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Christopher J. Dlutowski

Partner

christopher.dlutowski@morganlewis.com

New York Phone +1.212.309.6046 Fax +1.212.309.6001

101 Park Ave.\\New York, NY 10178-0060\\United States

Christopher J. Dlutowski counsels private investment funds—including US domestic and offshore hedge funds, private equity funds, and funds-of-funds—and investment management firms on forming and structuring funds, trading and other investment activities, raising capital, and ongoing operations. Christopher also represents institutional investors—including governmental and corporate pension plans, universities, family offices, and funds of funds—on their investments in hedge, private equity, and other private funds, managed accounts and co-investments, and advises clients on registration and other regulatory issues under the federal securities and commodities laws. Christopher has significant experience in customized investment products, including strategic partnerships, captive funds, and co-investment funds.

Christopher has lectured and served as a panelist on private investment funds topics at numerous investment management conferences and training programs. Prior to re-joining Morgan Lewis, Christopher was vice president and corporate counsel in the public equity and fixed income law unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. where he advised investment management clients on their hedge funds and other alternative investment products, US and foreign institutional investor mandates, trading activities (including securities, derivatives, lending, and financing transactions), marketing efforts, domestic and foreign registration, and other regulatory issues.

Awards and Affiliations

Ranked, Investment Funds: Investor Representation, Nationwide, Chambers USA (2019) 

Recommended, Investment fund formation and management: Alternative/hedge funds, The Legal 500 US (2017–2019)

Rising Star, IFLR1000 United States (2018, 2019)

Rising Star, IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate (2016–2020)

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Asset Management, Law360 (2017)

Member, New York State Bar Association, Private Investment Funds Subcommittee and Securities Regulation Committee

Recipient, Ford Foundation Fellowship

Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, 1993, J.D./M.S.F.S.
  • University of Cambridge, 1989, M.Phil.
  • University of Pennsylvania, 1988, B.A., Distinction

Sectors

  • Financial Services
  • Technology

Services

  • Investment Management
  • Private Investment Funds
  • Corporate, Finance & Investment Management

Regions

  • North America

Events

10/3/2019 - 2019 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable

7/10/2019 - Morgan Lewis Hedge Fund University™ Understanding the Singapore Variable Capital Company (VCC) Framework

6/13/2019 - 2019 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives – Boston

6/11/2019 - 2019 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives

5/9/2019 - 2019 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Funds and Other Alternative Funds Conference – San Francisco

10/4/2018 - 2018 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable

6/12/2018 - 2018 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives

1/29/2018 - Components of Fund Formation and Fund Reviews

10/5/2017 - 2017 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable

6/13/2017 - 2017 Morgan Lewis Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference: Manager and Investor Perspectives

5/4/2017 - Morgan Lewis Hedge Fund University™: Latest Updates on Hedge Fund Terms

9/21/2016 - 2016 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable

6/9/2016 - Ninth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices: Manager and Investor Perspectives

11/3/2014 - Hedge Fund Side Letters: The Current Marketplace, Enforceability, and Legal Issues

News

6/16/2016 - Morgan Lewis Elects 33 New Partners

Publications

11/3/2017 - Tax Reform Bill Proposes to Eliminate UBTI Exemption for Government Plans

6/13/2017 - Tenth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Latest Updates on Hedge Fund Terms

6/9/2016 - Ninth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Current Institutional Investor/Manager Terms: Side Letter Issues and Developments

4/21/2015 - Eighth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Current Hedge Fund Environment: Institutional Investor/Manager Perspectives

5/1/2014 - Seventh Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Developments in Hedge Fund Terms: Asks and Gets

5/2/2013 - Sixth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Current Hedge Fund Environment: Institutional Investor and Manager Perspectives

4/9/2012 - Fifth Annual Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices, Part 3: Changing Hedge Fund Environment: Institutional Investor and Manager Perspectives