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Joseph (Beau) Yanoshik

Partner

beau.yanoshik@morganlewis.com

Washington, DC Phone +1.202.373.6133 Fax +1.202.373.6001

1111 Pennsylvania Ave. NW//Washington, DC 20004-2541//United States

Beau Yanoshik focuses his practice on the regulation of investment companies and investment advisers. He advises clients on forming and registering investment companies, including exchange-traded investment companies, and he provides ongoing advice regarding various regulatory compliance and securities law issues. Additionally, Beau counsels on transactional matters, including reorganizations, mergers, and acquisitions involving investment companies. He additionally assists with regulatory filings and in obtaining exemptive and no-action relief from various provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

During law school, Beau was a senior editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law. Prior to law school, he worked for a national consulting firm offering services in economics, finance, and business analytics. 

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Best ETF Law Firm, ETF Express US Awards (2021, 2022)

Member, ETF Law Firm of the Year, ETF.com (2019)

Member, Best ETF Legal & Compliance Firm, ETF Express (2019)

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

University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 2006, Certificate in Business and Public Policy

Recipient, Outstanding Service Award from the University of Pennsylvania Public Service Program

Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

Education

  • Pennsylvania State University, 2002, Bachelor of Science
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006, Juris Doctor

Sectors

  • Investment Funds

Services

  • Investment Management
  • Registered Funds

Events

3/7/2017 - SEC Adopts Liquidity Risk Management Rules
1/20/2016 - SEC Proposes Liquidity Risk-Management Rules

News

10/1/2020 - Morgan Lewis Elects 25 Partners

Publications

6/2/2022 - The Name Game: SEC Proposes Expanding Scope of Registered Funds’ ‘Names Rule’
2016–2021 - ETF Roundup
December 2021 - ETF Roundup – Issue 7
2021 - Fund Management 2021, Getting The Deal Through
4/30/2021 - 1940 Act Regulatory Checklists
12/14/2020 - SEC Modernizes Framework for Fund Valuation Practices
May 2020 - ETF Roundup – Issue 6
June 2019 - ETF Roundup – Issue 5
3/4/2019 - SEC Staff Relieves Fund Boards of Certain In-Person Voting Requirements
August 2018 - ETF Roundup – Issue 4
November 2017 - ETF Roundup – Issue 3
April 2017 - ETF Roundup – Issue 2
December 2016 - ETF Roundup – Issue 1
4/1/2016 - SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter on Index Fund Investments in Insurance Companies and Securities Related Businesses
5/7/2013 - Appeals Court Hears Oral Argument in Challenge to CFTC Regulations Affecting Registered Investment Companies