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Douglas MacLean (Primary Presenter, All Cities) Managing Member, Armor Compliance, Boston Douglas MacLean is a prominent speaker and attorney who specializes in advising hedge funds on compliance issues. Prior to starting Armor Compliance, Mr. MacLean was an attorney at the international law firms of Latham & Watkins, K&L Gates and Bingham McCutchen for over 9 years...READ FULL BIO |
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Michael Mavrides (Panelist, New York) Partner, Bingham McCutchen, New York Mike Mavrides focuses on working with hedge funds. His practice includes counseling domestic and offshore private investment funds, funds of funds, and other pooled investment vehicles, including general equity funds, arbitrage funds...READ FULL BIO |
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Daniel Hunter (Panelist, New York) Partner, Schulte, Roth & Zabel, New York Daniel F. Hunter, a partner in the New York office, concentrates his practice on the design, structure and regulation of alternative investment products, including hedge funds, hybrid funds and private equity funds. He regularly advises funds that invest in distressed debt, asset-backed securities and bank loans. Dan also provides day-to-day regulatory, operational, M&A and restructuring advice to his fund clients, and advises funds regarding the receipt or allocation of ...READ FULL BIO |
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Samuel Nassi (Panelist, New York) Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York Sammy Nassi is a manager in PwC’s Financial Services Regulatory Practice. Sammy has had extensive experience working in the alternative asset management industry, including advising clients on a variety of operational, governance, risk and regulatory issues. This includes developing, assessing and enhancing regulatory and compliance programs, conducting mock SEC examinations and performing operational and internal control reviews for alternative asset management clients. |
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Thomas Devaney (Panelist, New York) Partner, Morrison Foerster, New York Thomas Devaney counsels the management teams and sponsors of domestic and international private funds with respect to fundraising, U.S. securities laws and regulatory matters, and fund administration and operations generally. Mr. Devaney's experience includes representation of real estate funds, infrastructure funds, debt funds, venture capital funds, as well as hedge funds with a broad range of...READ FULL BIO |
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Christopher Robertson (Panelist, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Greenwich, Miami) Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, Boston Christopher Robertson is a member of the Complex Litigation, Securities and Investment Management practice areas in the Boston Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His areas of focus include complex commercial and financial litigation, securities litigation, consumer fraud litigation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and internal investigations. He has defended and advised corporations, broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers,...READ FULL BIO |
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Connie Wick (Panelist, Chicago) Chief Compliance Officer/Legal Counsel at Castle Creek Arbitrage, Chicago Connie Wick is a corporate attorney with substantial in-house legal and regulatory compliance experience. In-depth knowledge of investment adviser, mutual fund, hedge fund and broker/dealer matters, including administering compliance programs. Prior to Castle Creek Arbitrage, Connie was Senior Corporate Counsel at Stark Investments, and prior to that Managing Consultant at Vista360 Chief Compliance Officer at Heartland Advisors...READ FULL BIO |
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Michael Glazer (Panelist, Los Angeles) Partner, Bingham McCutchen, Los Angeles Michael Glazer represents investment advisers and investment companies in all aspects of their organization, registration, operation, acquisition and liquidation, and serves as counsel to independent directors of investment companies. He also represents public and private companies in the areas of general corporate and securities law, including securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions...READ FULL BIO |
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Sara Pak (Panelist, Los Angeles) Partner, Buhler Duggal Henry & Pak, Los Angeles Sara Pak is a corporate attorney who focuses on the representation of investment managers and fund sponsors in the structuring, formation and offering of alternative investment vehicles including domestic and international hedge funds, private equity funds and funds-of-funds....READ FULL BIO |
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Jay Gould (Panelist, San Francisco) Partner, Pillsbury, San Francisco Jay Gould practices in the Corporate & Securities area and is leader of Pillsbury’s Investment Funds & Investment Management practice team. He counsels clients involved in all aspects of the financial services industry. Mr. Gould represents US registered investment companies, hedge funds, offshore investment companies, investment advisers, retail and institutional broker-dealers, and municipal bond...READ FULL BIO |
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William E. McDonnell, Jr. (Panelist, San Francisco) Chief Compliance Officer, Atherton Lane, San Francisco William McDonnell has thirty years of legal and compliance experience in the financial services industry. Prior to becoming Chief Compliance Officer of Atherton Lane Advisers, Bill served as Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer at Viking Asset Management. Bill has held legal and compliance positions with Charles Schwab, Wells Fargo, Drexel Burnham Lambert, and the law firm Keesal, Young and Logan. Bill began his career as a trial attorney in the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission....READ FULL BIO |
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Mark Perlow, (Panelist, San Francisco) Partner, K&L Gates, San Francisco Mark Perlow’s practice focuses on investment management and securities law. He regularly represents mutual funds, investment advisers, fund boards of directors, hedge funds and broker-dealers on a variety of regulatory and transactional matters. He has represented clients on a broad range of traditional and novel matters, including:....READ FULL BIO |
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Christopher Robertson (Panelist, Boston) Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, Boston Christopher Robertson is a member of the Complex Litigation, Securities and Investment Management practice areas in the Boston Office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His areas of focus include complex commercial and financial litigation, securities litigation, consumer fraud litigation, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and internal investigations. He has defended and advised corporations, broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, advertisers and media companies, Internet companies, and their officers...READ FULL BIO |
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Derek Meisner (Panelist, Boston) General Counsel, Regiment Capital Advisors, Boston Prior to Regiment Capital, Derek Meisner was Partner at K&L Gates, and prior to that Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...READ FULL BIO |
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Jeffrey Heisler (Panelist, Boston) Chief Risk Officer at Venus Capital Management, Inc. Prior to Venus Capital, Jeffrey Heisler was Senior Analyst at Gottex Fund Management Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Management Education ...READ FULL BIO |
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Greg Keating (Panelist, Boston) Shareholder, Littler, Boston Greg Keating is co-chair of Littler's National Health Care Practice Group. He litigates a wide range of employment disputes. In particular, Keating regularly handles disputes over non-competition agreements and has achieved successful results in such matters at trial in a variety of courts nationwide...READ FULL BIO |
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Brynn Peltz (Panelist, Greenwich) Partner, Latham & Watkins, New York Brynn Peltz is as a corporate partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins where she focuses on regulatory and compliance investment management. Ms. Peltz has a broad base of expertise advising financial institutions, private equity, real estate and hedge fund sponsors, alternative asset managers and registered investment companies with respect to all aspects of the Investment Advisers...READ FULL BIO |
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Jesse Eisenberg (Panelist, Greenwich) General Counsel, Portfolio Advisors, Darien, CT Jesse is the General Counsel of Portfolio Advisors, serves as a supporting member on the Investment Committee for several Portfolio Advisors funds, and is the firm's Chief Compliance Officer. Jesse joined Portfolio Advisors in 2006. Previously, she was an Associate with Clifford Chance US LLP where her work encompassed a broad range of transactions, including private equity fund formation...READ FULL BIO |
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Scott MacLeod (Panelist, Miami) Partner, Holland & Knight, Orlando Scott MacLeod has spent 100% of his practice over the last 20 years forming and representing investment funds, investment advisers and related investment management clients. He has formed and represented a wide spectrum of investment funds and investment advisers including hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity and...READ FULL BIO |
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Burke McDavid (Panelist, Dallas) Partner, Akin Gump, Dallas Burke McDavid has advised both established and emerging managers in organizing and operating private investment funds - both hedge funds and private equity funds - employing a variety of strategies, including emerging markets, distressed debt, energy, real estate and fund of funds. Mr. McDavid has extensive experience in the laws and regulations applicable to private investment funds and their managers in the United States and other jurisdictions...READ FULL BIO |
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George Lee (Panelist, Dallas) Director, Steelbridge Compliance, Dallas In addition to being a principal at Steelbridge, George Lee is a founding partner of Lee & Stone LLP, a law firm specializing in services to the investment community including hedge funds, family offices, private equity funds and venture capital funds. Prior to founding Lee & Stone, Mr. Lee served as General Counsel of Greenway Capital, a Texas registered investment adviser...READ FULL BIO |
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Michael Minces (Panelist, Dallas) Founding Partner, General Counsel Blue River Partners, LLC Prior to Blue River Partners, Michael Minces was teh General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Swank Capital LLC. In this role Mr. Minces was responsible for all aspects of the Firm's legal matters, regulatory compliance and product development. Mr. Minces was instrumental in the design and implementation of a compliance platform...READ FULL BIO |
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Clifford Alexander (Panelist, Washington D.C.) Partner, K&L Gates, Washington D.C. Mr. Alexander concentrates in banking, investment company, broker-dealer and investment adviser law. He formerly served as Primary Outside Counsel to the National Society of Compliance Professionals, an association of investment adviser and broker-dealer compliance officers. Mr. Alexander has had a varied financial practice that includes the organization of four national banks as limited purpose trust companies and the representation of numerous state and federally chartered banks on their trust, investment management and securities activities. His legal experience also has included representation of large and small foreign financial firms establishing branches and affiliates in the U.S., and U.S. banks establishing offices and affiliates in other countries....READ FULL BIO |
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Mark Mehrespand (Panelist, Washington D.C.) Partner, K&L Gates, Washington D.C. Mark Mehrespand is a partner in the securities and investment management groups. He represents investment advisers, banks, broker-dealers and other participants in the financial services industry in a practice that encompasses the major federal securities and commodities laws as well as general corporate law...READ FULL BIO |
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Jay Hebert (Panelist, Washington D.C.) Partner, Vinson & Elkins, Washington D.C. Jay Hebert's primary areas of practice are mergers and acquisitions, and public and private offerings of securities. Jay has provided counsel to clients on a wide variety of corporate reorganization issues, including taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions and bankruptcy reorganization issues, and public and private offerings of debt and equity securities...READ FULL BIO |
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