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Alishia K. Sullivan

Partner

alishia.sullivan@morganlewis.com

Abu Dhabi Phone +971.2.697.8820 Fax +971.2.697.8801

Abu Dhabi Global Market Square//Al Sila Tower, Level 21//P.O. Box 764620//Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Phone +971.4.312.1800 Fax +971.4.312.1801

Emirates Towers Offices//Office No. C, 10th Floor//PO Box 504903, Sheikh Zayed Rd.//Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Alishia K. Sullivan advises institutional investors with respect to their global investment activities, focusing primarily on investments in private funds, including leveraged buyout, hedge, infrastructure and real estate funds, and direct investments and co-investments. She assists clients in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating investment documentation, including subscription agreements, limited partnership agreements, side letters, managed account agreements, and other commercial agreements. She also has extensive experience with advising clients on structuring and maintaining their investment subsidiary platforms and negotiating bespoke investment advisory arrangements and operational agreements necessary to support investment activities. Alishia is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia.

Alishia is a former member of the board of directors of two non-profit organizations whose missions focus on the care, empowerment, and education of women and children.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Alishia was a partner at another global law firm. She previously worked as in-house counsel for a state-owned petroleum company in the Middle East and was a member of the global projects group of the Washington, DC, office of an international law firm.

Awards and Affiliations

Recommended, Investment Fund Formation and Management, United Arab Emirates, The Legal 500 EMEA (2020)

Member, 100 Women in Finance (formerly, 100 Women in Hedge Funds)

Member, International Bar Association

Abu Dhabi Woman in Business Award, American Chamber of Commerce (2017)

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Education

  • George Mason University School of Law, 2004, J.D.
  • Clemson University, 1996, B.A.

Services

  • Investment Management
  • Private Equity
  • Corporate, Finance & Investment Management
  • International Trade & National Security
  • Institutional Investors
  • Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) & Sustainability

Regions

  • Middle East

Events

6/23/2022 - Rise of Digital and Virtual Assets in the Middle East
6/7/2022 - Track 7: International Issues
5/10/2022 -
2022 Advanced Topics in Hedge Fund Practices Conference
4/7/2022 - Asia and Middle East—Trends in Fund Investments and Strategies
4/5/2022 - 2022 London Private Investment Funds Summit
1/1/2022 - Morgan Lewis Global Sponsor Forum Webinar Series
6/2/2021 - Track 7: International Issues
4/21/2021 - Asia and Middle East Update
4/19/2021 - 2021 Morgan Lewis London Private Investment Funds Summit
10/7/2020 - Global Update: Market Developments in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia
10/6/2020 - 2020 Annual Private Fund Investors Roundtable – Webinar Series
6/10/2020 - UK and Europe Funds Landscape; MENA Funds Landscape; Asia Funds Landscape
5/28/2020 - Comparative Analysis of National Security Reviews in the United States and Europe
4/30/2020 - Focus on National Security Reviews in the United States

News

9/16/2021 - A Parent or a Partner?
8/19/2021 - Morgan Lewis Attorneys Discuss the Global ESG Landscape, Hedge Fund Law Report
2/11/2019 - Morgan Lewis Enhances Investment Funds, Institutional Investor, and Middle East Capabilities by Launching in Abu Dhabi and Expanding in Washington, DC

Publications

June 2021 - Celebrating Community Impact Month 2021
September 2020 - Tips for Finding Happiness When It Seems Elusive, AmCham Abu Dhabi