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Investment Advisers

Overview

Global and domestic investment advisers look to us for advice on complex regulatory, structural, and transactional challenges as they grow and operate their businesses. Our team includes former in-house attorneys who are steeped in adviser formation, compliance, and business issues. To help you manage risk, we develop customized compliance policies and procedures for trading, data privacy and security, and other compliance liabilities. Clients also count on us to interpret and advise on compliance with new laws. We advocate on your behalf regarding policy development and represent your interests during Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) inspections and examinations.

Insights & Events

Insights
Podcast January 2026

SEC Marketing Rule Risk Alert and FAQs—Oh My!

The Securities Compliance Podcast | Compliance in Context
1 min read
Updates November 2025

2026 SEC Examination Priorities

Additions and Exclusions Show Transition From Past Stated SEC Exam Priorities
4 min read
Updates November 2025

Senate Bipartisan Draft Would Establish New Federal Regime for Digital Commodity Markets

How to Help Determine Whether a Tokenized Carbon Credit — or Any Other Digital Asset — May Be Considered a Digital Commodity Under the Draft
10 min read
Published Articles August 2025

Uncertainty in Private Equity Markets: Inflation, Tariffs and Regulatory Changes

1 min read
Updates August 2025

Thinking ESOPs: The Truth About ‘Conflicts’ Under ERISA

Anderson, et al. v. Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee, et al., No. 22-16268 (9th Cir. May 22, 2025)
3 min read
Published Articles July 2025

The DOL’s Focus on Conflicts of Interest (Part 1): Householding Accounts and Recommending Affiliate Funds

1 min read
Updates June 2025

CLARITY Act: Shifting Oversight of Digital Assets Classified as Commodities to the CFTC

A New Regulatory Landscape for Digital Assets Is Underway
5 min read
Updates May 2025

What the CFTC’s Recent Actions on Digital Assets and Environmental/Sustainable Commodities Signal to the Market

Lead or Be Left Behind
7 min read
Blog Post April 2025

FINRA’s Focus on Account Recommendations and Rollovers

Broker Dealer Law blog
1 min read
Media Mentions March 2025

David Williams Featured in American Lawyer’s ‘How I Made Practice Group Chair’ Series

1 min read

Meet The Team

Meet The Full Investment Advisers Team