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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

A Boutique Law Firm Starts an Alternative Mutual Fund Practice

Reported by Armie Margaret Lee

Asset managers pondering a foray into alternative mutual funds might find news coming out of a boutique law firm of interest.  San Francisco-based Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP brought in Aisha Hunt as partner to lead the law firm's alternative mutual fund practice.

Hunt has represented fund firms such as Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and Dodge & Cox.


Company Press Release

Cole-Frieman & Mallon Llp Launches Alternative Mutual Fund Practice Aisha Hunt, former in-house counsel at Wells Fargo and Dodge & Cox joins as Partner to run the practice
San Francisco, CA November 01, 2011 Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP, a leading boutique investment management law firm, is proud to announce the addition of Aisha Hunt as a Partner to head the firm’s growing Alternative Mutual Fund Practice in San Francisco. Ms. Hunt has represented some of the most prominent investment managers and mutual fund families in the United States, including the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and the Dodge & Cox Funds.

By bringing on Ms. Hunt, the firm now offers clients a broader suite of investment management legal services, including a ’40 Act practice focused on alternative mutual funds. She has extensive legal experience counseling emerging and established investment managers to separate accounts, hedge funds, UCITS funds and mutual funds. Ms. Hunt holds a B.S. in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.

"We are very excited that Aisha has joined the firm to launch our new Alternative Mutual Fund Practice,” said Karl Cole-Frieman. “Our clients will greatly benefit from her wide-ranging mutual fund knowledge, as well as her experience advising hedge fund managers.”

“Few law firms with hedge fund practices have the necessary ’40 Act expertise to advise on the unique regulatory and structural requirements of alternative mutual funds,” said Darren Day, Managing Director at Concept Capital Markets, LLC, a prime brokerage firm which services alternative mutual funds. “With the addition of a ’40 Act practice, Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP is well positioned to help investment managers meet the growing demand for alternative mutual funds.”

Cole-Frieman & Mallon Partner, Bart Mallon, added “Launching an alternative mutual fund is complex and requires highly specialized legal counsel to help navigate the regulatory landscape. Our Alternative Mutual Fund Practice is specifically tailored to help investment managers meet the growing demand and opportunities for these new products.”

“One of the best things about Aisha is that she understands investment managers must contain costs yet receive a premier value-added service. It is impressive that she can help managers analyze the cost-benefit ratio to raising assets on an alternative mutual fund platform,” said Nancy Kazdan, Managing Partner at Market Share International.

About Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP

Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP is a premier boutique investment management law firm, providing top-tier, responsive and cost-effective legal solutions for financial services matters. Headquartered in San Francisco, Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP has an international practice that services both start-up investment managers, as well as multi-billion dollar firms. The firm provides a full suite of legal services to the investment management community, including: hedge fund, private equity fund, venture capital fund, mutual fund and UCITS fund formation, adviser registration, counterparty documentation, SEC, CFTC, NFA and FINRA matters, seed deals, hedge fund due diligence, employment and compensation matters, and routine business matters. The firm also publishes the prominent Hedge Fund Law Blog (http://www.hedgefundlawblog.com), which focuses on legal issues that impact the hedge fund community. For more information please visit us at: http://www.colefrieman.com.
 

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