WWL Private Funds 2023

Private Funds

Head of research & analytics

Rupert Wilson rupert.wilson@whoswholegal.com

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INTRODUCTION

Who’s Who Legal is delighted to publish WWL: Private Funds 2023. This report is the fruit of months of research. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and private funds experts from around the world.

Our research has revealed 652 lawyers from 40 jurisdictions jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

The names and contact details of all experts whose nominations are accepted by the head of research are listed without charge. It is impossible to buy entry into WWL: Private Funds Specialists accepted for listing are invited, but not required, to supply a professional biography and photograph, which are published upon payment of a fee.

We hope that you find this report useful and informative. If you do, it is due to the hundreds of people who helped us in the research, and we would like to sign off by thanking them for their kindness, helpfulness and insight, which made it a pleasure to be part of this undertaking.

Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, WWL is not listing individuals from firms based in Russia and Belarus in this report. Lawyers from Ukraine who were previously listed have had their rankings protected and continue to be featured.

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LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS

This year, we highly 730 outstanding lawyers for their deep expertise advising domestic and international clients on fund formation and regulatory matters across the gamut of fund types.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

EMEA | Formation Global Elite Thought Leaders

Xavier Comaills

Clifford Chance Europe LLP Paris

Jason Glover

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP London

Mark Mifsud

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP London

LEADING FIRMS

Debevoise & Plimpton

Geoffrey Kittredge earns plaudits for his extensive experience advising clients on complex cross-border private equity and investment funds formation.

Patricia Volhard is widely considered “a regulatory heavyweight in Germany and the rest of Europe” thanks to her superb handling and encyclopaedic knowledge of private funds.

The “brilliant” Sally Gibson has a stellar reputation for her excellence in fund struc turing, operation and regulatory matters.

John Rife III comes highly recommended as a leading lawyer for regularly advising sponsors on a broad range of formation matters including operations and invest ments among others.

Clifford Chance

Sonya Pauls receives high praise for her firstrate advice to sponsors and investors on fund structuring and private equity matters.

Xavier Comaills is recognised as “a top-drawer fund formation lawyer” with a wealth of experience handling domestic and international secondary transactions and investments in private equity.

Kate Downey

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP London

Maya Issacharov

Amit Pollak Matalon & Co Tel Aviv

Nigel van Zyl Proskauer Rose London

Gerard Saviola is celebrated for his adept handling of debt, buyout, real estate and infrastructure fund formation.

Stephanie Dunne excels at advising sponsors spanning a wide range of industry sectors from aviation to private equity on all stages of a fund’s life cycle.

Alexandra Davidson is a go-to practi tioner for portfolio investments acquisition and private equity fund formation.

Goodwin

Ed Hall attracts widespread praise for his expert handling of large private equity funds, secondary funds and transactions.

Michael Halford is renowned for his top-tier practice assisting institutional and private investors spanning the full spectrum of funds formation.

Ravi Chopra is held in high esteem for his vast expertise in domestic and international secondary transactions.

Samantha Lake Coghlan ranks highly among peers for her first-class handling of fund structuring, operation and establish ment matters.

Shawn D’Aguiar garners praise for his market-leading practice advising investors

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Gilles Dusemon

Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg

Geoffrey Kittredge

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP London

and managers on fund structuring and formation proceedings.

Arendt & Medernach

Claude Niedner is a standout practitioner for assisting clients on complex real estate and hedge fund formation issues.

Gilles Dusemon is a distinguished figure in complex corporate, tax, regulatory and private funds matters.

Isabelle Lebbe has a sterling reputation among peers for her deep expertise advising clients on regulated funds.

Travers Smith

Sam Kay possesses over two decades of experience assisting clients with asset management and private funds in the private equity and real estate sector among others.

Aaron Stocks stands out for his deep expertise in corporate finance that regularly sees him advising investment trusts and offshore funds.

Simon Witney has a stellar reputation assisting private equity clients with fund formation and transactional matters.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Jason Glover stands out in the international marketplace and is extensively experienced in all aspects of private equity fund formation.

Gareth Earl is held in high regard for his excellent practice spanning a variety of private investment funds from establishment to operation.

Seema Shah is celebrated for her expe rience and expertise advising clients on a range of private investment related issues.

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Mark Mifsud is a highly regarded practi tioner with a solid practice advising private investment managers with fund structuring, formation and management.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England

Alex Amos from Macfarlanes is held in high regard for his top-tier funds practice advising asset managers and investors on credit and real estate funds.

Nigel van Zyl with Proskauer Rose holds a sterling reputation in the market for his profound expertise in domestic and interna tional investment fund matters.

At Dechert, Gus Black comes highly recom mended for his wealth of knowledge in debt, private equity and hedge funds.

Carey Olsen’s Jasmine Amaria earn plaudits for her vast expertise in the corporate and finance matters pertaining to fund formation and financing.

Heidi de Vries with Maples Group is cele brated for her excellence assisting large financial institutions in the formation of private equity and hedge funds.

Duncan Woollard from Paul Hastings excels in the full remit of private equity, debt and real estate fund formation.

Edward Gander at Weil Gotshal & Manges possesses over two decades of experience in the private funds arena, specialising in real estate and private equity among other funds.

Nick Benson with Latham & Watkins garners praise for his adept handling of private invest ment funds pertaining to the formation and operation of such funds.

Matthew Keogh at Linklaters excels at advising sponsors on the structuring and management of funds in the real estate and infrastructure sectors among others.

Richard Watkins from Kirkland & Ellis International is lauded for his fund practice handling the structuring and transactional aspects of private funds management.

Anand Damodaran receives high praise for his first-rate advice spanning real estate, private equity and credit funds.

France

Nathalie Duguay with Willkie Farr & Gallagher ranks highly among peers who consider her “a top-notch fund formation lawyer”. She is noted for her private equity investment funds practice pertaining to debt, mezzanine and venture funds among others.

Germany

Helder Schnittker at YPOG impresses market commentators for his “excellence in the venture capital fund market in Berlin”.

Peers and clients say Ronald Buge with POELLATH “is very experienced and well reputed practitioner in the market with respect to taxation issues of private equity funds”.

Tarek Mardini receives plaudits for his superb funds practice advising domestic and international clients on alternative invest ment funds and asset management.

Ludger Verfürth with Ebner Stolz stands out in the international marketplace and is extensively experienced in all aspects of investment funds.

Israel

From Amit Pollak Matalon & Co, Maya Issacharov receives wide acclaim for her market leading practice in venture capital and fund formation spanning a variety of industry sectors.

Yarom Romem at Yigal Arnon & Co impresses observers with his “thorough and smart” approach to complex venture capital and private equity financing fund formation.

Luxembourg Jean-Christian Six with Allen & Overy is an accomplished lawyer with a well-developed investment funds practice. His impressive

Kate Downey is a top name, recom mended for her vast experience in interna tional private equity transactions, which sees her regularly assisting fund sponsors and financial institutions.

David Christmas is held in high regard for his top-tier practice structuring complex multijurisdictional funds.

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roster of clients spans domestic and multi national companies.

Patrick Goebel from Dechert is highly regarded for his agile handling of funds matters, ranging from debt and private equity to real estate and infrastructure.

At Loyens & Loeff, Marc Meyers is “a very proactive” practitioner with a wealth of expe rience handling regulatory and structuring matters in investment funds.

Thibaut Partsch with Elvinger Hoss Prussen has a standout reputation as a “responsive and commercial lawyer” who is “a pleasure to work with”.

Jérôme Wigny is a highly regarded prac titioner with an impeccable knowledge of investment funds and in private equity and real estate fund structuring.

Scotland

Colin Lawrie from CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is a top name, recom mended for his vast experience in private equity and real estate funds.

Switzerland

Peers commend Dominik Oberholzer at Kellerhals Carrard for his encyclopaedic knowledge of collective investment schemes and asset management.

From CapstoneLaw, Hans Moritz is widely recognised as a leading practitioner and specialises in fund formation and private funds management.

Gerhard Niggli with Niggli Rechtsanwälte is “a top-notch lawyer” with a stellar reputation in financial law pertaining to collective invest ments and asset management.

United Arab Emirates

Tom Cochrane at Walkers draws high praise for his incisive approach to complex capital venture, private equity and hedge funds.

Erica Berthou Kirkland & Ellis International LLP New York

Marco V Masotti

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP New York

LEADING FIRMS

Debevoise & Plimpton

Rebecca Silberstein is “a force” in the field and regularly advises sponsors and firms in the private equity, energy and infrastructure sectors among others.

David Schwartz receives high praise for his top-tier experience advising clients in funds matters pertaining to real estate and venture capital funds.

Lorna Bowen is an accomplished prac titioner with a well-developed private funds practice, where she advises asset managers as well as investors.

Andrew Ahern is a top name, recom mended for private equity and private funds transactions.

Jonathan Adler is highly experienced at handling private funds matters and is a renowned specialist in establishing private equity funds.

Justin Storms enjoys a fantastic reputation in the market thanks to his deep expertise in private investment funds and co-investment structures.

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Stephanie Breslow stands out in the market place for her deep expertise in the formation of private equity funds, liquid-security funds and related regulation.

Founding partner Paul Roth continues to be a leading figure in the market, thanks to his adept handling of private equity, offshore and hedge funds bringing over five decades of expe rience to his practice.

Phyllis Schwartz is widely considered a top private equity funds practitioner, with broad expertise handling the structing, formation and operation, as well as related litigation.

AMERICA | Formation

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Stephanie R Breslow Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP New York

Rebecca F Silberstein Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York

Leor Landa Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP New York

Edward D Sopher Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher New York

David Nissenbaum is a standout figure in the field, thanks to his outstanding work providing strategic advice to clients on struc turing and advising on the full remit of funds.

With over 25 years’ experience, David Efron comes highly recommended for his deep exper tise on the formation and structuring of funds.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Thomas Bell collects widespread recognition for his impressive private equity funds practice, which sees him regularly advising managers and investors.

Michael Wolitzer is a top name, recom mended for his vast experience in private equity and alternative asset management.

Glenn Sarno garners praise for his expert handling of domestic and international private investment funds spanning a variety of industries.

Barrie Covit is “very strong technically” and has a stellar reputation in the market, assisting high-profile sponsors in the energy, infrastruc ture and financial services in all aspects of private funds.

Olga Gutman is a highly regarded practi tioner with impressive knowledge on private equity and hedge funds, as well as strategic investments and transactions.

Kirkland & Ellis

Jordan Murray wins high praise for advising domestic and international sponsors and investment firms on credit, real estate and hedge funds.

Erica Berthou is described as “the market leader in NYC”. She is a distinguished practi tioner lauded for her substantial experience in a variety of private fund formation-related matters.

Sean Hill is a top-tier lawyer with exten sive experience managing the structuring, formation and secondary transaction of private investment funds.

Daniel Lavon-Krein is recognised as a standout practitioner with an impeccable knowledge of cross-border private equity fund formations.

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

With over two decades of experience, Marco Masotti is a go-to practitioner for domestic and international private equity, buyout and credit fund formation.

Udi Grofman has a leading reputation providing strategic advice on fund formation and crisis management, as well as for his superb expertise in hedge funds.

Yvonne Chan is a sterling private funds lawyer who is well versed in the implementation of complex fund formation plans.

Amran Hussein ranks highly among peers and excels at advising sponsors with invest ment fund raising and formation.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Sarbjit Basra is held in high regard for his excellent practice in private fund formation pertaining to the structuring and transaction of a fund.

Market sources commend Sébastien Thériault for his “pragmatic approach” and “outstanding practice serving both managers and institutional investors”.

A Timothy Baron is held in high esteem for his strategic approach to a wide variety of investment fund matters, including structuring and establishing a private fund.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada

From McCarthy Tétrault, Sean Sadler stands out in the international marketplace and is extensively experienced in all aspects of private fund formation.

Peers and clients say Ed Vandenberg with Osler Hoskin & Harcourt is “extremely knowl edgeable regarding applicable market prac tice” and “a pleasure to negotiate with”.

John Black ranks highly among peers for top-tier handling of complex fund formations and his in-depth understanding of investment management matters.

Garth Foster at Fasken impresses market commentators with his technical knowl edge and “willingness to try alternative approaches” to fund formations.

USA

Shukie Grossman with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher is celebrated for his experience and expertise advising clients on a range private investment fund formation spanning infra structure, real estate and credit funds.

Edward Sopher excels at advising clients on the gamut of high-value investment funds spanning private equity and financial transactions.

With over four decades of experience, Stephen Vine from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has a stellar reputation in the market for his top-tier investment funds practice spanning credit and private equity among others.

Stephen Culhane at Arnold & Porter is a top name, recommended for his vast experience representing sponsors of private equity and real estate funds among others with the structuring and formation of such funds.

From Davis Polk & Wardwell, Michael Hong is a prominent name in the market for advising clients on high-value fund formation and related regulatory matters.

Leor Landa comes highly recommended for his extensive experience advising large investors on the formation and operation of the gamut of fund.

Michael Gerstenzang with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a standout figure in the field, thanks to his outstanding work providing strategic advice to clients on private investment and alternative investment funds.

Kenneth Rosh at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson receives glowing praise for his exceptional track record in the private equity fund formation and transactions field.

Ropes & Gray’s Amanda Persaud collects widespread recognition for her domestic and cross-border private investment funds practice pertaining to private equity and real estate funds among others.

Laurel FitzPatrick is a first-rate private funds specialist who advises sponsors and investors on all aspects of credit and hedge funds.

Heather Cruz at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is a highly regarded practitioner with a solid practice advising investors with the establishing and operation of funds.

Emily Haithwaite Ogier St Helier

Nick Rogers Ogier Grand Cayman

OFFSHORE | Formation

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Iain McMurdo Maples Group Grand Cayman

Tim Morgan Mourant Ozannes St Helier

Ingrid Pierce Walkers Grand Cayman

For the purposes of this editorial, the following jurisdictions are considered “offshore”: Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Malta and Mauritius. This definition is to enable the grouping of multi-jurisdiction offshore law firms who would otherwise have to be covered across multiple geographical regions.

LEADING FIRMS

Maples Group

Andrew Keast excels at advising clients on the full spectrum of investment funds, according to sources who add, “He is a delight to work with.”

Peter Stapleton is highly regarded for his extensive experience across funds invest ment and management. His impressive roster of clients spans large managers and financial institutions.

Peers and clients say Iain McMurdo is “the expert for private funds in Cayman”, thanks to his “complete knowledge of the market and commercial approach”.

Jon Fowler is lauded for his top-tier practice handling private equity and hedge fund formation and related structuring and regulatory matters.

Jonathan Green is highly respected by sources who consider him a pre-eminent

lawyer for private equity and hedge fund formation.

Tim Morgan ranks highly among peers for top-tier handling of complex asset classes pertaining to private equity, real estate and credit fund among others.

Carey Olsen

Tom Carey is a highly regarded practitioner with a solid practice advising domestic and crossborder asset managers and financial intuitions with fund structuring and establishment.

Ben Morgan is a top name, recommended for his vast experience in the formation of funds spanning private equity, debt and hedge fund transactions

Robert Milner is held in high regard for his top-tier practice establishing and struc turing complex multijurisdictional funds.

Ogier

Emily Haithwaite wins high praise for advising investment fund sponsors on the formation of private funds, real estate and hedge funds among others.

With 20 years’ experience, Niamh Lalor garners praise for her expert handling of fund formation and structuring spanning a variety of industries.

Nick Rogers receives plaudits for his superb funds practice advising hedge funds and managers on complex fund formation and regulation matters.

Walkers

Peers and clients say Caroline Heal “provides solid counsel and advice for all matters” and is “extremely knowledgeable on funds structuring”.

Caroline Williams excels at advising clients on the gamut of private funds span ning private equity and hedge funds.

Ingrid Pierce is a highly regarded prac titioner with a solid practice advising asset managers and bank on funds management.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

British Virgin Islands

Robert Briant with Conyers is a prominent name in the market advising high-profile domestic and international clients on trans actions, private equity and hedge funds.

Cayman Islands

At Travers Thorp Alberga, Richard Mansi is singled out for his “substantive expertise and responsiveness” and “his ability to provide effective strategic counsel”.

Craig Cordle has a leading reputation providing strategic advice on all aspects of fund formation for the full spectrum of asset classes.

Mourant Ozannes

Neal Lomax is a sterling private funds lawyer who is well versed in the implementation of complex fund formation plans.

Private equity lawyer Alex Last is lauded by peers who note, “He is technically excel lent and provides first-class client service.”

Darren Bacon is an accomplished lawyer with a well-developed investment funds prac tice. His impressive roster of clients spans domestic and international companies.

Ireland

Mark White from McCann FitzGerald is widely recognised as “one of the leading investment funds lawyers in Ireland”.

Dara Harrington at Arthur Cox is a distin guished practitioner who holds great expe rience advising clients on the operation of funds spanning closed-ended, direct lending and private equity funds.

ASIA-PACIFIC | Formation Global Elite Thought Leaders

Gavin Anderson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hong Kong

Laura Rogers Walkers Singapore

Justin Dolling Kirkland & Ellis Hong Kong

LEADING FIRMS

Walkers

Denise Wong is a sterling investment funds lawyer who is well versed in the structuring and formation of complex private equity and hedge funds.

Peers and clients say Laura Rogers is “able to articulate a legal solution that is well grounded and yet innovative and practical” throughout the life cycles of funds.

Thomas Granger is held in high regard for his top-tier practice in the Japanese hedge fund and private equity market.

James Gaden comes highly regarded for assisting fund managers in the gamut of private equity and hedge fund formation matters.

Rajah & Tann Singapore

Arnold Tan ranks highly among peers for his superb handling of complex domestic and international investment funds formation and management.

Market sources commend Anne Yeo for her ability “to provide commercially sensible solutions” and is noted for being “well attuned to the latest rules and regulations to provide accurate and sound advice”.

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Andrew M Ostrognai Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Hong Kong

Tejesh Chitlangi IC Universal Legal Mumbai

Arnold Tan Rajah & Tann Asia Singapore

Siddharth Shah Khaitan & Co Mumbai

Jasmine Chew is celebrated for her expe rience and expertise advising Singaporean and cross-border clients on a range of invest ment fund-related issues.

Trilegal

Sai Krishna Bharathan is renowned for his first-rate formation practice and deep expertise in investment funds in the real estate sector.

Ganesh Rao is well known for his “clarity of views” and ability “to distil complex regula tory requirements into language that is easily digestible”.

Observers commend Aditya Jha for her “deep knowledge and ability to parse complex issues and deliver commercial solutions”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Hong Kong

Gavin Anderson with Debevoise & Plimpton is a distinguished practitioner who holds great experience in fund formation and restructuring.

Andrew Ostrognai is a top name in the arena and is recommended for his firstrate practice and skilful handling of issues spanning private equity fund formation and investment.

Adam Furber from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett holds extensive experience advising international and domestic clients on private equity fundraisings and the establishment of funds.

Anne-Marie Godfrey at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld receives widespread applause for her encyclopaedic knowledge of the full remit of the establishing and regulation of funds.

At Kirkland & Ellis, Justin Dolling earns plau dits for his in-depth expertise in multijuris dictional fund structuring and establishment.

“Go-to lawyer” Carol Liu is lauded for her “unparalleled depth of market knowledge in relation to the private equity space”.

Xavier Le Sourne with Elvinger Hoss Prussen “has a strong and deep experience in the market” and is praised for “his ability to come out with different types of solutions”.

From Maples Group, Sharon Yap has a standout reputation in fund structures and provides top-tier assistance to domestic and international clients.

India

Peers and clients applaud Tejesh Chitlangi with IC Universal Legal for “his immense knowledge and grasp of subject matter” pertaining to onshore and offshore invest ment fund structures.

Siddharth Shah at Khaitan & Co is highly regarded among peers and clients alike, who commend his incisive handling of structuring of private equity investments and related transactions.

From Finsec Law Advisors, Sandeep Parekh advises Indian and international investors on the structuring of private equity, venture capital and sovereign funds.

Japan

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Kei Ito with Nishimura & Asahi has built up an impressive practice, earning him a reputation as a go-to practitioner for asset management and investment funds.

Singapore Kai Schneider at Clifford Chance possesses over 20 years’ experience advising clients on the formation of a wide variety of funds.

With Ashurst, Danny Tan is held in high esteem for his private equity funds expertise, where he displays a deep knowledge of fund formation, restructuring and investments.

Joel Seow from Linklaters focuses his top-notch practice advising sponsors on private investment funds, particularly in hedge funds.

Tom Katsaros at Carey Olsen is a highly regarded practitioner with a solid practice advising financial institutions and sponsors on the cycle of funds, including offshore private equity and hedge funds.

Phil Bartram Travers Smith LLP London

Gilles Dusemon

Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg

EMEA | Regulatory

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Stephanie Biggs Travers Smith LLP London

Leonard Ng Sidley Austin LLP London

Jean-Baptiste Poulle Spitz Poulle Kannan Paris

Lisa Cawley

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP London Alessandro Portolano Chiomenti Milan

LEADING FIRMS

Travers Smith

Jane Tuckley is highly skilled at advising clients on complex projects pertaining to regulatory change in the financial services sector.

With over 15 years’ experience, Stephanie Biggs receives widespread recommendations for assisting domestic and international clients on fund formation and regulatory matters.

Phil Bartram is a top name in the arena and is recommended for being “very strong in the space” and his skilful handling of all aspects of private funds law and regulation.

Tim Lewis is a first-rate lawyer for private funds and asset management. He regularly advises clients in the financial services and retail industries.

Arendt & Medernach

Gilles Dusemon is a top-notch practitioner who holds great experience handling tax, fund structuring and alternative investment fund formation.

Florence Stainier is highly regarded among peers and clients alike, who commend her incisive handling of regulators matters involving investment funds.

The “fantastic” Camille Bourke has built up an impressive practice assisting clients with transactions and alternative investment fund formation.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England

At Sidley Austin, Leonard Ng comes highly recommend by peers who note, “He is particularly solid on hedge funds as well as private equity.”

Eve Ellis from Ropes & Gray earns plau dits for her “considerate and thoughtful” approach. She provides “solid and sensible” regulatory advice.

Peers and clients say Neil Robson with Katten Muchin Rosenman “is a superb lawyer for hedge funds” and is “generally very active in the private funds space”.

Lisa Cawley at Kirkland & Ellis International “is the regulatory partner for the UK private equity industry”, according to sources.

John Verwey with Proskauer Rose stands out for his deep expertise in domestic and European regulatory matters involving private funds and transactional matters.

From Debevoise & Plimpton, the “brilliant”

Sally Gibson is a go-to lawyer for fund management and private equity-related regulatory matters.

Lora Froud at Macfarlanes “is very active on work involving how to get contribution pension funds into alternative assets”, report interviewees.

Gregg Beechey with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson holds extensive experi ence advising clients in the financial sector on compliance, fund structuring and regula tory matters.

Germany

Marco Simonis from Clifford Chance is deemed a highly experienced practitioner with deep expertise in tax and the structuring of funds.

Patricia Volhard with Debevoise & Plimpton is noted for providing strategic advice on all aspects of EU regulatory matters to domestic and international clients.

At POELLATH, Peter Bujotzek is heralded for his top-tier practice advising clients on the tax and regulatory side of alternative invest ment funds.

Christoph Gringel with Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek is widely considered the “go-to regu latory lawyer for German funds matters” and is favoured for his “clear, pragmatic and commercial approach”.

Italy

Alessandro Portolano from Chiomenti is a key name thanks to his vast experience assisting clients in complex proceedings before domestic and EU regulators.

Luxembourg

Jérôme Wigny with Elvinger Hoss Prussen ranks highly among peers for his encyclo paedic knowledge of investment funds and Luxembourg’s regulatory developments.

Switzerland

Market sources commend Olivier Stahler at Lenz & Staehelin as “one of the leading regu latory lawyers in Switzerland”.

Dominik Oberholzer with Kellerhals Carrard garners recognition for his exceptional funds practice involving compliance, investment schemes and asset management.

Founding partner Dirk Spiegel of AvelaLaw is widely considered a leader in the market, thanks to his vast expertise in compliance matters pertaining private investment funds, asset management, and transactional proceedings.

THE AMERICAS | Regulatory Global Elite Thought Leaders

Alix d’Anglejan-Chatillon Stikeman Elliott LLP Montreal

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Brazil

Ana Cecília Manente at Levy & Salomão Advogados is a highly regarded practitioner with impressive knowledge on foreign invest ment and structured finance, as well as private equity and hedge funds.

Canada

Alix d’Anglejan-Chatillon with Stikeman Elliott is “very involved in the Quebec regu latory field” and “a go-to for private funds regulation work”.

Chile

Felipe Cousiño at Alessandri is lauded for his top-tier practice handling private and public investment funds and related structuring and regulatory matters.

USA

Kenneth Berman at Debevoise & Plimpton is held in high regard for his top-tier funds practice advising investment advisors and investors on regulatory and compliance proceedings.

Yukako Kawata from Yukako Kawata is a distinguished practitioner lauded for her substantial experience conducting compli ance reviews of hedge and private equity fund managers.

Robert E Plaze

Proskauer Rose Washington

From Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Barry Barbash is a leader in the field of asset management and related regulation, thanks his four decades of experience.

Robert Plaze with Proskauer Rose is held in high regard for his top-tier practice advising clients on US investment regulation.

Amran Hussein at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison wins high praise for advising sponsors and funds on the gamut of regulatory and compliance matters.

OFFSHORE | Regulatory

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Cayman Islands

Peers note Lucy Frew from Walkers is a leader in the field and is widely considered “an amazing repository of regulatory tech nical know-how”.

With Mourant Ozannes, Alex Last receives wide acclaim from market sources as “one of the leading regulatory lawyers in the Cayman Islands”.

Ireland

Peter Stapleton from Maples Group is an accomplished lawyer with a well-developed funds practice advising managers and inves tors on regulatory matters.

Mark White at McCann FitzGerald excels at advising fund managers on investment regu lation and is considered “one of the leading regulatory lawyers” in the field.

Jersey

Ogier’s Emily Haithwaite has a stellar repu tation in the market assisting sponsors on the regulatory change spanning a variety of asset classes.

Barry P Barbash Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Washington

Kenneth J Berman Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Washington

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

At Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Fadi Khoury stands out in the market for his profound expertise in complex proceedings before domestic and international regulators.

Hong Kong

Charlotte Robins with Allen & Overy is singled out by market sources for her encyclopaedic knowledge on regulatory developments both in Hong Kong and abroad.

Mark Shipman from Clifford Chance wins high praise for advising managers and banks among others on the life of all types of invest ment funds from structuring to promotion.

India

IC Universal Legal’s Tejesh Chitlangi is a distinguished practitioner who holds great experience assisting clients in high-value fund formation, investment management and regulation.

Singapore

Lena Ng at Clifford Chance ranks highly among peers for her top-tier handling of complex financial regulatory matters pertaining to fintech, cryptocurrency and blockchain-related matters.

Arnold Tan from Rajah & Tann Singapore is highly respected by sources who consider

him a leading lawyer for compliance and regulatory matters relating to establishing a funds in Singapore.

Francis Mok with Allen & Gledhill is a top name, recommended for his vast experi ence advising financial institutions and fund managers among others on compliance and regulatory matters.

From Ashurst, Danny Tan is a sterling invest ment funds lawyer who is well versed in fund regulatory matters and often acts for govern mental bodies and sovereign funds, among others.

Lena Ng Clifford Chance LLP Singapore

Arnold Tan Rajah & Tann Asia Singapore

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Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

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Ingrid Pierce

Walkers (Cayman) LLP

Ingrid Pierce is Walkers’ global managing partner and specialises in investment funds. She was elected global managing partner in October 2012 and sits on the firm’s management committee.

Recognised as one of the world’s leading investment funds lawyers, Ingrid has been described by Chambers and Partners as a “phenom enal lawyer”, as someone “on my speed dial for the toughest Cayman Islands legal matters” and as someone who “impresses clients and peers alike”. She receives glowing references from clients, who say she is “exceptional in her knowledge” and has been named in the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds, the IFC PowerWomen 100 and in every leading legal directory.

Ingrid specialises in all aspects of formation and ongoing operation of open and closed-ended investment vehicles, serving a large client base comprising major institutions, asset managers, banks, trust companies, insurers, reinsurers and other fiduciaries. Her book of clients includes many of the who’s who of asset managers.

Given her litigation background and having advised multiple clients through the credit crisis and beyond, she has considerable experience with contentious matters, advising on governance and fiduciary duties. She has acted as counsel to inves tors and managers in connection with the acqui sition, restructuring and winding down of various high profile funds.

Ingrid is a frequent speaker at industry events and a guest commentator on various media platforms including Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business.

Mr. Shi’s practice focuses on private equity/venture capital, fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and foreign direct investment and he has extensive experience on advising complex deal structure and capital re-organisation bene fited from his thorough understanding of relevant industry policies and field practice. Mr. Shi has advised a wide-range of clients, including domestic and international investment funds, multinational companies, listed companies, start-ups and growth companies; which spread over a wide range of industries, including investment, hi-tech, chem ical engineering, education, healthcare, media, telecom, internet, environmental protection, retail and consumer, etc.

Mr. Shi has been consistently recognised by practically all leading global legal directories such as Chambers IFLR 1000, Who’s Who Legal AsiaLaw Leading Lawyers, Legal500, CBLJ and Legalband as leading authority on Investment Funds or Venture Capital or M&A.

Josh Dambacher is co-head of the firm’s London office and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Josh focuses his practice on corpo rate, securities and regulatory matters. He primarily represents institutional and entrepre neurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their business. Josh’s experience includes structuring investment management firms, hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds and funds of funds; and structuring and negotiating seed and strategic investments. He also regularly advises investment management firms and their principals on UK and US regulatory compliance, acquisitions and reorganisations of investment management firms, and restructuring proprietary trading desks into independent investment management firms.

Josh previously led the US Financial Reforms Working Group for the Alternative Investment Management Association. He has been described by interviewees in Chambers UK as “pragmatic and commercial in his outlook” and “always reach able no matter what.” Josh is listed as a leading investment management lawyer by Best Lawyers, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 UK and Who’s Who Legal: Private Funds and was twice named to the Financial News 40 Under 40 Rising Stars list. Josh also received an “Outstanding Contribution” award for his services to the hedge fund industry (The Hedge Fund Journal Awards 2018). He is a frequent speaker and author on issues facing the investment management industry including, most recently, on the current regulatory landscape for hedge funds, the EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers and the US Dodd-Frank Act. Josh holds a JD from the University of Michigan Law School and an MBA in finance from Purdue University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.

190 Elgin Avenue

George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9001

Tel: +1 345 814 4667 ingrid.pierce@walkersglobal.com www.walkersglobal.com

Peers and clients say: “An exceptional attorney”

“My number one pick worldwide”

“She has deep expertise and experience of funds formation”

19F, ONE LUJIAZUI 68 M Yincheng Road Shanghai, 200120 Tel: 86 21 3135 8738 colin.shi@llinkslaw.com www.llinkslaw.com

Peers and clients say: “He is very sharp in complicated transactions and closed multiple deals with very high efficiency”

“Colin has a deep understanding of commer cial principles”

“He has strong negotiation capability, dealing with very complex transactions”

One Eagle Place London, SW1Y 6AF Tel: +44 20 7081 8044

josh.dambacher@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: “Josh is great for hedge fund matters”

“He combines outstanding legal knowledge with very strong business acumen”

Colin Shi Llinks Law Offices

Josh Dambacher Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Christopher Hilditch

Christopher Hilditch joined the firm in 2002 to establish the London office, of which he is co-head. With over 25 years of experience advising many of the highest profile hedge funds, Chris focuses his practice on entrepreneurial and institutional invest ment managers, other financial services firms and investment funds, especially hedge funds, hybrid funds, co-investment funds and distressed funds. He provides practical and strategic advice on the structuring and operation of funds and investment managers, including fundraising, investor issues, investment transactions and financing as well as regulatory and compliance matters.

Chris was named to the “Hall of Fame” by The Legal 500 UK having previously received an “Outstanding Contribution” award for his services to the hedge fund industry (The Hedge Fund Journal Awards). Chris was also named as a leading funds lawyer in Best Lawyers, Chambers UK, Chambers Europe, Expert Guide to the Best of the Best (which named him as one of the top 25 funds lawyers worldwide), Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers, IFLR1000 , PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook , Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers and Who’s Who of Professionals. Chris has been described by interviewees in Chambers UK as a “go to lawyer for dealing with a complicated hedge fund” and in The Legal 500 UK as “excellent”. Clients praise his “very strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness” and his “deep knowledge and expe rience in the fund industry”. Chris attended law school at the College of Law, Guildford and holds an MA, with honours, from the University of Oxford. One Eagle Place London, SW1Y 6AF Tel: +44 20 7081 8002

christopher.hilditch@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: “Excellent for hedge funds”

“Christopher is well known and with a good reputation”

Ronald Buge

POELLATH

Ronald Buge is a partner at POELLATH in the private funds practice group in Berlin.

Ronald advises fund managers on legal and tax matters relating to the structuring of alterna tive investment funds. Further, he advises institu tional investors such as insurance companies and pension funds as well as family offices in connec tion with investments in such funds.

He focuses on German and international tax law, including investment tax law, procedural law and tax compliance issues (FATCA, CRS, DAC 6).

He is author of a commentary on the German Income Tax Act and the German Investment Tax Act and publishes abstracts on tax law in several legal journals frequently.

He studied law at Humboldt-University, Berlin; was admitted to the bar in 2004 and joined POELLATH the same year.

Dr Peter Bujotzek is a partner at POELLATH in Frankfurt. He advises on all contractual, tax and regulatory aspects of the structuring of alternative investment funds (private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure) and fund investments. His clients include many well-known German and interna tional fund managers and investors.

Peter offers creative, state-of-the-art and full-service expertise and independent judgment in the above-mentioned areas.

He is author of numerous publications on tax and investment-related matters and is a regular speaker at international conferences, especially addressing fund structuring and tax.

He is ranked in national and international rank ings as one of the leading advisers in his areas of expertise.

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785

Tel: +49 30 253 53 120 ronald.buge@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: “Ronald is very experienced”

“He is well-reputed in the market with respect to taxation issues”

“It is a pleasure working with him”

An der Welle 3 Frankfurt, 60322

Tel: +49 69 247047 14 peter.bujotzek@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: “Peter is very active in tax”

“He is very knowledgeable abound fund structures”

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Peter Bujotzek POELLATH

Uwe Bärenz

POELLATH

Uwe Bärenz is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He focuses on private investment funds, GP and investors advice. He is predominantly engaged in private equity funds, including cross-border work, mainly Luxembourg, tax and regulatory issues, filings, terms and conditions, private and public placements, investors’ needs (pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds, fund of funds, private clients), complex secondary trans actions. His clients include several of the most successful German private equity fund managers. His consulting approach aims to condense complex legal requirements into practicable concepts and to transform the conflicting interests of the parties involved into well-balanced agreements.

He is consistently ranked as one of the leading lawyers in his areas of expertise.

Uwe is actively involved with the German Association of Alternative Investments (BAI) as a member of working groups addressing regulatory and tax needs in legislative procedures. He is the author and co-author of leading commentaries and numerous articles in domestic and interna tional publications, inter alia providing the German chapter on legal developments in his practice area in renowned legal guides. Uwe is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences addressing in particular fund structuring and asset manage ment topics.

He is one of the founders of the Hamburg Funds Forum, held on an annual basis since 2007 and well established in the market.

Uwe joined POELLATH in 1999 and was appointed as partner in 2005. He studied philos ophy and law in Berlin and was admitted to the bar in 1999. He has previously advised insurance companies.

Tarek Mardini POELLATH

Tarek Mardini, LLM is a partner in the private funds practice group of POELLATH where he focuses on private investment funds and alternative asset management. He is based in Berlin, Germany. Tarek regularly advises German and interna tional fund managers in structuring, marketing and managing buyout, growth capital, venture capital, mezzanine and private debt funds as well as primary and secondary fund-of-funds and other investment funds (e.g. crypto funds).

On the investor side, he reviewed and nego tiated several hundred international fund invest ments for German institutional investors as well as family offices regarding legal, regulatory and tax aspects. His special expertise includes advising on fund governance issues (including ILPA principles and dispute situations) as well as tailored review of terms and conditions of private equity funds.

Tarek regularly advises also on secondary fund transactions representing both sellers and buyers in complex portfolio sales of fund interests as well as fund managers in GP-led restructurings.

Tarek regularly publishes on tax, corporate and regulatory aspects of private equity funds.

He is the co-author of a leading commentary on German tax aspects of private equity funds and co-editor of a leading private equity fund hand book. Tarek has written around 60 articles on fund terms, fund governance and secondary transac tion issues. He is a regular speaker at German and international conferences and seminars (including the International Bar Association, Invest Europe, European Business School).

He studied law in Berlin (Germany), Glasgow (UK) and the University of Connecticut School of Law (USA) where he graduated with a master of laws degree (LLM.). During his studies, he received a Fulbright Scholarship and FriedrichNaumann-Scholarship. Tarek is a board member of the German-American Lawyers Association and a member of Invest Europe’s investor regulation working group. Prior to joining POELLATH, he worked for an international law firm in the US and one of the largest international investment banks.

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785 Tel: +49 30 25353 122 uwe.baerenz@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

“He provides clear explanations of complex tax matters to investors”

“Uwe is good on international structures”

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785 Tel: +49 30 25 353 120 tarek.mardini@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: “He is patient and skilled”

Peers and clients say: “Tarek has excellent industry knowledge”

“He makes complex legal processes more digestible”

Philip Schwarz van Berk

POELLATH

Dr Philip Schwarz van Berk is a partner at POELLATH in the private funds practice group in Berlin.

Philip is a highly experienced fund lawyer. He has been advising German and international fund managers on the structuring of alternative investment funds for over 15 years. He and his team have advised numerous German fund managers on venture capital, buyout and real estate private equity funds. His expertise also includes secondary transactions and advising family offices on invest ments and investment structures for private equity and venture capital. Clients appreciate his clear and objective advice.

He is ranked in national and international surveys for his excellent expertise.

Philip publishes regularly in domestic and internationals journals, including commentaries and gives lectures in his areas of expertise.

Philip studied law at the University of Muenster (PhD, 2003) and at the University College London (UCL) where he obtained his LLM (2000). He was admitted to the bar in Berlin in 2004 and joined POELLATH the same year.

Amos Veith POELLATH

Amos Veith is co-head of our private funds prac tice and a member of the management board at POELLATH in Berlin. He has practised tax and corporate law since 2000 and assisted clients in structuring and reviewing several hundred venture capital and private equity funds and similar alter native investments.

He provides fiscal and legal advice on all contractual, regulatory and tax law aspects of fund structuring and fund investments, as well as on fund secondaries and GP-led transactions to domestic and foreign institutional and private investors and initiators in the foregoing fields of closed-end funds. His clients include many wellknown international banks, insurance companies, German and international fund managers and investors, and family offices as well as major private equity corporations. Amos is consistently ranked among the leading lawyers for his private funds practice.

His publications include articles on the taxa tion of investments and regulatory and tax aspects of fund structures. He is, inter alia, the editor of the Frankfurt commentary on private equity (Frankfurter Kommentar zu Private Equity), which describes the major relevant tax, regulatory, and legal aspects for private equity funds in Germany.

Amos is one of the founders of the Hamburg Funds Forum (Hamburger Fondsgespräche), held on an annual basis since 2007 and well established in the market.

Amos studied law and philosophy in Bonn, Cologne, and environmental law at the University of Aberdeen, UK (LLM., 1998). He was admitted to the bar in 2001 and joined POELLATH that same year.

Tejesh Chitlangi

IC Universal Legal

Tejesh Chitlangi is a senior partner with IC Universal Legal and heads the firm’s financial services and investment funds practice at its Mumbai office. He has assisted in setting up of some of the biggest offshore and Indian Investment Fund structures. Under his leadership, the firm has maintained, over the past several years, a share of more than 30 per cent in the Indian private equity, venture capital, credit and hedge fund structuring/set-up space. He has advised several foreign investors on structuring their large billion-dollar deals.

Tejesh also advises majority of the Top Ten Indian asset management companies/mutual funds, biggest wealth managers and advisers. He has also negotiated several global PE/VC & M&A deals. He holds a B.B.A. LL.B. (Honors) from National Law University, Jodhpur, with specializa tion in corporate and securities laws.

Tejesh has been featured as one of the top Indian Investment Funds’ lawyer and a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). He has also been listed as India’s top lawyer in private equity and investment funds by Chambers and Partners, Asia Law as well as Lexology, world’s leading independent law firm ranking agencies. He is recognised as one of the most quoted securities and financial services lawyers in India’s business media and regularly writes columns for leading publications. He regularly assists the Regulators on various policy initiatives, drafting of new regu lations and on international best practices. Tejesh is also a part of several regulatory working groups, including being a member of the prestigious Expert Committee on Investment Funds constituted by IFSCA. He is a regular speaker at various national and international conferences.

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785

Tel: +49 30 253 53 110

philip.schwarzvanberk@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

“Just incredibly knowledgeable about fund structures”

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785

Tel: +49 30 253 531 24 amos.veith@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: “He has compre hensive knowledge about market standards, domestically and internationally”

“A superb practitioner”

“He always knows exactly what he’s doing”

209, Hubtown Solaris Andheri Mumbai, 400069

Tel: + 91 22 6184 9910

tejesh.chitlangi@icul.in www.icul.in

Peers and clients say: “Tejesh has a great business sense”

“He has the ability to efficiently execute legal documents”

Peers and clients say: “One of the very best I’ve worked with”

Miriam Haber

Miriam Haber co-founded Raveh Haber & Co in 2013. Raveh Haber & Co is Israel’s leading boutique law firm specialising in private equity and taxation. Fully committed to excellence and to collaborative teamwork, the firm provides its clients with cuttingedge strategic and regulatory advice tailored to the local market, along with work products meeting international standards of practice.

Ms Haber’s practice focuses on the formation of funds of all types, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds and funds of funds, as well as the representa tion of Israeli institutional investors making invest ments in various Israeli and non-Israeli funds.

In 1993, Ms Haber received her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She then practised tax law at Davis Polk and Wardwell and at Schulte Roth and Zabel, two leading US law firms, prior to immi grating to Israel in 1999. Ms Haber was a partner at a large Israeli law firm prior to co-founding Raveh Haber and is widely recognised in the Israeli market for her private equity expertise.

She was admitted to the Israel Bar, 2003, and the New York Bar, 1994.

Gil Raveh co-founded Raveh Haber & Co in 2013. Raveh Haber & Co is Israel’s leading boutique law firm specialising in private equity and taxation. Fully committed to excellence and to collaborative team work, the firm provides its clients with cutting-edge strategic and regulatory advice tailored to the local market, along with work products meeting interna tional standards of practice.

Mr Raveh’s practice focuses on forming invest ment funds, representing international “gate keepers” operating in Israel, and representing Israeli investors in international partnerships, especially in real estate ventures.

Following his admission to the Israeli Bar in 1995, Mr Raveh earned an LLM in taxation with distinction from Georgetown and practised tax law at two leading US law firms for four years, prior to returning to Israel in 2000. Mr Raveh was a partner at several leading Israeli law firms prior to co-founding Raveh Haber & Co, and specialised in both taxation and private equity at those firms. He is widely recognised as one of the leading Israeli practitioners in those practice areas.

Caroline Clemetson Schellenberg Wittmer

Caroline Clemetson is a member of the manage ment committee, head of Schellenberg Wittmer’s investment management group, and a partner in the banking and finance group in Zurich and Geneva.

Some examples of Caroline’s expertise include counsel to major Swiss fund management compa nies for the set-up of very complex and innovative funds; advising fund managers on obtaining their FINMA licence as fund manager in Switzerland and implementing their new organisation; and counsel to entrepreneurs and pension funds for the set-up of complex Swiss products, open or closed ended in different asset classes (including private equity, real estate, private debt). Caroline was the first to be able to transform successfully contractual funds into SICAVs in Switzerland.

Caroline is an authorised representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange, member of the legal and compliance specialist committee of the Asset Management Association of Switzerland and secre tary of the executive board of the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association.

Caroline graduated from the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich in 2001 and was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 2003. In 2006, she earned an LLM from Columbia University.

Before joining Schellenberg Wittmer as a partner in 2014, Caroline worked for the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority.

11 Menachem Begin Road Ramat Gan, 5268104 Tel: +972 3 717 3010

mhaber@rhlawyers.co.il www.rhlawyers.co.il

Peers and clients say: “Miriam is profes sional and very knowledgeable”

“A pleasure to work with”

“Has special expertise in real estate funds”

11 Menachem Begin Road Ramat Gan, 5268104

Tel: +972 3 717 3010 graveh@rhlawyers.co.il www.rhlawyers.co.il

Peers and clients say: “Gil has built an excellent practice, primarily dedicated to tax as it relates to fund formation”

“He is one of the best”

“Extremely knowledgeable and experienced”

15bis, rue des Alpes PO Box 2088 Geneva, 1211 Tel: +41 22 707 80 00 caroline.clemetson@swlegal.ch www.swlegal.ch

Peers and clients say: “Caroline is well-in formed on fund work”

“Her knowledge of funds markets is outstanding”

Raveh Haber & Co Advocates

Gil Raveh

Raveh Haber & Co Advocates

François Rayroux

Lenz & Staehelin

Dr François Rayroux offers legal advice to banks and securities dealers. He is considered a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. As such, he has been nominated by various professional organisations as an expert in Switzerland in banking and financial law, as well as capital markets law.

Dr François Rayroux is the head of the asset management group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking, asset manage ment and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on fund management and distribution as well as all types of financial products, in particular derivative instruments. Considered as a leading lawyer in banking and asset management law in Switzerland, Dr François Rayroux has been consist ently nominated by major directories as an expert in these fields. François Rayroux teaches investment funds law at professional organisations and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences on banking and financial law issues.

Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for listing purposes, he is a member of the legal and compliance committee of the Swiss Funds Association and the investment funds committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Co-author of the ISDA Netting and Collateral Opinions, he was the legal adviser in the context of the creation and launch of the first Swiss SICAV.

François Rayroux graduated from the University of Zurich (1986) and was admitted to the Zurich Bar (1989). He obtained an LLM from the University of Chicago law school (1990) and completed his doctoral thesis at the Zurich University (1993). He joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1992 and has been a partner since 1998. He speaks English, French, German and Italian.

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Olivier Stahler specialises in banking and finance law. He acts for a broad range of Swiss and foreign financial institutions, including banks, insur ance companies and fund managers, as well as commodities traders and industrial groups. His work includes regulatory advice in the context of the granting of licences for banks, securities dealers and collective investment schemes by the Swiss financial market supervisory authority.

Olivier Stahler is also involved in the struc turing of financial products, and in particular private equity funds and hedge funds. Further, Olivier Stahler acts for financial institutions and corporate borrowers both in domestic and inter national financing transactions. He is co-head of the investment management group of Lenz & Staehelin.

Olivier Stahler is a frequent speaker at profes sional conferences on banking and financial law issues, as well as investment funds. He is a regular contributor to the publications of the Centre for Banking and Financial Law of the University of Geneva, and the Swiss correspondent for the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation He was the Swiss member of the tax and legal committee of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) from 2006 to 2012.

Olivier Stahler completed a law degree at Lausanne University (1990) and obtained an LLM from the University of Edinburgh (1994). He has been admitted to the Geneva Bar (1992). Olivier Stahler joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1995 and has been a partner since 2002. He speaks French and English.

Route de Chêne 30 Geneva, CH-1211 Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

Peers and clients say: “François is highly skilled and provides sound advice based on the individual client’s practical needs and circumstances”

“He knows deeply the capital markets scene in Geneva and Zurich”

“He is a first-class financing lawyer”

Olivier Stahler Lenz & Staehelin

Olivier Stahler is a member of the following professional associations: International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (FSA), Geneva Bar Association (OdA).

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients. Route de Chêne 30 Geneva, CH-1211

Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 olivier.stahler@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

Peers and clients say: “Olivier is an outstanding lawyer”

“Has a great grasp commercial approach”

Shelby R du Pasquier

Lenz & Staehelin

Shelby R du Pasquier is considered as a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He is the head of the banking and finance group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. Shelby R du Pasquier advises a number of Swiss and international financial insti tutions, as well as Swiss and offshore private equity, hedge funds and fund managers.

He is a frequent speaker at professional confer ences and has made a number of scientific publica tions on banking and financial law issues, as well as investment funds.

Shelby R du Pasquier is board member of several companies, including the Swiss National Bank and SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA. He is also admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for listing purposes. He formerly acted as member of the committee of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) self-regulatory organisation as regards money laun dering matters (2000–2008) and as member of the IBA subcommittee on private funds (2001–2005).

Shelby R du Pasquier completed both a busi ness degree (1981) and a law degree (1983) at Geneva University. He also obtained an LLM from Columbia University school of law (1988). He has been admitted to the Geneva Bar (1986) and to the New York Bar (1989). Shelby R du Pasquier joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1988 and has been a partner since 1994. He speaks English, French, German and Spanish.

Shelby R du Pasquier is a member of the following professional associations: International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Geneva Bar Association (OdA).

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Route de Chêne 30 Geneva, CH-1211 Tel: +41 58 450 70 00

shelby.dupasquier@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

Peers and clients say: “He is one of the big names in the market”

“A great lawyer”

“Undoubtedly top tier”

Hans Moritz is a partner at CapstoneLaw. He counsels major international and domestic asset managers, funds, institutional and private inves tors, banks, and other financial intermediaries on all investment management and corporate matters as well as financial market regulations. Hans focuses on formation, marketing and management of private funds, manager and fund level transac tions, operational and compliance issues as well as regulatory filings.

He advises institutional and private investors in connection with a wide range of semi liquid and illiquid investments through complex manage ment agreements, managed accounts, club deals, and commingled products and is experienced in fund interest acquisitions and negotiation of co-investments. He has guided clients through multiple commercial challenges including key person events, investor defaults, manager replace ments, spin-outs and other strategic corporate transactions.

Hans’s breadth of expertise and leadership of complex fund related transactions across multiple jurisdictions have earned him a reputa tion as a leader in private fund matters across a wide variety of strategies including private equity, venture capital, renewable power, real estate and private credit including direct lending, corporate private placement as well as mezzanine financing.

He serves as a non-executive board member of a select number of corporate entities providing them with ongoing support and expertise in the design and implementation of their investment programs and activities. As a speaker, Hans is addressing audiences at international fund and investor conferences and is involved in developing policy maker initiatives.

Hans Moritz CapstoneLaw

Olivier Stahler (cont.)

Hans received his Doctorate in Law from the University of Lausanne (2004) and his Master in European and International Economic Law from LMU Munich (2003). He is admitted in Zurich (Art. 28 BGFA) and Munich.

Stephanie R Breslow Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Stephanie R Breslow is co-head of the Investment Management Group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She maintains a diverse practice that includes liquid funds, private equity funds and the structuring of investment manage ment businesses. She focuses her practice on the formation of private equity funds (including LBO, mezzanine, distressed, real estate and venture) and liquid-securities funds (including hedge funds, hybrid funds, credit funds and activist funds) as well as providing regulatory advice to investment managers. She also represents fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with seed-cap ital investments in fund managers and acquisitions of interests in investment management businesses and funds of funds and other institutional inves tors in connection with their investment activi ties, including blockchain technology and virtual currency offerings and transactions.

Stephanie has received the highest industry honors and is listed as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Crain’s Notable Women in Law , IFLR1000 Women Leaders, Best Lawyers in America, The Legal 500 US, Who’s Who Legal, Expert Guides and PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook, among other leading directories. Stephanie was named the “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year” for 2020 by Who’s Who Legal and the Euromoney Legal Media Group’s “Best in Investment Funds” and “Outstanding Practitioner,” both at the Americas Women in Business Law Awards. She is also recognised as one of The Hedge Fund Journal’s 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds and was named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.

Stephanie received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her B.A. from Harvard University.

David J Efron Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

David J. Efron is co-managing partner of the firm. He serves as co-head of the Investment Management Group and as a member of the Executive Committee. With more than 25 years of experience, David has a broad practice advising private fund managers that employ a wide range of investment strategies. He represents many of the world’s largest private fund managers on formation, structuring, organisation, compensa tion, operations, seed capital and joint venture arrangements and restructurings, among other types of matters related to their funds and manage ment companies. Notably, David has advised on many of the largest start-up hedge fund launches in the industry over the past few years. Additionally, David also represents private fund managers in connection with SEC regulatory issues and compli ance-related matters.

Schulte’s Investment Management Group, which David co-heads, has been described as the “preeminent name in this area” and at “the fore front of this industry” by Chambers, a prominent industry publication that ranks firms and lawyers.

David is listed in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers The Legal 500 US and Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers. David was recognised on Business Insider’s “Ready To Launch” list, which identifies the 29 leading bankers, advisers and lawyers for hedge fund launches. David received his B.A. from Vassar College, his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law and an LLM. degree in securities regulation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center.

Gartenstrasse 11 CH-8002 Zurich

Tel: +41 44 281 92 52

hans.moritz@capstonelaw.ch www.capstonelaw.ch

Peers and clients say: “Hans has an incred ible ability to describe complex legal matters in plain English”

“He is brilliant in complex domestic and cross-border deals “

“His insightful analysis and balanced approach reveal an excellent knowledge of the underlying business”

“He has a strong command of technical skills”

919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2542 stephanie.breslow@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: “Stephanie is a leader in the field”

“She is an excellent funds lawyer” “Great on the hedge side”

919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2269 david.efron@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: “A clever and seasoned asset management lawyer” “Very experienced with hedge funds”

Marc E Elovitz

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Marc E Elovitz is co-managing partner of the firm. He serves as chair of the Investment Management Regulatory & Compliance Group and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Marc advises private fund managers on running their businesses consistent with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and all other applicable laws, regulations and legal requirements. Marc provides guidance to clients on SEC registration, examination and enforcement matters. He also regularly leads training sessions for investment professionals on complying with insider trading and market manipulation laws, and he has developed and led compliance training sessions for marketing and investor relations professionals. Marc works closely with clients undergoing SEC examinations and responding to deficiency letters and enforcement referrals. He develops new compliance testing programs in areas such as trade allocations and conflicts of interest, and he leads macro-level compliance infrastructure reviews with fund managers, iden tifying the material risks specific to each particular firm and evaluating the compliance programs in place to address those risks. Marc has a cutting edge practice covering the latest trends of interest to private funds, including blockchain technology and digital assets. He advises on the egal and regu latory considerations involving virtual and digital currency business initiatives and the blockchain technology behind them.

Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 US, Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers and New York Super Lawyers have recognised Marc as a leading lawyer. Marc received his J.D. from NYU School of Law and his B.A., with honors, from Wesleyan University. 919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2553 marc.elovitz@srz.com www.srz.com

David Nissenbaum is co-head of the Investment Management Group. He primarily represents insti tutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their businesses. David’s expertise spans the alternative investment fund sector. He is known for his extensive knowledge of market terms, and for combining legal expertise with a commercial approach to evaluating risks and handling client negotiations. David advises a long and diverse list of successful clients. He has exten sive experience structuring and advising credit, hedge, private equity, hybrid, distressed investing, activist and energy funds, co-investments, funds of funds, multi-manager platforms and co-investment platforms. David has been at the leading edge of industry developments in “Upper Tier” manage ment company partnerships, compensation plans and succession plans, seed and strategic invest ments and spinoffs of investment teams. Working with his Regulatory & Compliance colleagues at SRZ, who themselves are recognised leaders in their specialties, his work includes counseling clients on finding practical solutions to regula tory and compliance requirements, including the Volcker Rule, and managing conflicts of interest.

David has been recognised as a key player in private fund formation by The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers, PLC Crossborder Private Equity Handbook, The Legal 500 US, and Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers. A soughtafter speaker, David has spoken at conferences and seminars on a range of topics, including fund raising, merchant bank structures, managing conflicts of interest, liquidity events, credit and lending funds and co-investment vehicles.

Amanda N. Persaud is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s Asset Management Group in New York. Her practice focuses on advising sponsors on the formation, and operation of private investment funds, including private equity, credit, venture, real estate, hybrid structures and other strategies. Amanda regularly leads numerous global fund raises for prominent sponsors and serves as their primary advisor on a wide range of governance, operational and regu latory matters.

Ms Persaud speaks extensively on a range of topics affecting private equity funds, credit funds, hedge funds and other private funds at conferences sponsored by the International Bar Association, the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the Practising Law Institute and other industry forums. In 2021, she spoke at Practising Law Institute (June 8, 2021), “Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2021 - Upper Tier: Structures and Considerations”. In 2019, she spoke at Practising Law Institute’s 20th Annual Private Equity Forum; the Eighth Annual Private Equity US Spring Forum; Out Leadership – Global Insights: Business Innovation Driving Change; and the SEO Alternative Investments Conference.

Ms Persaud’s many publications include: “How PE Can Drive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Internally, at Portfolio Companies and Industrywide,” The Private Equity Law Report (March 23, 2021); “Survey Examines Trends in Fees, Structures and Governance of Credit Funds Post Coronavirus,” The Private Equity Law Report (January 12, 2021); Private Equity: Longer Term Investment Structures,” Practising Law Institute (May 13, 2019) “Cumming’s Take: Private Equity and LGBT Inclusion” The Wall Street Journal, May 2 2019) and “Private Equity Funds: Legal Analysis of Structural, ERISA, Securities and Other Regulatory Issues” in Investment Advisor Regulation (PLI, 2009–2021).

919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2227 david.nissenbaum@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: “Marc is a giant in the investment funds space”

“A highly rated practitioner”

Peers and clients say: “David is an excel lent funds lawyer”

1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, 10036 Tel: +1 212 596 9047 amanda.persaud@ropesgray.com www.ropesgray.com

Peers and clients say: “Her work is of very high quality”

“She is a strong partner who is well respected in the industry”

“Amanda is relied upon by well-regarded sponsors of private equity funds”

David Nissenbaum

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

“He’s a guy you want on your side on a major deal”

Amanda N Persaud Ropes & Gray LLP

Paul N Roth

Paul N. Roth is a founding partner of the firm and former chair of the Investment Management Group. Throughout his career, Paul has acted as counsel to leading public and private companies in financial services and to their boards of directors. His exten sive private investment funds practice includes the representation of hedge funds, private equity funds, offshore funds, investment advisers and brokerdealers in connection with fund formations and compliance, securities regulation, mergers and acquisitions (domestic and cross-border) and other financial transactions.

Paul has been recognised as a leading funds lawyer by The Best Lawyers in America, which also named him New York City Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law Lawyer of the Year; Chambers Global, Chambers USA, IFLR1000, Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA Expert Guides Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America, The Legal 500 US, New York Super Lawyers, PLC Cross-border Investment Funds Handbook, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who Legal. Paul was honored at The Hedge Fund Journal Awards for his achievement in the hedge fund industry. He received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Managed Funds Association in recognition of his service to the industry and his commitment and support to MFA. He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hedge Funds Care in recognition of his prominence in the hedge funds industry and his commitment to philanthropy.

Paul graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, cum laude from Harvard Law School and was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study law in the Netherlands. 919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2450 paul.roth@srz.com www.srz.com

Phyllis A Schwartz Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Phyllis A Schwartz focuses her practice on the struc turing, formation and operation of private equity funds, including buyout funds, venture capital funds, credit funds, litigation financing funds and permanent capital funds. She represents both fund sponsors and investors in her practice. In addition to assisting fund sponsors with their internal management arrange ments, succession planning, capital call borrowing facilities and formation of co-investment vehicles, she has extensive experience with institutional inves tors and regularly advises clients on market terms of investment funds. Phyllis also advises private equity funds in connection with their investments in, and dispositions of, portfolio companies.

Phyllis is listed in The Legal 500 US, The Best Lawyers in America, New York Super Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal: Private Funds, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers (Investment Funds, Private Equity) and the Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law (Investment Funds). A member of New York’s Private Investment Fund Forum, Phyllis frequently shares her insights on effective fund formation strat egies at industry conferences and seminars. She recently discussed compliance concerns for co-in vestments and issues related to fund restructuring and secondary transactions. Interviewed by Private Funds Management in the article “Ringing the Changes,” Phyllis is also the co-author of Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute), which is considered the leading treatise on the subject. In addition, she contributed to the Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Private Equity International in asso ciation with SRZ), as well as a chapter on “Advisers to Private Equity Funds – Practical Compliance Considerations” in Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2 (Practising Law Institute).

Phyllis received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her A.B. from Smith College.

919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2417 phyllis.schwartz@srz.com www.srz.com

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Peers and clients say: “Paul is a leader in Private funds”

“He is an authority in the space”

“He is prominent in the hedge fund business”

Peers and clients say: “Phyllis is an excel lent funds lawyer”

“Very knowledgeable and experienced”

“She has strong technical skills”

Australia

Nikki Bentley

Ernst & Young nikki.bentley@au.ey.com

Nathan Cahill Gilbert + Tobin ncahill@gtlaw.com.au

Stuart Johnson

MinterEllison stuart.johnson@minterellison.com

Fadi C Khoury

Corrs Chambers Westgarth fadi.khoury@corrs.com.au

Mark McFarlane

King & Wood Mallesons mark.mcfarlane@au.kwm.com

John Moutsopoulos

KPMG

john.moutsopoulos@kpmg.com.au

Austria

Clemens Philipp Schindler Schindler Attorneys clemens.schindler@schindlerattorneys.com

Andreas Zahradnik

DORDA Rechtsanwälte GmbH andreas.zahradnik@dorda.at

Bermuda

Tonesan Amissah

Appleby Global Services tamissah@applebyglobal.com

Sarah Demerling

Walkers

sarah.demerling@walkersglobal.com

Elizabeth Denman

Conyers

elizabeth.denman@conyersdill.com

Dawn C Griffiths

Conyers dawn.griffiths@conyersdill.com

Sally Penrose

Appleby spenrose@applebyglobal.com

Brazil

Marina Anselmo Schneider Mattos Filho marina.anselmo@mattosfilho.com.br

Fabricio Fortuna Avino Cepeda Advogados fabricio.avino@cepeda.law

Hermano Notaroberto Barbosa BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão hermano@bmalaw.com.br

Fábio Augusto T Cepeda Cepeda Advogados fabio.cepeda@cepeda.law

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Ronald Herscovici

Cescon Barrieu Flesch & Barreto Advogados ronald.herscovici@cesconbarrieu.com.br

Guilherme Bueno Malouf

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados gmalouf@machadomeyer.com.br

Ana Cecília Manente

Levy & Salomão Advogados amanente@levysalomao.com.br

Ana Carolina Lima Nomura Mattos Filho cnomura@mattosfilho.com.br

Jane Goldman Nusbaum

BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão jane@bmalaw.com.br

Lior Pinsky

Veirano Advogados lior.pinsky@veirano.com.br

Marina Procknor Mattos Filho marina.procknor@mattosfilho.com.br

Nei Schilling Zelmanovits

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados nsz@machadomeyer.com.br

Rubens de Camargo Vidigal Neto Vidigal Neto Advogados rubens@vidigalneto.com.br

Raul de Paula Leite Filho FreitasLeite raul@fladv.com.br

British Virgin Islands

Robert J D Briant Conyers robert.briant@conyers.com

Anton Goldstein Conyers anton.goldstein@conyersdill.com

Philip Graham Harney Westwood & Riegels philip.graham@harneys.com

Canada

British Columbia

James D Beeby Bennett Jones LLP beebyj@bennettjones.com

Andrew McLeod NITRO vancouver@blakesnitro.com

Ontario

Michael Akkawi Torys LLP makkawi@torys.com

A Timothy Baron

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP tbaron@dwpv.com

Sarbjit S Basra

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP sbasra@dwpv.com

John Black

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP jblack@osler.com

Michael Bunn

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP michael.bunn@nortonrosefulbright.com

Michael Burns McMillan LLP michael.burns@mcmillan.ca

Garth J Foster Fasken gfoster@fasken.com

Samantha Horn Stikeman Elliott LLP sghorn@stikeman.com

Ronald Kosonic

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP rkosonic@blg.com

Bernard Kwasniewski Torys LLP bkwasniewski@torys.com

Lynn M McGrade

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP lmcgrade@blg.com

Alfred LJ Page Borden Ladner Gervais LLP apage@blg.com

W Ian Palm Gowling WLG ian.palm@gowlings.com

Andre Poles Dickinson Wright LLP APoles@dickinsonwright.com

Darin R Renton Stikeman Elliott LLP drenton@stikeman.com

Sean Sadler McCarthy Tétrault LLP ssadler@mccarthy.ca

Ed Vandenberg Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP evandenberg@osler.com

Quebec

Sébastien Thériault Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP stheriault@dwpv.com

Cayman Islands

Julian Ashworth Maples Group julian.ashworth@maples.com

Tim Buckley Walkers (Cayman) LLP tim.buckley@walkersglobal.com

Tim Coak

Maples Group tim.coak@maples.com

Jo Cunningham Maples Group jo.cunningham@maples.com

Sheryl Dean Maples Group sheryl.dean@maples.com

Robert Duggan Alphataur Partners robert.duggan@alphataur.com

Jarrod Farley Carey Olsen jarrod.farley@careyolsen.com

Jonathan Green Maples Group jonathan.green@maples.com

Ashley Gunning Walkers (Cayman) LLP ashley.gunning@walkersglobal.com

Caroline Heal Walkers (Cayman) LLP caroline.heal@walkersglobal.com

Joanne Huckle Ogier joanne.huckle@ogier.com

Hayden Isbister Mourant Ozannes hayden.isbister@mourantozannes.com

Andrew Keast Maples Group andrew.keast@maplesandcalder.com

Alex Last Mourant Ozannes alex.last@mourant.com

Neal Lomax Mourant Ozannes neal.lomax@mourant.com

Tim Ludford-Thomas Walkers (Cayman) LLP tim.ludford-thomas@walkersglobal.com

Richard Mansi Travers Thorp Alberga rmansi@traversthorpalberga.com

Iain McMurdo Maples Group iain.mcmurdo@maples.com

Ingrid Pierce* Walkers (Cayman) LLP ingrid.pierce@walkersglobal.com P Prasana Walkers (Cayman) LLP prasana@walkersglobal.com

Gwyneth Rees Maples Group gwyneth.rees@maplesandcalder.com Michael Richardson Maples Group michael.richardson@maplesandcalder.com

Nick Rogers Ogier nick.rogers@ogier.com Giorgio Subiotto Ogier giorgio.subiotto@ogier.com

Kieran Walsh Maples Group kieran.walsh@maples.com

Christie Walton Maples Group christie.walton@maples.com

Caroline Williams Walkers (Cayman) LLP caroline.williams@walkersglobal.com

China

Selena She Llinks Law Offices sshe@llinkslaw.com

Colin Shi* Llinks Law Offices colin.shi@llinkslaw.com

James Yong Wang Jingtian & Gongcheng wang.yong@jingtian.com Ping (Evan) Zhang Han Kun Law Offices evan.zhang@hankunlaw.com

Denmark

Søren Fogh Gorrissen Federspiel sf@gorrissenfederspiel.com

England

John Adams Shearman & Sterling LLP john.adams@shearman.com

Tom Alabaster Ropes & Gray LLP tom.alabaster@ropesgray.com

Warren Allan Proskauer Rose wallan@proskauer.com

Jasmine Amaria

Carey Olsen jasmine.amaria@careyolsen.com

Alex Amos

Macfarlanes LLP alex.amos@macfarlanes.com

Jeremy Bell

Burges Salmon LLP jeremy.bell@burges-salmon.com

Nick Benson Latham & Watkins nick.benson@lw.com

Bruno Bertrand Proskauer Rose bbertrand-delfau@proskauer.com

Gus Black Dechert LLP gus.black@dechert.com

Jonathan Blake Herbert Smith Freehills LLP jonathan.blake@hsf.com

Camille Bourke Arendt & Medernach camille.bourke@arendt.com

Christopher Braunack

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP christopher.braunack@kirkland.com

Sam Brooks Macfarlanes LLP samuel.brooks@macfarlanes.com

Theodor Cardos Kirkland & Ellis International LLP ted.cardos@kirkland.com

Ravi Chopra Goodwin rchopra@goodwinlaw.com

David Christmas Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP david.christmas@friedfrank.com

Nigel Clark

Weil Gotshal & Manges nigel.clark@weil.com

Jane Clayton Norton Rose Fulbright jane.clayton@nortonrosefulbright.com

Justin Cornelius Goodwin jcornelius@goodwinlaw.com

Oliver Crowley Pinsent Masons LLP oliver.crowley@pinsentmasons.com

Iain Cullen Simmons & Simmons LLP iain.cullen@simmons-simmons.com

Shawn D’Aguiar Goodwin sdaguiar@goodwinlaw.com

John Daghlian Akin Gump LLP john.daghlian@akingump.com

Josh Dambacher* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP josh.dambacher@srz.com

Anand Damodaran Kirkland & Ellis International LLP anand.damodaran@kirkland.com

Alexandra Davidson Clifford Chance LLP alexandra.davidson@cliffordchance.com

Patrick Deasy Goodwin pdeasy@goodwinlaw.com

Kate Downey

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP kate.downey@friedfrank.com

Stephanie Dunne

Clifford Chance LLP stephanie.dunne@cliffordchance.com

Gareth Earl Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP gareth.earl@stblaw.com

Jeremy Elmore Travers Smith LLP jeremy.elmore@traverssmith.com

Nick Evans

Maples Group nick.evans@maples.com

Simon Firth

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer (UK) LLP simon.firth@arnoldporter.com

Eric Flaye Conyers eric.flaye@conyers.com

Ed Ford

Travers Smith LLP edward.ford@traverssmith.com

Ian Fox

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP ian.fox@nortonrosefulbright.com

Lora Froud Macfarlanes LLP lora.froud@macfarlanes.com

Dale Gabbert Simmons & Simmons LLP dale.gabbert@simmons-simmons.com

Edward Gander Weil Gotshal & Manges ed.gander@weil.com

Sally Gibson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP sgibson@debevoise.com

Jason Glover Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP jglover@stblaw.com

Christopher Good Macfarlanes LLP christopher.good@macfarlanes.com

Christopher Gorman-Evans Akin Gump LLP cgorman-evans@akingump.com

Paul Govier Maples Group paul.govier@maples.com

Matthew James Griffin White & Case LLP matthew.griffin@whitecase.com

Anthony Grossman

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP antony.grossman@bclplaw.com

Michael Halford Goodwin

mhalford@goodwinlaw.com

Ed Hall Goodwin ehall@goodwinlaw.com

Christopher Hilditch* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP christopher.hilditch@srz.com

Thomas John Holton Akin Gump LLP john.holton@akingump.com

Matt Huggett

Allen & Overy LLP matthew.huggett@allenovery.com

Harjit Kaur Maples Group harjit.kaur@maples.com

Sam Kay Travers Smith LLP samuel.kay@traverssmith.com

Matthew Keogh Linklaters LLP matthew.keogh@linklaters.com

Geoffrey Kittredge

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP gkittredge@debevoise.com

Samantha Lake Coghlan Goodwin slakecoghlan@goodwinlaw.com

Rahul Manvatkar

Linklaters LLP rahul.manvatkar@linklaters.com

Stuart Martin Dechert LLP stuart.martin@dechert.com

Ian Meade Akin Gump LLP imeade@akingump.com

Mark Mifsud Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP mark.mifsud@friedfrank.com

Michael Newell

Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP michael.newell@cwt.com

Barbara Niederkofler

Akin Gump LLP bniederkofler@akingump.com

Peter Olds

Weil Gotshal & Manges peter.olds@weil.com

Greg P Norman

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP greg.p.norman@skadden.com

Ajay Pathak Goodwin apathak@goodwinlaw.com

Tim Pearce

Akin Gump LLP tpearce@akingump.com

Richard Perry

Simmons & Simmons LLP richard.perry@simmons-simmons.com

Cathy Pitt

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP cathy.pitt@cms-cmno.com

Jonathan Pittal

Stephenson Harwood LLP jonathan.pittal@shlegal.com

Daniel Quinn

Akin Gump LLP daniel.quinn@akingump.com

John W Rife III

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP jrife@debevoise.com

Stephen Robinson

Macfarlanes LLP stephen.robinson@macfarlanes.com

Oliver Rochman

Morrison & Foerster orochman@mofo.com

Stephen Ross

Sidley Austin LLP sross@sidley.com

Devarshi Saksena

Simmons & Simmons LLP devarshi.saksena@simmons-simmons.com

Gerard Saviola

Clifford Chance LLP gerard.saviola@cliffordchance.com

Seema Shah

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP seema.shah@stblaw.com

Aaron Stocks

Travers Smith LLP aaron.stocks@traverssmith.com

Jonathan Tadd Kirkland & Ellis International LLP jonathan.tadd@kirkland.com

Thiha Tun Dechert LLP thiha.tun@dechert.com

Piers Warburton Ashurst LLP piers.warburton@ashurst.com

Richard K Watkins Kirkland & Ellis International LLP richard.watkins@kirkland.com

Mark Watterson

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP mark.watterson@freshfields.com

Tim West

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP tim.west@hsf.com

Solomon Wifa Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP swifa@willkie.com

Simon Witney Travers Smith LLP simon.witney@traverssmith.com

Hughie Wong Walkers hughie.wong@walkersglobal.com

Duncan Woollard Paul Hastings LLP duncanwoollard@paulhastings.com

Andrew Wylie Andrew Wylie andrew.wylie1@gmail.com

Victoria Younghusband Charles Russell Speechlys LLP victoria.younghusband@crsblaw.com

Heidi de Vries Maples Group heidi.devries@maples.com

Nigel van Zyl Proskauer Rose nvanzyl@proskauer.com

Finland

Sten Olsson

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd sten.olsson@hannessnellman.com

France

Édouard Chapellier

Linklaters LLP edouard.chapellier@linklaters.com

Xavier Comaills

Clifford Chance Europe LLP xavier.comaills@cliffordchance.com

Arnaud David Goodwin adavid@goodwinlaw.com

Nathalie Duguay Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP nduguay@willkie.com

Olivier Dumas Joffe & Associés odumas@joffeassocies.com

Florence Moulin Jones Day fmoulin@jonesday.com

Stéphane Puel

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI puel@gide.com

Agnes Rossi Simmons & Simmons agnes.rossi@simmons-simmons.com

Germany

Ronald Buge* POELLATH ronald.buge@pplaw.com

Peter Bujotzek* POELLATH peter.bujotzek@pplaw.com

Uwe Bärenz* POELLATH uwe.baerenz@pplaw.com

Martin Krause Norton Rose Fulbright LLP martin.krause@nortonrosefulbright.com

Mario Leissner

King & Spalding LLP mleissner@kslaw.com

Tarek Mardini* POELLATH tarek.mardini@pplaw.com

Sonya Pauls Clifford Chance sonya.pauls@cliffordchance.com Achim Pütz Luther achim.puetz@luther-lawfirm.com

Christian Schatz Flick Gocke Schaumburg christian.schatz@fgs.de

Helder Schnittker YPOG helder.schnittker@ypog.law

Philip Schwarz van Berk* POELLATH philip.schwarzvanberk@pplaw.com

Amos Veith* POELLATH amos.veith@pplaw.com

Ludger C Verfürth Ebner Stolz ludger.verfuerth@ebnerstolz.de

Daniel Voigt CMS Hasche Sigle daniel.voigt@cms-hs.com

Patricia Volhard Debevoise & Plimpton LLP pvolhard@debevoise.com

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Christopher Anderson Carey Olsen LLP christopher.anderson@careyolsen.com

Darren Bacon Mourant Ozannes darren.bacon@mourant.com

Andrew Boyce Carey Olsen LLP andrew.boyce@careyolsen.com

Tom Carey Carey Olsen LLP tom.carey@careyolsen.com

Craig Cordle Walkers craig.cordle@walkersglobal.com

David Crosland Carey Olsen LLP david.crosland@careyolsen.com

Ben Morgan Carey Olsen LLP ben.morgan@careyolsen.com Bryon Rees Ogier bryon.rees@ogier.com

Matt Sanders Walkers matt.sanders@walkersglobal.com

John Scanlan Carey Olsen LLP john.scanlan@careyolsen.com

William Simpson Independent Legal Consultant william@simpson.gg

Frances Watson Mourant Ozannes frances.watson@mourantozannes.com

Paul Wilkes Collas Crill paul.wilkes@collascrill.com

Hong Kong

Gavin Anderson Debevoise & Plimpton LLP ganderson@debevoise.com

Geoffrey Chan Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom geoffrey.chan@skadden.com Gaven Cheong Tiang & Partners gaven.cheong@tiangandpartners.com Albert S Cho

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acho@gibsondunn.com

Mark Cummings Walkers mark.cummings@walkersglobal.com

Justin Dolling Kirkland & Ellis justin.dolling@kirkland.com

John R Fadely Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP jfadely@gibsondunn.com

Matthias Feldmann Clifford Chance matthias.feldmann@cliffordchance.com

Hayden Flinn King & Wood Mallesons hayden.flinn@hk.kwm.com

James Ford Allen & Overy Hong Kong james.ford@allenovery.com

Adam C Furber Simpson Thacher & Bartlett afurber@stblaw.com

James Gaden Walkers

james.gaden@walkersglobal.com Anne-Marie Godfrey Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld anne-marie.godfrey@akingump.com Rolfe Hayden Simmons & Simmons rolfe.hayden@simmons-simmons.com Kate Hodson Ogier kate.hodson@ogier.com

Vincent Ip Ropes & Gray LLP vincent.ip@ropesgray.com

Stéphane Karolczuk

Arendt & Medernach stephane.karolczuk@arendt.com

Jeremy Lam

Deacons jeremy.lam@deacons.com

Xavier Le Sourne

Elvinger Hoss Prussen xavierlesourne_hk@elvingerhoss.lu

Guo Sun Lee

King & Wood Mallesons guosun.lee@hk.kwm.com

Teresa Leung

Kirkland & Ellis teresa.leung@kirkland.com

Carol G Liu

Kirkland & Ellis carol.liu@kirkland.com

Ann Ng Maples Group (Hong Kong) ann.ng@maplesandcalder.com

Andrew M Ostrognai Debevoise & Plimpton LLP amostrognai@debevoise.com

Mark Shipman

Clifford Chance mark.shipman@cliffordchance.com

Richard Thorp Travers Thorp Alberga rthorp@tta.lawyer

Effie Vasilopoulos Sidley Austin LLP evasilopoulos@sidley.com

Denise Wong Walkers denise.wong@walkersglobal.com

Michael P Wong Dechert LLP michael.wong@dechert.com

Sharon Yap Maples Group (Hong Kong) sharon.yap@maplesandcalder.com

India

Bijal Ajinkya Khaitan & Co bijal.ajinkya@khaitanco.com

Sai Krishna Bharathan Trilegal sai.krishna@trilegal.com

Tejesh Chitlangi* IC Universal Legal tejesh.chitlangi@icul.in

Nishith M Desai

Nishith Desai Associates nishith.desai@nishithdesai.com

Jay Gandhi Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co jay.gandhi@amsshardul.com

Shefali Goradia

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP shefalig@deloitte.com

Aditya Jha Trilegal aditya.jha@trilegal.com

Nishchal Joshipura Nishith Desai Associates nishchal.joshipura@nishithdesai.com

Sandeep Parekh Finsec Law Advisors sandeep.parekh@finseclaw.com

Ganesh Rao Trilegal Ganesh.Rao@trilegal.com

Ashwath Rau AZB & Partners ashwath.rau@azbpartners.com

Siddharth Shah Khaitan & Co siddharth.shah@khaitanco.com

Divaspati Singh Khaitan & Co divaspati@khaitan.com

Ireland

Andrew Bates

Dillon Eustace andrew.bates@dilloneustace.ie

Dualta Counihan Matheson

dualta.counihan@matheson.com

Ian Dillon

Arthur Cox LLP ian.dillon@arthurcox.com

Tara Doyle Matheson tara.doyle@matheson.com

Dara Harrington Arthur Cox LLP dara.harrington@arthurcox.com

Brian McDermott A&L Goodbody bmcdermott@algoodbody.com

Dan Morrissey William Fry dan.morrissey@williamfry.com

Kevin Murphy Arthur Cox LLP kevin.murphy@arthurcox.com

Donnacha O’Connor Dillon Eustace donnacha.oconnor@dilloneustace.ie

Tara O’Reilly Arthur Cox LLP tara.oreilly@arthurcox.com

Declan O’Sullivan Dechert declan.osullivan@dechert.com

Peter Stapleton Maples Group peter.stapleton@maplesandcalder.com

Mark White McCann FitzGerald mark.white@mccannfitzgerald.ie

David JH Williams LK Shields Solicitors dwilliams@lkshields.ie

Isle of Man

Simon Harding Appleby sharding@applebyglobal.com

Israel

Miriam Haber*

Raveh Haber & Co Advocates mhaber@rhlawyers.co.il

Maya Issacharov Amit Pollak Matalon & Co mayai@apm.law

Gil Raveh* Raveh Haber & Co Advocates graveh@rhlawyers.co.il Yarom Romem Yigal Arnon & Co yaromr@arnon.co.il

Italy

Filippo Annunziata Annunziata & Conso f.annunziata@aclaw.eu

Francesco Paolo Crocenzi

Studio Legale Crocenzi e Associati crocenzifp@crocenzilex.com

Francesco Di Carlo

FIVELEX Studio Legale e Tributario f.dicarlo@5lex.it

Alessandro Portolano

Chiomenti

alessandro.portolano@chiomenti.net Enzo Schiavello

Legance Avvocati Associati eschiavello@legance.it

Japan

David Azcue

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP dazcue@stblaw.com

Tomoko Fuminaga

Morgan Lewis & Bockius tomoko.fuminaga@morganlewis.com

Etienne Gelencsér

Shearman & Sterling LLP etienne.gelencser@shearman.com

Kei Ito

Nishimura & Asahi k_ito@jurists.co.jp

Ken Miura

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto ken.miura@mhm-global.com

Kunihiko Morishita

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune kunihiko.morishita@amt-law.com Yasuzo Takeno Mori Hamada & Matsumoto yasuzo.takeno@mhm-global.com

Christopher P Wells

Morgan Lewis & Bockius chris.wells@morganlewis.com

Koji Yamamoto Withers Bengoshi Houjin koji.yamamoto@withersworldwide.com

Jersey, Channel Islands

Daniel Birtwistle

Mourant Ozannes daniel.birtwistle@mourant.com

Emily Haithwaite Ogier emily.haithwaite@ogier.com

Joel Hernandez Mourant Ozannes joel.hernandez@mourantozannes.com Niamh Lalor Ogier niamh.lalor@ogier.com

Robert Milner

Carey Olsen Jersey LLP robert.milner@careyolsen.com

Tim Morgan Maples Group tim.morgan@maples.com

James Mulholland

Carey Olsen Jersey LLP

james.mulholland@careyolsen.com

Martin Paul Bedell Cristin martin.paul@bedellgroup.com

Ben Robins Mourant Ozannes ben.robins@mourantozannes.com

Simon Schilder Ogier simon.schilder@ogier.com

Andrew Weaver

Appleby aweaver@applebyglobal.com

Felicia de Laat

Mourant Ozannes felicia.delaat@mourant.com

Korea

Young Man Huh Kim & Chang ymhuh@kimchang.com

Luxembourg

Pierre Beissel

Arendt & Medernach pierre.beissel@arendt.com

Hermann Beythan Linklaters LLP hermann.beythan@linklaters.com

Alfred F Brausch Linklaters LLP freddy.brausch@linklaters.com

Gilles Dusemon

Arendt & Medernach gilles.dusemon@arendt.com

Michèle Eisenhuth

Arendt & Medernach michele.eisenhuth@arendt.com

Jacques Elvinger

Elvinger Hoss Prussen jacqueselvinger@elvingerhoss.lu

Patrick Goebel Dechert LLP patrick.goebel@dechert.com

Gast Juncker

Elvinger Hoss Prussen gastjuncker@ehp.lu

Claude Kremer

Arendt & Medernach claude.kremer@arendt.com

Yves Lacroix

Arendt & Medernach yves.lacroix@arendt.com

Isabelle Lebbe

Arendt & Medernach isabelle.lebbe@arendt.com

Frédérique Lifrange

Elvinger Hoss Prussen frederiquelifrange@elvingerhoss.lu

Marc Meyers

Loyens & Loeff marc.meyers@loyensloeff.com

Claude Niedner

Arendt & Medernach claude.niedner@arendt.com

Thibaut Partsch

Elvinger Hoss Prussen thibautpartsch@elvingerhoss.lu

François Pfister Ogier francois.pfister@ogier.com

Yves Prussen

Elvinger Hoss Prussen yvesprussen@elvingerhoss.lu

Olivier Sciales

Chevalier & Sciales oliviersciales@cs-avocats.lu

Marc Seimetz

Dechert LLP marc.seimetz@dechert.com

Jean-Christian Six Allen & Overy LLP jean-christian.six@allenovery.com

Florence Stainier

Arendt & Medernach florence.stainier@arendt.com

Johan Terblanche Maples Group (Luxembourg) johan.terblanche@maples.com

Jérôme Wigny Elvinger Hoss Prussen jeromewigny@ehp.lu

Malaysia

Karen Kaur Luther karen.kaur@luther-services.com

Malta

James Farrugia GANADO Advocates jfarrugia@ganadoadvocates.com

Max Ganado GANADO Advocates mganado@ganadoadvocates.com

Joseph Saliba Saliba Stafrace joseph@salibastafrace.com

Andre Zerafa GANADO Advocates azerafa@ganadoadvocates.com

Netherlands

Ellen Cramer-de Jong Allen & Overy LLP ellen.cramerdejong@allenovery.com Wiebe Dijkstra De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV wiebe.dijkstra@debrauw.com

Marcello Distaso Van Campen Liem marcello.distaso@vancampenliem.com Quirine Eenhorst Jones Day qeenhorst@jonesday.com

Kees Groffen De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV kees.groffen@debrauw.com

Maurits Tausk Van Campen Liem maurits.tausk@vancampenliem.com

Marco de Lignie Loyens & Loeff NV marco.de.lignie@loyensloeff.com

Ate van IJlzinga Veenstra Jones Day aveenstra@jonesday.com

Norway

Peter Hammerich Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS ph@bahr.no

Poland

Katarzyna Miłek BWHS Bartkowiak Wojciechowski Hałupczak Springer katarzyna.milek@bwhs.pl Magdalena Skowrońska Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka sp.k. magdalena.skowronska@dzp.pl

Portugal

Ana Sofia Batista Abreu Advogados anasofia.batista@abreuadvogados.com Paulo Câmara Sérvulo & Associados pc@servulo.com

Scotland

Andrew Christie Burness Paull LLP andrew.christie@burnesspaull.com

Paula Kennedy Burness Paull LLP paula.kennedy@burnesspaull.com

Colin Lawrie CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP colin.lawrie@cms-cmno.com

Alan Soppitt Burness Paull LLP alan.soppitt@burnesspaull.com

Singapore

Jasmine Chew Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP jasmine.chew@rajahtann.com

Dean Collins Dechert LLP dean.collins@dechert.com

Michael Gagie Maples Group michael.gagie@maplesandcalder.com Thomas Granger Walkers thomas.granger@walkersglobal.com

Robert M Griffin Jr Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP bgriffin@akingump.com

Han Ming Ho Sidley Austin LLP hanming.ho@sidley.com

Tom Katsaros Carey Olsen tom.katsaros@careyolsen.com

Josephine Law Sidley Austin LLP jlaw@sidley.com

Jek-Aun Long Simmons & Simmons JWS jekaun.long@simmons-simmons.com

Kah Keong Low WongPartnership LLP kahkeong.low@wongpartnership.com

Will McCosker King & Wood Mallesons wiLLMccosker@sg.kwm.com

Francis Mok Allen & Gledhill LLP francis.mok@allenandgledhill.com

Janice Oh Conyers

janice.oh@conyersdill.com

Preetha Pillai Conyers preetha.pillai@conyersdill.com

Kelvin Poa Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow kelvin.poa@bakermckenzie.com

Laura Rogers Walkers laura.rogers@walkersglobal.com Kai Schneider Clifford Chance kai.schneider@cliffordchance.com

Joel Seow

Linklaters LLP joel.seow@linklaters.com

John Sullivan

King & Wood Mallesons john.sullivan@sg.kwm.com

Arnold Tan

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP arnold.tan@rajahtann.com

Danny Tan Ashurst LLP danny.tan@ashurst-adtlaw.com

Anne Yeo

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP anne.yeo@rajahtann.com

South Africa

John Bellew Bowmans john.bellew@bowmanslaw.com

Michael Denenga Webber Wentzel michael.denenga@webberwentzel.com

John Gillmer

Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc john.gillmer@nortonrosefulbright.com

Shayne Krige Werksmans Attorneys skrige@werksmans.com

Johan Loubser ENSafrica jloubser@ens.co.za

Ashford Nyatsumba Webber Wentzel ashford.nyatsumba@webberwentzel.com

Nicole Paige Webber Wentzel nicole.paige@webberwentzel.com

Spain

Juan Bezares

Tribeca Abogados jbezares@tribeca-abogados.com

Manuel García-Riestra

Alter Domus Spain manuel.garcia-riestra@alterlegal.es

Isabel Rodríguez

King & Wood Mallesons isabel.rodriguez@eu.kwm.com

Julio Veloso Broseta Abogados jveloso@broseta.com

Sweden

Peter Alhanko

Mannheimer Swartling peter.alhanko@msa.se

Anders Appell

Andulf Advokat AB anders.appell@andulf.com

Kristina Einarsson

Setterwalls kristina.einarsson@setterwalls.se

Johan Frost Bergman

Mannheimer Swartling johan.frost.bergman@msa.se

Ulf Johansson

KANTER Advokatbyrå KB johansson@kntr.se

Ulf Söderholm

Addus Advokat AB ulf.soderholm@adduslaw.com

Switzerland

Geneva

Caroline Clemetson* Schellenberg Wittmer caroline.clemetson@swlegal.ch

François Rayroux*

Lenz & Staehelin francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com

Olivier Stahler* Lenz & Staehelin olivier.stahler@lenzstaehelin.com

Shelby R du Pasquier* Lenz & Staehelin shelby.dupasquier@lenzstaehelin.com

Hans Moritz* CapstoneLaw hans.moritz@capstonelaw.ch

Zurich

Sandro Abegglen

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd sandro.abegglen@nkf.ch

Andreas Casutt

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd andreas.casutt@nkf.ch

Gerhard Niggli Niggli Rechtsanwälte gniggli@niggliweb.com

Dominik Oberholzer Kellerhals Carrard KlG dominik.oberholzer@kellehals-carrard.ch

Dirk Spiegel AvelaLaw AG dirk.spiegel@avelalaw.com

United Arab Emirates

Chézard Ameer Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP cameer@gibsondunn.com

Tom Cochrane

Walkers

tom.cochrane@walkersglobal.com

James Coleman Simmons & Simmons james.coleman@simmons-simmons.com

Philip Ireland Maples Group philip.ireland@maplesandcalder.com

Ayman H A Khaleq

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP ayman.khaleq@morganlewis.com

Zubair Mir Norton Rose Fulbright (Middle East) LLP zubair.mir@nortonrosefulbright.com

Macky O’Sullivan King & Spalding LLP mosullivan@kslaw.com

Phillip Sacks Dechert LLP phillip.sacks@dechert.com

Daniel Wood Walkers

daniel.wood@walkersglobal.com

USA California

Jennifer Bellah Maguire Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP jbellah@gibsondunn.com

John P Broadhurst Shartsis Friese LLP jbroadhurst@sflaw.com

Sean Caplice

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP scaplice@gunder.com

Gerald Chacon Jr

Goodwin Procter LLP gchacon@goodwinlaw.com

Gary J Cohen

Sidley Austin LLP gcohen@sidley.com

John A Dado Cooley LLP dadoja@cooley.com Yousuf I Dhamee

Paul Hastings LLP yousufdhamee@paulhastings.com

Charles S Farman

Morrison & Foerster LLP cfarman@mofo.com

Robert S Fore

Goodwin Procter LLP rfore@goodwinlaw.com

Steven R Franklin

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP sfranklin@gunder.com

James J Frolik Shartsis Friese LLP jfrolik@sflaw.com

Jay B Gould Winston & Strawn LLP jgould@winston.com

Neil J Koren Shartsis Friese LLP nkoren@sflaw.com

J Matthew Mangan K&L Gates LLP matt.mangan@klgates.com

Javad Mostofizadeh Latham & Watkins LLP javad.mostofizadeh@lw.com

Ian O’Donnell Cooley LLP iodonnell@cooley.com

Karin Orsic

Kirkland & Ellis LLP karin.orsic@kirkland.com

Peter M Phleger

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP pphleger@morganlewis.com

Steve R Ray

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP sray@gunder.com

Carolyn S Reiser Shartsis Friese LLP creiser@sflaw.com

Justin Solomon Kirkland & Ellis LLP justin.solomon@kirkland.com

David E Tang

Sidley Austin LLP detang@sidley.com

Andrew M Thornborrow

Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP athornborrow@gunder.com

Mark D Whatley

Sidley Austin LLP mwhatley@sidley.com

Thomas A Wuchenich

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP twuchenich@stblaw.com

Art Zwickel

Paul Hastings LLP artzwickel@paulhastings.com

Delaware

Monica M Ayres

Richards Layton & Finger, PA ayres@rlf.com

David Harris

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP dharris@mnat.com

Louis G Hering

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP lhering@mnat.com

James G Leyden Jr

Richards Layton & Finger, PA leyden@rlf.com

Elisa E Maas

Richards Layton & Finger, PA maas@rlf.com

Melissa K Stubenberg Richards Layton & Finger, PA stubenberg@rlf.com

District of Columbia

Richard I Ansbacher

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP richard.ansbacher@friedfrank.com

Gregg Buksbaum

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP gregg.buksbaum@morganlewis.com

Walid Khuri

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP walid.khuri@friedfrank.com

C. William Thomas Jr Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP wthomas@gibsondunn.com

Andrew P Varney

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP andrew.varney@friedfrank.com

Florida

Ethan W Johnson

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP ethan.johnson@morganlewis.com

Georgia

Gilbert Davis

Investment Law Group of Davis Gillett Mottern & Sims

ghdavis@investmentlawgroup.com

Brent S Gillett Investment Law Group of Davis Gillett Mottern & Sims bgillett@investmentlawgroup.com

Illinois

Michael D Belsley Kirkland & Ellis LLP michael.belsley@kirkland.com

James B Biery Sidley Austin LLP jbiery@sidley.com

Bruce I Ettelson PC Kirkland & Ellis LLP bruce.ettelson@kirkland.com

Basil V Godellas Winston & Strawn LLP bgodellas@winston.com

Bradley D Howard Sidley Austin LLP bhoward@sidley.com

Janelle Ibeling Sidley Austin LLP jibeling@sidley.com

Chris P Kallos PC Kirkland & Ellis LLP chris.kallos@kirkland.com

William D Kerr Sidley Austin LLP wkerr@sidley.com

David M Matteson Faegre Drinker david.matteson@dbr.com

Stephen T Mears Proskauer Rose smears@proskauer.com

Wesley Nissen Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP wnissen@nge.com

Allan C “Kelly” Ryan IV Kirkland & Ellis LLP kelly.ryan@kirkland.com

Elizabeth M Schubert Sidley Austin LLP eschubert@sidley.com

Massachusetts

Thomas A Beaudoin Goodwin Procter LLP tbeaudoin@goodwinprocter.com

Howard Beber Proskauer Rose hbeber@proskauer.com

Sarah Cherry Proskauer Rose scherry@proskauer.com

Richard A Goldman Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP rgoldman@morganlewis.com

David T Jones Proskauer Rose djones@proskauer.com

David Kreisler Sidley Austin LLP dkreisler@sidley.com

Mary B Kuusisto Proskauer Rose mkuusisto@proskauer.com

Malcolm B Nicholls III Proskauer Rose mnicholls@proskauer.com

Robin A Painter Proskauer Rose rpainter@proskauer.com

Jamiel E Poindexter Proskauer Rose jpoindexter@proskauer.com

Howard S Rosenblum Choate Hall & Stewart hrosenblum@choate.com

Larry Jordan Rowe Ropes & Gray LLP larry.rowe@ropesgray.com

David W Tegeler Proskauer Rose dtegeler@proskauer.com

Stephen C Tirrell Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP stirrell@morganlewis.com

David W Watson Goodwin Procter LLP dwatson@goodwinprocter.com

New Jersey

Scott H Moss Lowenstein Sandler LLP smoss@lowenstein.com

New York

Jonathan Adler Debevoise & Plimpton LLP jadler@debevoise.com

Andrew M Ahern

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP amahern@debevoise.com

Lawrence N Barshay

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP lawrence.barshay@friedfrank.com

Thomas H Bell

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP tbell@stblaw.com

Jeremy R Berry

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP jeremy.berry@friedfrank.com

Erica Berthou

Kirkland & Ellis LLP erica.berthou@kirkland.com

Marc N Biamonte

Ropes & Gray LLP marc.biamonte@ropesgray.com

Robert C Blaustein

Kirkland & Ellis LLP robert.blaustein@kirkland.com

Lorna Bowen Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lbowen@debevoise.com

William C “Beau” Brashares Latham & Watkins LLP beau.brashares@lw.com

Stephanie R Breslow* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP stephanie.breslow@srz.com

Jan-Paul “JP” Bruynes

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP jpbruynes@akingump.com

John Caccia

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP john.caccia@skadden.com

Sherri G Caplan Greenberg Traurig LLP caplans@gtlaw.com Yvonne Y F Chan

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP ychan@paulweiss.com

Matthew Chase Latham & Watkins LLP matthew.chase@lw.com

Andrew Chizzik

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP andrew.chizzik@weil.com

Timothy Clark Goodwin Procter LLP tclark@goodwinlaw.com

Timothy M Clark Dechert LLP timothy.clark@dechert.com

Barrie Covit Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP bcovit@stblaw.com

Heather Cruz

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP heather.cruz@skadden.com

Stephen Culhane

Arnold & Porter

stephen.culhane@arnoldporter.com Parikshit Dasgupta

Reed Smith LLP pdasgupta@reedsmith.com

Sarah Davidoff

Ropes & Gray LLP sarah.davidoff@ropesgray.com

Ricardo W Davidovich

Haynes and Boone LLP ricardo.davidovich@haynesboone.com

Michael Doherty

Ropes & Gray LLP michael.doherty@ropesgray.com

David J Efron*

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP david.efron@srz.com

Marc E Elovitz* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP marc.elovitz@srz.com

John Ferguson

Goodwin Procter LLP jferguson@goodwinlaw.com

Laurel FitzPatrick

Ropes & Gray LLP laurel.fitzpatrick@ropesgray.com

David A Form

Sidley Austin LLP dform@sidley.com

Debra Franzese

Seward & Kissel LLP franzese@sewkis.com

Laura S Friedrich

Shearman & Sterling LLP laura.friedrich@shearman.com

Michael A Gerstenzang

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP mgerstenzang@cgsh.com

Peter H Gilman

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP pgilman@stblaw.com

Charles F Glass Jr Gunderson Dettmer cglass@gunder.com

Nathan J Greene

Sidley Austin LLP ngreene@sidley.com

Udi Grofman

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP ugrofman@paulweiss.com

Shukie Grossman

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP sgrossman@gibsondunn.com

Jason Grunfeld

Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen PC jgrunfeld@kkwc.com

Olga Gutman

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP ogutman@stblaw.com

Michael P Harrell

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP mpharrell@debevoise.com

Jason Herman Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP jherman@stblaw.com

Sean Hill Kirkland & Ellis LLP sean.hill@kirkland.com

Robert E Holton

Arnold & Porter robert.holton@arnoldporter.com

Michael S Hong

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP michael.hong@davispolk.com

Amran Hussein

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP ahussein@paulweiss.com

Brian C Hutchings

Gunderson Dettmer bhutchings@gunder.com

Nora M Jordan

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP nora.jordan@davispolk.com

Jonathan A Karen

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP jkaren@stblaw.com

Laurie Kleiman

Sidley Austin LLP lkleiman@sidley.com

Daniel C Kolb Ropes & Gray LLP daniel.kolb@ropesgray.com

Ira P Kustin

Paul Hastings LLP irakustin@paulhastings.com

Leor Landa

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP leor.landa@davispolk.com

Daniel Lavon-Krein

Kirkland & Ellis LLP daniel.lavon-krein@kirkland.com

Stuart E Leblang

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP sleblang@akingump.com

Elizabeth Lenas

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP elenas@cgsh.com

Susan D Lewis

Sidley Austin LLP slewis@sidley.com

Bruce L Lieb Proskauer Rose blieb@proskauer.com

Marco V Masotti

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP mmasotti@paulweiss.com

Prakash H Mehta

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP pmehta@akingump.com

Robert G Minion Lowenstein Sandler LLP rminion@lowenstein.com

Rita M Molesworth

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP rmolesworth@willkie.com

Kelli L Moll

Proskauer Rose KMoll@proskauer.com

David Mulle Seward & Kissel LLP mulle@sewkis.com

James C Munsell Sidley Austin LLP jmunsell@sidley.com

Jordan C Murray Kirkland & Ellis LLP jordan.murray@kirkland.com

Steven B Nadel Seward & Kissel LLP nadel@sewkis.com

Edward D Nelson Latham & Watkins LLP edward.nelson@lw.com

Tram N Nguyen Mayer Brown LLP tnguyen@mayerbrown.com

Michael Nissan

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP michael.nissan@weil.com

David Nissenbaum* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP david.nissenbaum@srz.com

John R O’Neil Kirkland & Ellis LLP john.oneil@kirkland.com

Lior J Ohayon Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP lohayon@willkie.com

Omoz Osayimwese

Dechert LLP omoz.osayimwese@dechert.com

Amanda N Persaud*

Ropes & Gray LLP amanda.persaud@ropesgray.com

Patricia Poglinco

Seward & Kissel LLP poglinco@sewkis.com

Mark Proctor Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP mproctor@willkie.com

Christopher C Riccardi Seward & Kissel LLP riccardi@sewkis.com

Richard D Robinson Jr Kirkland & Ellis LLP richard.robinson@kirkland.com

Anastasia T Rockas

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP anastasia.rockas@skadden.com

Kenneth Rosh

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP kenneth.rosh@friedfrank.com

Paul N Roth* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP paul.roth@srz.com

Joshua Rovine

Sidley Austin LLP jrovine@sidley.com

Katrina S Rowe Kirkland & Ellis LLP katrina.rowe@kirkland.com

Michael D. Saarinen

Shearman & Sterling LLP michael.saarinen@shearman.com

Glenn R Sarno

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP gsarno@stblaw.com

Kevin P Scanlan

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP kscanlan@kramerlevin.com

Georgette A Schaefer

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP georgette.schaefer@morganlewis.com

James M Schell

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP james.schell@skadden.com

Michael J Schmidtberger

Sidley Austin LLP mschmidtberger@sidley.com

Lisa M Schneider

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP lisa.schneider@friedfrank.com

David J Schwartz

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP djschwartz@debevoise.com

Phyllis A Schwartz*

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP phyllis.schwartz@srz.com

Andrea J Schwartzman

Latham & Watkins LLP andrea.schwartzman@lw.com

David W Selden

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP david.selden@friedfrank.com

Andrew F Shiner

Kirkland & Ellis LLP andrew.shiner@kirkland.com

Rebecca F Silberstein

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP rfsilberstein@debevoise.com

Louis H Singer

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP lsinger@morganlewis.com

Roger Singer

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP rsinger@gibsondunn.com

Aubry D Smith

Mayer Brown LLP adsmith@mayerbrown.com

Jonathon G Soler

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP jonathon.soler@weil.com

Edward D Sopher

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP esopher@gibsondunn.com

Justin Storms Debevoise & Plimpton LLP jstorms@debevoise.com

William L Sturman Covington & Burling LLP wsturman@cov.com

Michael G Tannenbaum

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP tannenbaum@thsh.com

John E Tavss

Seward & Kissel LLP tavss@sewkis.com

Robert Van Grover Seward & Kissel LLP vangrover@sewkis.com

Stephen M Vine

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP svine@akingump.com

Eric S Wagner

Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen PC ewagner@kkwc.com

Kathleen A Walsh Latham & Watkins LLP kathleen.walsh@lw.com

Christopher M Wells Proskauer Rose cwells@proskauer.com

Barry M Wolf

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP barry.wolf@weil.com

Michael W Wolitzer

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP mwolitzer@stblaw.com

Andrew L Wright Kirkland & Ellis LLP andrew.wright@kirkland.com

Texas

James Deeken

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP jdeeken@akingump.com

Eliot D Raffkind

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP eraffkind@akingump.com

James G Silk

The Beneficient Company Group james.silk@trustben.com

REGULATORY

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Neil Robson is a regulatory and compliance partner who focuses on counselling hedge and private equity fund managers (as well as invest ment advisers, brokers, trading firms, trading venues, quantitative/algorithmic firms and AI trading firms) on operational, regulatory and compliance issues. He regularly addresses the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and EU author isation and compliance issues under UK law and EU directives, cross-border issues in the financial services sector, financial crime (including market abuse, money laundering, sanctions compliance and anti-bribery), regulatory capital requirements, regulatory reporting and disclosure obligations, formations and buyouts of financial services groups, data privacy, and structuring and marketing (financial promotions) of investment funds, crypto/ digital assets and other financial services products and securities.

Recent matters include: advising fund managers and market participants on MiFID II authorisation/registration, delegation arrange ments, inducements, research payments, market infrastructure changes; advising activist fund managers in connection with takeover panel issues and restrictions,; and providing clients with ongoing AIFM Directive advice, as well as advice on the Market Abuse Regulation.

Neil is frequently mentioned in the UK finan cial media and he is often a speaker at industry conferences regarding developments in UK finan cial services regulation.

Katten is a full-service law firm with approxi mately 650 lawyers in locations across the United States as well as in London and Shanghai.

Peter Bujotzek

POELLATH

Dr Peter Bujotzek is a partner at POELLATH in Frankfurt. He advises on all contractual, tax and regulatory aspects of the structuring of alternative investment funds (private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure) and fund investments. His clients include many well-known German and interna tional fund managers and investors.

Peter offers creative, state-of-the-art and full-service expertise and independent judgment in the above-mentioned areas.

He is author of numerous publications on tax and investment-related matters and is a regular speaker at international conferences, especially addressing fund structuring and tax.

He is ranked in national and international rank ings as one of the leading advisors in his areas of expertise.

Uwe Bärenz POELLATH

Uwe Bärenz is a partner at POELLATH in Berlin. He focuses on private investment funds, GP and investors advice. He is predominantly engaged in private equity funds, including cross-border work, mainly Luxembourg, tax and regulatory issues, filings, terms and conditions, private and public placements, investors' needs (pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds, fund of funds, private clients), complex secondary trans actions. His clients include several of the most successful German private equity fund managers. His consulting approach aims to condense complex legal requirements into practicable concepts and to transform the conflicting interests of the parties involved into well-balanced agreements.

He is consistently ranked as one of the leading lawyers in his areas of expertise.

Uwe is actively involved with the German Association of Alternative Investments (BAI) as a member of working groups addressing regulatory and tax needs in legislative procedures. He is the author and co-author of leading commentaries and numerous articles in domestic and interna tional publications, inter alia providing the German chapter on legal developments in his practice area in renowned legal guides. Uwe is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences addressing in particular fund structuring and asset manage ment topics.

He is one of the founders of the Hamburg Funds Forum, held on an annual basis since 2007 and well established in the market.

Uwe joined POELLATH in 1999 and was appointed as partner in 2005. He studied philos ophy and law in Berlin and was admitted to the bar in 1999. He has previously advised insurance companies.

Paternoster House

65 St Paul’s Churchyard London, EC4M 8AB

Tel: +44 20 7776 7666 neil.robson@katten.co.uk www.katten.com

Peers and clients say: "He is very active in the private funds space, especially great for hedge funds"

"Neil is responsive and delivers concise regulatory advice in easy to understand language"

"He thinks quickly, identifying the problem and finds practical solutions"

An der Welle 3 Frankfurt, 60322

Tel: +49 69 247047 14 peter.bujotzek@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: "Peter is precise and thorough" "He maintains a strong network"

Potsdamer Platz 5 Berlin, 10785

Tel: +49 30 25353 122 uwe.baerenz@pplaw.com www.pplaw.com

Peers and clients say: "Uwe has extremely good industry knowledge"

"He is very active on the fund side of private equity investments"

"He has a strong client base"

Neil Robson

Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP

Tejesh Chitlangi

IC Universal Legal

Tejesh Chitlangi is a senior partner with IC Universal Legal and heads the firm’s financial services and investment funds practice at its Mumbai office. He has assisted in setting up of some of the biggest offshore and Indian Investment Fund structures. Under his leadership, the firm has maintained, over the past several years, a share of more than 30 per cent in the Indian private equity, venture capital, credit and hedge fund structuring/set-up space. He has advised several foreign investors on structuring their large billion-dollar deals.

Tejesh also advises majority of the Top Ten Indian asset management companies/mutual funds, biggest wealth managers and advisers. He has also negotiated several global PE/VC & M&A deals. He holds a B.B.A. LL.B. (Honors) from National Law University, Jodhpur, with specializa tion in corporate and securities laws.

Tejesh has been featured as one of the top Indian Investment Funds' lawyer and a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal (WWL). He has also been listed as India’s top lawyer in private equity and investment funds by Chambers & Partners, Asia Law as well as Lexology, world’s leading independent law firm ranking agencies. He is recognised as one of the most quoted securities and financial services lawyers in India’s business media and regularly writes columns for leading publications. He regularly assists the Regulators on various policy initiatives, drafting of new regu lations and on international best practices. Tejesh is also a part of several regulatory working groups, including being a member of the prestigious Expert Committee on Investment Funds constituted by IFSCA. He is a regular speaker at various national and international conferences.

Miriam Haber

Miriam Haber co-founded Raveh Haber & Co in 2013. Raveh Haber & Co is Israel's leading boutique law firm specialising in private equity and taxation. Fully committed to excellence and to collaborative teamwork, the firm provides its clients with cuttingedge strategic and regulatory advice tailored to the local market, along with work products meeting international standards of practice.

Ms Haber's practice focuses on the formation of funds of all types, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, venture capital funds and funds of funds, as well as the representa tion of Israeli institutional investors making invest ments in various Israeli and non-Israeli funds.

In 1993, Ms Haber received her law degree from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She then practised tax law at Davis Polk and Wardwell and at Schulte Roth and Zabel, two leading US law firms, prior to immi grating to Israel in 1999. Ms Haber was a partner at a large Israeli law firm prior to co-founding Raveh Haber and is widely recognised in the Israeli market for her private equity expertise.

She was admitted to the Israel Bar, 2003, and the New York Bar, 1994.

Gil Raveh Raveh Haber & Co Advocates

Gil Raveh co-founded Raveh Haber & Co in 2013. Raveh Haber & Co is Israel's leading boutique law firm specialising in private equity and taxation. Fully committed to excellence and to collaborative team work, the firm provides its clients with cutting-edge strategic and regulatory advice tailored to the local market, along with work products meeting interna tional standards of practice.

Mr Raveh's practice focuses on forming invest ment funds, representing international "gate keepers" operating in Israel, and representing Israeli investors in international partnerships, especially in real estate ventures.

Following his admission to the Israeli Bar in 1995, Mr Raveh earned an LLM in taxation with distinction from Georgetown and practised tax law at two leading US law firms for four years, prior to returning to Israel in 2000. Mr Raveh was a partner at several leading Israeli law firms prior to co-founding Raveh Haber & Co, and specialised in both taxation and private equity at those firms. He is widely recognised as one of the leading Israeli practitioners in those practice areas.

209, Hubtown Solaris Andheri

Mumbai, 400069 Tel: + 91 22 6184 9910 tejesh.chitlangi@icul.in www.icul.in

Peers and clients say: "He has immense knowledge and grasp of his subjects" "Tejesh gives practical solutions"

11 Menachem Begin Road Ramat Gan, 5268104

Tel: +972 3 717 3010 mhaber@rhlawyers.co.il www.rhlawyers.co.il

11 Menachem Begin Road

Ramat Gan, 5268104

Tel: +972 3 717 3010 graveh@rhlawyers.co.il www.rhlawyers.co.il

Peers and clients say: "He has an impres sive background in funds"

"He is excellent at representing private equity fund managers"

Raveh Haber & Co Advocates

Peers and clients say: "Professional and very knowledgeable"] "She's a pleasure to work with" "She has special expertise in real estate funds"

Björn Wendleby Harvest Avokatbyra

Björn Wendleby is specialised in the area of financial regulation, mainly within exchange and securities law, banking and finance legislation, asset management, AML as well as sustaina bility regulations. Björn has significant regula tory experience representing clients in contacts with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen). In his daily work, Björn provides advice in a variety of matters relating to authorizations with the Financial Supervisory Authority and in various implementation projects. He has over the years participated in a number of long-term projects implementing new legislation, such as MiFID/MiFID 2, PSD/PSD 2, AIFMD and 4AMLD.

Björn is the chairman of the disciplinary committee of Spotlight Stock Market.

During his career, Björn has held a number of senior legal positions, among others in the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) and ABG Sundal Collier AB.

In 2004, Björn Wendleby was appointed by the Swedish Government to be head of the committee that made proposals on how to implement the Prospectus Directive in Sweden.

Björn has, together with other authors, written six books, including The Act on Financial Advice to Consumers, a comment, and Prevention of money laundering etc. A practical guide

Caroline Clemetson is a member of the manage ment committee, head of Schellenberg Wittmer's investment management group, and a partner in the banking and finance group in Zurich and Geneva.

Some examples of Caroline's expertise include counsel to major Swiss fund management compa nies for the set-up of  very complex and innovative funds; advising fund managers on obtaining their FINMA licence as fund manager in Switzerland and implementing their new organisation; and counsel to entrepreneurs and pension funds for the set-up of complex Swiss products, open or closed ended in different asset classes (including private equity, real estate, private debt). Caroline was the first to be able to transform successfully contractual funds into SICAVs in Switzerland.

Caroline is an authorised representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange, member of the legal and compliance specialist committee of the Asset Management Association of Switzerland and secre tary of the executive board of the Swiss Trading and Shipping Association.

Caroline graduated from the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich in 2001 and was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 2003. In 2006, she earned an LLM from Columbia University.

Before joining Schellenberg Wittmer as a partner in 2014, Caroline worked for the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority.

Dr François Rayroux offers legal advice to banks and securities dealers. He is considered a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. As such, he has been nominated by various professional organisations as an expert in Switzerland in banking and financial law, as well as capital markets law.

Dr François Rayroux is the head of the asset management group of Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking, asset manage ment and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on fund management and distribution as well as all types of financial products, in particular derivative instruments. Considered as a leading lawyer in banking and asset management law in Switzerland, Dr François Rayroux has been consist ently nominated by major directories as an expert in these fields. François Rayroux teaches investment funds law at professional organisations and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences on banking and financial law issues.

Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for listing purposes, he is a member of the legal and compliance committee of the Swiss Funds Association and the investment funds committee of the International Bar Association (IBA). Co-author of the ISDA Netting and Collateral Opinions, he was the legal adviser in the context of the creation and launch of the first Swiss SICAV.

Engelbrektsplan 1 Stockholm, 111 47 Tel: +46 70 325 23 29 bjorn.wendleby@harvestadvokat.se www.harvestadvokat.se

Peers and clients say: "He has the ability to give exactly the advice you need in the most effective form"

"He is curious and open and uses his business knowledge to provide effective and great service"

"Bjørn is extremely business oriented and has an exceptional understanding of our business"

15bis, rue des Alpes PO Box 2088 Geneva, 1211 Tel: +41 22 707 80 00 caroline.clemetson@swlegal.ch www.swlegal.ch

Peers and clients say: “She has an excel lent reputation in the market”

Caroline Clemetson Schellenberg Wittmer

François Rayroux Lenz & Staehelin

François Rayroux graduated from the University of Zurich (1986) and was admitted to the Zurich Bar (1989). He obtained an LLM from the University of Chicago law school (1990) and completed his doctoral thesis at the Zurich University (1993). He joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1992 and has been a partner since 1998. He speaks English, French, German and Italian.

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Olivier Stahler

Lenz & Staehelin

Olivier Stahler specialises in banking and finance law. He acts for a broad range of Swiss and foreign financial institutions, including banks, insur ance companies and fund managers, as well as commodities traders and industrial groups. His work includes regulatory advice in the context of the granting of licences for banks, securities dealers and collective investment schemes by the Swiss financial market supervisory authority.

Olivier Stahler is also involved in the struc turing of financial products, and in particular private equity funds and hedge funds. Further, Olivier Stahler acts for financial institutions and corporate borrowers both in domestic and inter national financing transactions. He is co-head of the investment management group of Lenz & Staehelin.

Olivier Stahler is a frequent speaker at professional conferences on banking and finan cial law issues, as well as investment funds. He is a regular contributor to the publications of the Centre for Banking and Financial Law of the University of Geneva, and the Swiss correspondent for the  Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation. He was the Swiss member of the tax and legal committee of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA) from 2006 to 2012.

Olivier Stahler completed a law degree at Lausanne University (1990) and obtained an LLM from the University of Edinburgh (1994). He has been admitted to the Geneva Bar (1992). Olivier Stahler joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1995 and has been a partner since 2002. He speaks French and English.

Olivier Stahler is a member of the following professional associations: International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (FSA), Geneva Bar Association (OdA).

Route de Chêne 30 Geneva, CH-1211

Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

Peers and clients say: "I'm impressed by his capacity to translate technical knowl edge into pragmatic advice" "A very dedicated and efficient lawyer"

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin's scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients. Route de Chêne 30 Geneva, CH-1211

Tel: +41 58 450 70 00 olivier.stahler@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

Peers and clients say: "Olivier is one of the leading regulatory lawyers in Switzerland" He is always on the ball" "He knows regulations inside-out"

Hans Moritz

CapstoneLaw

Hans Moritz is a partner at CapstoneLaw. He counsels major international and domestic asset managers, funds, institutional and private inves tors, banks, and other financial intermediaries on all investment management and corporate matters as well as financial market regulations. Hans focuses on formation, marketing and management of private funds, manager and fund level transac tions, operational and compliance issues as well as regulatory filings.

He advises institutional and private investors in connection with a wide range of semi liquid and illiquid investments through complex manage ment agreements, managed accounts, club deals, and commingled products and is experienced in fund interest acquisitions and negotiation of co-investments. He has guided clients through multiple commercial challenges including key person events, investor defaults, manager replace ments, spin-outs and other strategic corporate transactions.

Hans’s breadth of expertise and leadership of complex fund related transactions across multiple jurisdictions have earned him a reputa tion as a leader in private fund matters across a wide variety of strategies including private equity, venture capital, renewable power, real estate and private credit including direct lending, corporate private placement as well as mezzanine financing.

He serves as a non-executive board member of a select number of corporate entities providing them with ongoing support and expertise in the design and implementation of their investment programs and activities. As a speaker, Hans is addressing audiences at international fund and investor conferences and is involved in developing policy maker initiatives.

Hans received his Doctorate in Law from the University of Lausanne (2004) and his Master in European and International Economic Law from LMU Munich (2003). He is admitted in Zurich (Art. 28 BGFA) and Munich.

Thomas Müller is a partner with the banking & finance practice in Zurich and advises financial institutions and FinTech companies in complex regulatory matters and represents market partic ipants before the Swiss regulatory authorities and as recognised representative before the SIX Swiss Exchange. He has been advising and managed a large number of e-money and payment services, cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. In finance, he focuses on corporate debt finance, structured finance (asset-based lending, securitisation, covered bond, risk transfer), leasing (in the rail and shipping industry), and note issuance programs. Other special services include international legal assistance, white-collar crime and insolvency law.

Thomas Müller was educated at the University of Berne Law School (lic iur, 2000; Dr iur, 2008) and holds an LLM degree from the New York University School of Law (2005). In 2007, he was a visiting scholar at Fordham University School of Law, New York. Prior to joining Walder Wyss, Thomas Müller was an associate with major law firms in Zurich and in New York. In 2009, he was seconded to the Swiss Bankers’ Association in Basel where he was responsible for the revision of the Swiss deposit protection scheme. Thomas Müller lectured at University of Geneva Law School.

Gartenstrasse 11 CH-8002 Zurich Tel: +41 44 281 92 52 hans.moritz@capstonelaw.ch www.capstonelaw.ch

Peers and clients say: "Hans has an incredible ability to describe complex legal matters in plain English"

"He is brilliant in complex domestic and cross-border deals " "His insightful analysis and balanced approach reveal an excellent knowledge of the underlying business"

"He has a strong command of technical skills"

Thomas Müller Walder Wyss Ltd

Thomas Müller practises in English, German and French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practise in all Switzerland.

With around 250 legal experts, Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest growing Swiss commercial law firms, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano. The firm specialises in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Clients include national and international companies, publicly held corporations and family businesses as well as public law institutions and private clients.

Markus Pfenninger

Walder Wyss Ltd

Markus Pfenninger is a partner in the banking and finance team. His fields of expertise include capital market transactions, mergers and acquisitions, finance, restructurings, collective investment schemes as well as banking and insurance regu latory matters. He is a member of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) task force on the financial crisis and a past chair of the IBA’s subcommittee on legal opinions as well as a past co-chair of the IBA’s banking law committee.

Born in 1963, Markus Pfenninger was awarded a PhD from the Law School of the University of Zurich and was admitted to the bar in Zurich in 1991. He received an LLM from the Morin Center of Banking Law Studies, Boston University. He has working experience as foreign associate in a Boston financial management company and in a law firm.

Markus Pfenninger speaks German and English. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice throughout Switzerland.

With around 250 legal experts, Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest growing Swiss commercial law firms, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano. The firm specialises in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Clients include national and international companies, publicly held corporations and family businesses as well as public law institutions and private clients.

Marc E Elovitz

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Marc E. Elovitz is co-managing partner of the firm. He serves as chair of the Investment Management Regulatory & Compliance Group and as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Marc advises private fund managers on running their businesses consistent with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and all other applicable laws, regulations and legal requirements. Marc provides guidance to clients on SEC registration, examination and enforcement matters. He also regularly leads training sessions for investment professionals on complying with insider trading and market manipulation laws, and he has developed and led compliance training sessions for marketing and investor relations professionals. Marc works closely with clients undergoing SEC examinations and responding to deficiency letters and enforce ment referrals. He develops new compliance testing programs in areas such as trade alloca tions and conflicts of interest, and he leads macrolevel compliance infrastructure reviews with fund managers, identifying the material risks specific to each particular firm and evaluating the compliance programmes in place to address those risks. Marc has a cutting-edge practice covering the latest trends of interest to private funds, including block chain technology and digital assets. He advises on the legal and regulatory considerations involving virtual and digital currency business initiatives and the blockchain technology behind them.

Seefeldstrasse 123 PO Box Zurich, 8034 Tel: +41 58 658 55 60

thomas.mueller@walderwyss.com www.walderwyss.com

Peers and clients say: "Very few people know as much about regulatory matters as Thomas"

"His combination of expertise about fintech and the Swiss market is very valuable"

Seefeldstrasse 123 PO Box Zurich, 8034 Tel: +41 58 658 55 34 markus.pfenninger@walderwyss.com www.walderwyss.com

Peers and clients say: "An outstanding lawyer"

"Markus is superb for regulatory matters" "An impressive member of the firm's team"

Chambers USA, Chambers Global, The Legal 500 US, Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers  and  New York Super Lawyers have recognised Marc as a leading lawyer. Marc received his J.D. from NYU School of Law and his B.A., with honors, from Wesleyan University. 919 Third Avenue New York, 10022

Tel: +1 212 756 2553 marc.elovitz@srz.com www.srz.com

Peers and clients say: "A leader of his firm and an eminent practitioner" "Highly regarded for his regulatory expertise"

David Nissenbaum is co-head of the Investment Management Group. He primarily represents insti tutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their businesses. David’s expertise spans the alternative investment fund sector. He is known for his extensive knowledge of market terms, and for combining legal expertise with a commercial approach to evaluating risks and handling client negotiations. David advises a long and diverse list of successful clients. He has exten sive experience structuring and advising credit, hedge, private equity, hybrid, distressed investing, activist and energy funds, co-investments, funds of funds, multi-manager platforms and co-investment platforms. David has been at the leading edge of industry developments in “Upper Tier” manage ment company partnerships, compensation plans and succession plans, seed and strategic invest ments and spinoffs of investment teams. Working with his Regulatory & Compliance colleagues at SRZ, who themselves are recognised leaders in their specialties, his work includes counseling clients on finding practical solutions to regula tory and compliance requirements, including the Volcker Rule, and managing conflicts of interest.

David has been recognised as a key player in private fund formation by  The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers,  PLC Crossborder Private Equity Handbook ,  The Legal 500 US, and Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers. A soughtafter speaker, David has spoken at conferences and seminars on a range of topics, including fund raising, merchant bank structures, managing conflicts of interest, liquidity events, credit and lending funds and co-investment vehicles. 919 Third Avenue New York, 10022 Tel: +1 212 756 2227 david.nissenbaum@srz.com www.srz.com

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Australia

Nikki Bentley Ernst & Young nikki.bentley@au.ey.com

Fadi C Khoury Corrs Chambers Westgarth fadi.khoury@corrs.com.au

Mark McFarlane King & Wood Mallesons mark.mcfarlane@au.kwm.com

John Moutsopoulos KPMG

john.moutsopoulos@kpmg.com.au

Bermuda

Sarah Demerling Walkers sarah.demerling@walkersglobal.com

Brazil

Ana Cecília Manente Levy & Salomão Advogados amanente@levysalomao.com.br

British Virgin Islands

Robert J D Briant Conyers robert.briant@conyers.com

Philip Graham Harney Westwood & Riegels philip.graham@harneys.com

Richard May Maples Group richard.may@maples.com

Canada Quebec

Anabel Quessy Fasken aquessy@fasken.com

Sébastien Thériault Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP stheriault@dwpv.com

Alix d'Anglejan-Chatillon Stikeman Elliott LLP adanglejan@stikeman.com

Cayman Islands

Lucy Frew Walkers (Cayman) LLP lucy.frew@walkersglobal.com

Chile

Denmark

England

Phil Bartram

Travers Smith LLP phil.bartram@traverssmith.com

Gregg Beechey

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson (London) LLP gregg.beechey@friedfrank.com

Stephanie Biggs

Travers Smith LLP stephanie.biggs@traverssmith.com

Camille Bourke

Arendt & Medernach camille.bourke@arendt.com

Lisa Cawley

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP lisa.cawley@kirkland.com

Margaret Chamberlain Travers Smith LLP margaret.chamberlain@traverssmith.com

Simon Crown Clifford Chance LLP simon.crown@cliffordchance.com

Eve Ellis Ropes & Gray LLP Eve.Ellis@ropesgray.com

Darren Fox Simmons & Simmons LLP darren.fox@simmons-simmons.com

Lora Froud Macfarlanes LLP lora.froud@macfarlanes.com

Imogen Garner Norton Rose Fulbright LLP imogen.garner@nortonrosefulbright.com

Sally Gibson

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP sgibson@debevoise.com

Jonathan Herbst

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP jonathan.herbst@nortonrosefulbright.com

Tim Lewis Travers Smith LLP tim.lewis@traverssmith.com

Owen Lysak

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP owen.lysak@stblaw.com

Philip J Morgan K&L Gates LLP philip.morgan@klgates.com

Rob Moulton Latham & Watkins rob.moulton@lw.com

Leonard Ng

Sidley Austin LLP lng@sidley.com

Emma Rachmaninov

Peers and clients say: "Remarkable knowledge of alternative investment funds" "His experience and understanding of the market is second to none"

Jonathan Green Maples Group jonathan.green@maples.com

Alex Last Mourant Ozannes alex.last@mourant.com

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP emma.rachmaninov@freshfields.com

Neil Robson*

Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP neil.robson@katten.co.uk

James Smethurst

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP james.smethurst@freshfields.com

Felipe Cousiño Alessandri fcousino@alessandri.cl

Claus Bennetsen Horten cbe@horten.dk

David Nissenbaum

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Jane Tuckley

Travers Smith LLP jane.tuckley@traverssmith.com

John Verwey

Proskauer Rose jverwey@proskauer.com

Simon Witney

Travers Smith LLP simon.witney@traverssmith.com

Andrew Wylie

Andrew Wylie andrew.wylie1@gmail.com

Ezra Zahabi Akin Gump LLP ezra.zahabi@akingump.com

France

Jean-Baptiste Poulle Spitz Poulle Kannan jbpoulle@spitz-poulle.com

Ian Rogers Simmons & Simmons ian.rogers@simmons-simmons.com

Jérôme Sutour CMS Francis Lefebvre jerome.sutour@cms-fl.com

Germany

Peter Bujotzek* POELLATH peter.bujotzek@pplaw.com Uwe Bärenz* POELLATH uwe.baerenz@pplaw.com

Harald Glander Simmons & Simmons LLP harald.glander@simmons-simmons.com

Christoph Gringel

Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek c.gringel@heuking.de

Marco Simonis

Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB marco.simonis@cliffordchance.com

Ludger C Verfürth Ebner Stolz ludger.verfuerth@ebnerstolz.de

Patricia Volhard Debevoise & Plimpton LLP pvolhard@debevoise.com

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Wayne Atkinson Collas Crill wayne.atkinson@collascrill.com

Paul Wilkes Collas Crill paul.wilkes@collascrill.com

Hong Kong

Rolfe Hayden Simmons & Simmons rolfe.hayden@simmons-simmons.com

Taylor Hui Deacons taylor.hui@deacons.com

Timothy Loh Timothy Loh LLP tloh@timothyloh.com

Charlotte Robins Allen & Overy LLP charlotte.robins@allenovery.com

Mark Shipman

Clifford Chance mark.shipman@cliffordchance.com

India

Tejesh Chitlangi* IC Universal Legal tejesh.chitlangi@icul.in

Ireland

Ian Dillon Arthur Cox LLP ian.dillon@arthurcox.com

Dara Harrington Arthur Cox LLP dara.harrington@arthurcox.com

Darragh Murphy

McCann FitzGerald darragh.murphy@mccannfitzgerald.ie

Kevin Murphy

Arthur Cox LLP kevin.murphy@arthurcox.com

Donnacha O'Connor Dillon Eustace donnacha.oconnor@dilloneustace.ie

Peter Stapleton Maples Group peter.stapleton@maplesandcalder.com

Mark White McCann FitzGerald mark.white@mccannfitzgerald.ie

Isle of Man

Simon Harding Appleby sharding@applebyglobal.com

Israel

Miriam Haber*

Raveh Haber & Co Advocates mhaber@rhlawyers.co.il Gil Raveh* Raveh Haber & Co Advocates graveh@rhlawyers.co.il

Italy

Francesco Di Carlo FIVELEX Studio Legale e Tributario f.dicarlo@5lex.it Alessandro Portolano Chiomenti alessandro.portolano@chiomenti.net

Jersey, Channel Islands

Emily Haithwaite Ogier emily.haithwaite@ogier.com Niamh Lalor Ogier niamh.lalor@ogier.com

Luxembourg

Gilles Dusemon

Arendt & Medernach gilles.dusemon@arendt.com

Jacques Elvinger Elvinger Hoss Prussen jacqueselvinger@elvingerhoss.lu

Patrick Goebel Dechert LLP patrick.goebel@dechert.com

Marc Meyers

Loyens & Loeff marc.meyers@loyensloeff.com

Thibaut Partsch Elvinger Hoss Prussen thibautpartsch@elvingerhoss.lu

Florence Stainier

Arendt & Medernach florence.stainier@arendt.com

Jérôme Wigny

Elvinger Hoss Prussen jeromewigny@ehp.lu

Malta

Max Ganado GANADO Advocates mganado@ganadoadvocates.com

Netherlands

Kees Groffen

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV kees.groffen@debrauw.com

Larissa Silverentand

NautaDutilh NV

larissa.silverentand@nautadutilh.com

Singapore

Josephine Law

Sidley Austin LLP jlaw@sidley.com

Jek-Aun Long Simmons & Simmons JWS jekaun.long@simmons-simmons.com Kah Keong Low WongPartnership LLP kahkeong.low@wongpartnership.com Francis Mok

Allen & Gledhill LLP francis.mok@allenandgledhill.com Lena Ng

Clifford Chance lena.ng@cliffordchance.com

Arnold Tan Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP arnold.tan@rajahtann.com

Danny Tan Ashurst LLP danny.tan@ashurst-adtlaw.com Sarah Teo Allen & Gledhill LLP sarah.teo@allenandgledhill.com

Sweden

Niclas Rockborn Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå niclas.rockborn@gda.se

Björn Wendleby* Harvest Avokatbyra bjorn.wendleby@harvestadvokat.se

Switzerland

Geneva

Michel Abt

FBT Attorneys-at-law mabt@fbt.ch

Caroline Clemetson* Schellenberg Wittmer caroline.clemetson@swlegal.ch François Rayroux*

Lenz & Staehelin francois.rayroux@lenzstaehelin.com Olivier Stahler*

Lenz & Staehelin olivier.stahler@lenzstaehelin.com Hans Moritz* CapstoneLaw hans.moritz@capstonelaw.ch

Zurich

Sandro Abegglen

Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd sandro.abegglen@nkf.ch

Thomas Müller*

Walder Wyss Ltd thomas.mueller@walderwyss.com

Gerhard Niggli Niggli Rechtsanwälte gniggli@niggliweb.com

Dominik Oberholzer

Kellerhals Carrard KlG dominik.oberholzer@kellehals-carrard.ch

Markus Pfenninger* Walder Wyss Ltd markus.pfenninger@walderwyss.com

Dirk Spiegel

AvelaLaw AG dirk.spiegel@avelalaw.com

United Arab Emirates

Edward Brown Dechert LLP edward.brown@dechert.com

Muneer Khan Simmons & Simmons muneer.khan@simmons-simmons.com

Phillip Sacks

Dechert LLP phillip.sacks@dechert.com

USA

California

John P Broadhurst Shartsis Friese LLP jbroadhurst@sflaw.com

Yousuf I Dhamee Paul Hastings LLP yousufdhamee@paulhastings.com

Mark D Perlow

Dechert LLP mark.perlow@dechert.com

District of Columbia

Barry P Barbash Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP bbarbash@willkie.com

Kenneth J Berman

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP kjberman@debevoise.com

Rajib Chanda

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP rajib.chanda@stblaw.com

Thomas Harman

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP thomas.harman@morganlewis.com

Robert E Plaze

Proskauer Rose rplaze@proskauer.com

Steven Stone

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP sstone@morganlewis.com

Illinois

James B Biery Sidley Austin LLP jbiery@sidley.com

William D Kerr Sidley Austin LLP wkerr@sidley.com

Wesley Nissen Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP wnissen@nge.com

Alpa Patel Kirkland & Ellis LLP alpa.patel@kirkland.com

Massachusetts

Jason E Brown Ropes & Gray LLP jebrown@ropesgray.com

New Jersey

Scott H Moss Lowenstein Sandler LLP smoss@lowenstein.com

New York Andrew J Ceresney Debevoise & Plimpton LLP aceresney@debevoise.com

Brian Daly

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP bdaly@akingump.com

Marc E Elovitz* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP marc.elovitz@srz.com

Nathan J Greene Sidley Austin LLP ngreene@sidley.com

Shukie Grossman

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP sgrossman@gibsondunn.com

Michael S Hong

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP michael.hong@davispolk.com

Amran Hussein

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP ahussein@paulweiss.com

Yukako Kawata

Yukako Kawata PLLC

Leor Landa Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP leor.landa@davispolk.com

Adrian R Leipsic Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP aleipsic@cgsh.com

Tram N Nguyen Mayer Brown LLP tnguyen@mayerbrown.com

David Nissenbaum* Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP david.nissenbaum@srz.com

Michael D. Saarinen Shearman & Sterling LLP michael.saarinen@shearman.com

Mary Jo White Debevoise & Plimpton LLP mjwhite@debevoise.com

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