This is our annual letter briefly reviewing various issues that our investment adviser clients should consider over the next few…

Start-up companies that are looking to raise funds will often need to answer questions regarding the intellectual property ownership rights…

The District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued an order awarding partial attorneys’ fees to a defendant…

Our clients have expressed significant interest in the new “Qualified Opportunity Zone” (“Qualified Zone”) tax incentives created by The Tax…

In mid-September, the U.S. Senate, in a rare bipartisan effort, unanimously passed the Music Modernization Act (the “MMA”), implementing a…

On April 8, 2016, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued a new regulation that expanded the definition of an…

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new data privacy and security initiative adopted by the EU that is…

The two year anniversary of the enactment of The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) will occur next…

Given the recent market volatility, we thought we would remind you about NAV decline triggers in your agreements with counterparties. …

This is our annual letter briefly reviewing various issues that our investment adviser clients should consider over the next few…

The President has signed the Tax Cuts and Reform Bill, which among other things changes the treatment of the “carried…

Department of Labor Fiduciary Rule to Take Effect June 9, 2017 The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation that expands…

The SEC recently clarified when an investment adviser will be deemed to have custody of client assets in certain separate…

Investment managers that hold non-U.S. securities (including interests in offshore master funds) for their own accounts or the accounts of…

This is our annual letter briefly reviewing various issues that our investment adviser clients should consider over the next few…

On April 10, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) final regulation (the “Final Regulation”) that redefines what constitutes “investment…

The SEC recently adopted amendments to Form ADV (the “Amendments“) that modify the requirements of Part 1A of Form ADV…

The SEC focuses closely on the calculation and distribution of performance information, including through examinations of investment advisers conducted by…

Increasingly, hedge funds are emulating their private equity counterparts by making what are commonly referred to as “co-investments.”  Occasionally, a…

New Regulation. On April 8, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its long-awaited final regulation redefining what constitutes…

The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (the “DTSA”) became effective on May 11, 2016.  It permits companies to pursue a…

On June 28, 2016, the SEC proposed new Rule 206(4)-4 and amendments to Rule 204-2 under the Advisers Act that…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has raised the net worth threshold under the “performance fee rule” from…

The term “Blue Sky Laws” refers to the laws of U.S. states that prohibit the fraudulent sale of securities. This…

Summary. We encourage you to consider obtaining federal trademark protection for the names and logos of your advisory firm and…