presented at the Advisor Compliance Associates Books and Records Webcast
06/06/2007 Presentation Investment Company Regulation and Compliance, presented by ALI-ABA, Philadelphia
04/26/2007 Presentation Current Regulatory Environment for ETFs, presented at the Annual Global ETF Workshop and Awards Dinner, New York
03/05/2007 Presentation SEC Regulatory Update, presented at ETF Evolution 2007: Changing the Landscape, New York
09/19/2006 Presentation Risk Management and Compliance Challenges in the Global Investment Funds Industry, presented at the International Bar Association Conference, Chicago
August 2006 Outside Publication Fund of Funds Flexibility, The Investment Lawyer, Vol. 13, No. 8
06/21/2006 Presentation Investment Company Regulation and Compliance, presented by ALI-ABA, Boston
04/18/2006 Presentation Assessing Risk and Managing Conflicts of Interest, presented at the NRS Spring Compliance Conference
01/01/2006 Outside Publication Advisor Recordkeeping Requirements, Journal of Investment Compliance, Vol. 7 No.1
10/25/2005 Presentation Exchange Traded Funds: An Introduction and the Latest in ETF-Based Variable Trust Funds, presented at the NAVA 2005 Annual Meeting, New York
06/13/2005 Presentation Determining the Future of 12b-1 Fees and Fund Fees; presented by the Mutual Fund Best Practices Forum / Institutional Investor New York
04/11/2005 Presentation Hot topic best practices: soft dollars, directed brokerage, revenue sharing, 12b-1 fees; presented by the Fund Compliance 2005 / Fund Compliance Insider, IA Week and BD Week in Washington, D.C.
03/31/2005 Presentation Viewpoint On Current And Future Policy – Implications And Opportunities For ETFs, presented at the World Series of ETFs/Information Management Network, New York
03/29/2005 Presentation The Investment Company Act of 1940, The Investment Advisers Act of 1940; given by the "Federal, State and SRO Securities Regulation: The Cornerstone of Compliance / NRS," New York
01/31/2005 Presentation Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds, presented at Fordham Law School Spring Roundtable, New York
10/12/2004 Presentation Recordkeeping Procedures for Today’s Electronic World; presented at the NRS 19th Annual Fall Compliance Conference, New Orleans
07/27/2004 Presentation Regulation of U.S. Investment Companies - Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
05/27/2004 Presentation Mutual Fund Scandals: Industry Impact and Operational Responses to Recent Industry Challenges and SEC Regulation, presented at the NICSA West Coast Regional Meeting, San Francisco
05/13/2004 Presentation Investment Adviser Books and Records; NRS Basic Training, New York
05/04/2004 Presentation Disclosure Changes as a Result of the Mutual Fund Scandal, presented to Gail Weiss & Associates, Washington, D.C.
04/05/2004 Presentation The Mutual Fund Scandal, presented at the Corporate Law Society of the Boston University School of Law, Boston
09/08/2003 Presentation Brave New World For Compliance Officers?; IA Week Fall Compliance Conference, Philadelphia
March/April 2003 Outside Publication SEC Record Requirements For Advisors, Schwab Institutional Compliance Review
11/08/2002 Presentation Investment Adviser Act Matters; ICAA Compliance Workshop, Chicago
02/09/2001 Presentation Investment Adviser Books and Records, presented at NRS Basic Training, New York
11/01/1999 Presentation Federal Securities Law and Its Impact on ERISA Plans, presented at the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans 45th Annual Employee Benefits Conference, Orlando, FL
July 1997 Outside Publication Managing Compliance Problems Is Key to an Investment Advisory Firm's Success, Money Manager's Compliance Guide
02/24/1997 Presentation Managing Problems: Complaints to Enforcement Actions, presented at the National Society of Compliance Professionals' 1997 Southern Regional Meeting, Investment Adviser In-House Compliance Audits Workshop, Jacksonville, FL
July 1996 Outside Publication Book and Recordkeeping Requirements for Investment Advisers, The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, Vol. 29, No. 13
06/14/1996 Presentation Compliance Procedures for the Investment Adviser of Separately Managed Discretionary Accounts, presented at the Advisor's Education Group Conference, New York