practice areas
- Investment Management
- Securities Industry
- Compliance & Investment Management
- Registered Investment Companies
- Wrap Fee Sponsors
- Investment Advisers
- Broker-Dealer & Capital Markets Regulation
- Derivatives
- Commodities, Futures, Foreign Exchange, & Energy Trading
- Private Investment Funds
- Exchange Traded Funds
- Washington Government Relations & Public Policy
- Financial Services
practice accolades
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)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
honors + affiliations
Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Member, New York City Bar, Investment Management Committee
Recipient, Fund Directions' Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
bar admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- New York
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101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.6160
Fax: 212.309.6001
Andrew J. "Buddy" Donohue is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Investment Management Practice. Mr. Donohue has been associated with the investment management industry for more than 35 years. He also has experience in broker-dealer, commodities, and general securities law matters, and has held various securities and commodities licenses.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Donohue was the director of the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from May 2006 to November 2010, where he was responsible for developing regulatory policy and administering the federal securities laws applicable to mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, variable insurance products, UITs, and investment advisers.
Before joining the SEC staff, Mr. Donohue served as global general counsel for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and as executive vice president, general counsel, director, and member of the executive committee for OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
Mr. Donohue earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1975 and his B.A., cum laude, with high honors, in economics from Hofstra University in 1972.
Mr. Donohue is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.
education
- New York University School of Law, 1975, J.D.
- Hofstra University, 1972, B.A., Cum Laude, With High Honors