Christina Hamilton combines a background in securities compliance and trading supervision with more than two decades representing investment advisers in all aspects of their businesses, including structure, ongoing operations and regulatory matters.
Christina focuses her practice on representing investment advisers, including advisers to hedge funds and other private investment funds, and advisers to separately managed accounts. Before joining the firm, she was a vice president at Banc of America Securities LLC.
Christina regularly advises clients on issues including:
- Structuring domestic and offshore investment funds (including hedge funds, private equity funds, co-investment vehicles and special purpose vehicles)
- Structuring and organizing investment management firms, including preparing and negotiating agreements among owners
- Counseling investment advisers on federal and state regulatory issues, and assisting with regulatory examinations and ongoing compliance matters
- Negotiating seed agreements with founding/anchor investors and investor side letters
- Preparing and negotiating investment management agreements for separately managed accounts and sub-advisory agreements
- Advising on marketing arrangements and materials
- Negotiating third party agreements, including fund administration and placement agent agreements
- Preparing and negotiating employment, bonus and separation agreements
Christina also chairs the firm’s Charitable Contributions and Pro Bono Committee.