Post by jannikki on May 20, 2007 9:56:54 GMT -4
Former SEC Assistant Chief Counsel and Former Drinker Biddle Attorneys Join Stradley Ronon
Thursday May 17, 1:23 pm ET
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stradley Ronon has added the former assistant chief counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management, Alison M. Fuller, as a partner in the firm's investment management/mutual funds practice group.
Fuller's extensive experience at the SEC will strengthen the firm's nationally recognized investment management and mutual funds practice. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, she will represent and counsel investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on regulatory and compliance issues arising under federal and state securities laws.
"It is rare to find an attorney such as Alison who has the unique combination of reputable SEC credentials, law firm experience and industry knowledge," said Bruce G. Leto, chair of Stradley Ronon's investment management/mutual funds practice group. "Our clients will benefit tremendously from her in-depth understanding of the SEC, in addition to her law firm experience in advising registered investment companies."
As a member of the SEC's Division of Investment Management since 1997, Fuller and her staff developed a number of key positions on matters involving the investment management industry. During her tenure, she received an award for supervisory excellence and the 2005 Capital Markets Award as a member of the Asset-Backed Securities Rulemaking Team.
Prior to joining the SEC, Fuller was a corporate securities associate at Seward and Kissel in Washington, D.C. She also served as a research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.
Fuller earned her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Williams College in Massachusetts.
Additionally, former Drinker Biddle partner Kenneth Greenberg and counsel Joan Ohlbaum Swirsky have joined Stradley Ronon's investment management group/mutual funds practice group, based in the Philadelphia office.
With a combined 40 years of experience counseling investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers, Greenberg and Swirsky will advise Stradley Ronon's clients on regulatory compliance and general corporate matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
"We're thrilled to welcome such experienced 40 Act attorneys to our group," said Leto. "With Ken and Joan's range and depth of investment company experience, they will make an immediate contribution in serving our sophisticated client base."
Greenberg joined Drinker Biddle as an associate in 1990 and was named partner in 1999. During his tenure, he represented investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters arising under federal and state securities laws.
As counsel at Drinker, Swirsky represented clients on a diverse range of investment company matters, with a specialty in issues related to money market funds operated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. She also advised investment company clients on matters including reorganizations, governance and compliance, and federal securities law issues.
Both Greenberg and Swirsky earned their law degrees from Harvard Law School. Greenberg graduated, summa cum laude, from Albright College in Reading, Pa., and Swirsky graduated, cum laude, from Cornell University.
With the addition of these three attorneys, Stradley Ronon's investment management/mutual funds group now has more than 39 legal professionals exclusively dedicated to representing the investment management industry. The practice represents more than 700 separate funds and assets under management totaling nearly $1 trillion. Stradley Ronon's clients......(more)
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Thursday May 17, 1:23 pm ET
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stradley Ronon has added the former assistant chief counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management, Alison M. Fuller, as a partner in the firm's investment management/mutual funds practice group.
Fuller's extensive experience at the SEC will strengthen the firm's nationally recognized investment management and mutual funds practice. Based in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, she will represent and counsel investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on regulatory and compliance issues arising under federal and state securities laws.
"It is rare to find an attorney such as Alison who has the unique combination of reputable SEC credentials, law firm experience and industry knowledge," said Bruce G. Leto, chair of Stradley Ronon's investment management/mutual funds practice group. "Our clients will benefit tremendously from her in-depth understanding of the SEC, in addition to her law firm experience in advising registered investment companies."
As a member of the SEC's Division of Investment Management since 1997, Fuller and her staff developed a number of key positions on matters involving the investment management industry. During her tenure, she received an award for supervisory excellence and the 2005 Capital Markets Award as a member of the Asset-Backed Securities Rulemaking Team.
Prior to joining the SEC, Fuller was a corporate securities associate at Seward and Kissel in Washington, D.C. She also served as a research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.
Fuller earned her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center and her undergraduate degree from Williams College in Massachusetts.
Additionally, former Drinker Biddle partner Kenneth Greenberg and counsel Joan Ohlbaum Swirsky have joined Stradley Ronon's investment management group/mutual funds practice group, based in the Philadelphia office.
With a combined 40 years of experience counseling investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers, Greenberg and Swirsky will advise Stradley Ronon's clients on regulatory compliance and general corporate matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
"We're thrilled to welcome such experienced 40 Act attorneys to our group," said Leto. "With Ken and Joan's range and depth of investment company experience, they will make an immediate contribution in serving our sophisticated client base."
Greenberg joined Drinker Biddle as an associate in 1990 and was named partner in 1999. During his tenure, he represented investment companies, investment advisers and broker-dealers on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters arising under federal and state securities laws.
As counsel at Drinker, Swirsky represented clients on a diverse range of investment company matters, with a specialty in issues related to money market funds operated in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. She also advised investment company clients on matters including reorganizations, governance and compliance, and federal securities law issues.
Both Greenberg and Swirsky earned their law degrees from Harvard Law School. Greenberg graduated, summa cum laude, from Albright College in Reading, Pa., and Swirsky graduated, cum laude, from Cornell University.
With the addition of these three attorneys, Stradley Ronon's investment management/mutual funds group now has more than 39 legal professionals exclusively dedicated to representing the investment management industry. The practice represents more than 700 separate funds and assets under management totaling nearly $1 trillion. Stradley Ronon's clients......(more)
biz.yahoo.com/bw/070517/20070517005810.html?.v=1