The Firm has a dynamic and longstanding practice representing a broad base of U.S. and foreign investment advisers and U.S. registered open-end and closed-end funds.  The Firm’s practice encompasses all aspects of the investment management business, including corporate finance, banking, mergers and acquisitions, development of new products and structuring of compliance programs.

Over the past few years the Firm has consistently ranked among the nation's top law firms with respect to the issuance of new mutual fund series.   Our fund clients invest in a wide variety of U.S. and non-U.S. equity and debt securities and other specialized instruments and often have multi-class or master/feeder structures in order to access diverse distribution channels.  A significant part of the Firm's registered fund practice involves transactional representation.  We represent both funds and underwriters in a wide variety of fund capital markets transactions, including offerings of common and preferred stock and rights offerings.  We also represent funds in a variety of merger, acquisition and restructuring transactions, including fund consolidations and conversions from common trust funds to public mutual funds.