Building upon its long history of representing independent boards of directors, Sullivan & Worcester LLP is heavily involved in day-to-day operational and shareholder matters and board advice. Clients include groups of retail and variable insurance open-end funds and closed-end funds. Nicole Crum in Washington DC leads the team, who in 2024 has handled a significant amount of artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity mandates for the group, an increasing area of work.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘They have good knowledge and availability which are all the things one wants out of fund and independent director counsel.’

Clients clés

  • Independent Trustees of the John Hancock Funds
  • Manulife/John Hancock Funds
  • Manulife/John Hancock Alternatives Funds
  • Independent Trustees of the Pacific Select Fund and Pacific Funds Series Trust
  • Independent Directors of the Legg Mason Closed-End Funds
  • Independent Trustees of the Virtus Mutual Funds and Virtus Variable Insurance Trust
  • Corebridge VALIC Retirement Funds and their Independent Directors
  • Pear Tree Funds and their Independent Trustees
  • Independent Trustees of the Matthews Asia Funds
  • Advisors Series Trust and their Independent Trustees

Points forts

Acted as independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees of the John Hancock Funds.
Acted as independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees of the Pacific Life Funds.
Acted as independent trustee counsel to the Virtus Mutual Funds, Virtus Variable Insurance Trust and Virtus Closed-End Funds.

Avocats

Les grands avocats de demain

Jeunes associés disposant d'une reconnaissance montante sur le marché, jouant régulièrement un rôle clé dans des dossiers majeurs.

Responsable de la pratique

Nicole Crum