Dechert LLP

Dechert LLP, whose depth of industry and SEC experience is commended by clients, stands out for its variety of registered funds expertise, and its ability to assist clients with asset management, broker-dealer, corporate transactions, and litigation. The group counsels a diverse client base, advising fund boards of directors and audit committees, as well as a range of registered funds, among others. Cynthia Beyea is skilled in advising funds on complex reorganization and acquisition transactions, blockchain technology and crypto exchange-traded products. Practice head Christopher Harvey in Boston is heavily involved in the group’s matters for key clients, including reorganization transactions, proxy statements, and requests for exemptive and no-action relief from the SEC. Stephanie A. Capistron, in the same city, advises US registered investment companies and their investment advisers and ETFs in the same location. Elsewhere Christopher D. Christian in Boston and Douglas Dick in Washington DC are heavily involved in the group’s work on offshore funds. Allison M Fumai in New York often advises exchange traded funds on regulatory issues such as exemptive relief. Megan Johnson in Washington DC counts some of the group’s most prominent investment companies as key clients.