Genna Garver will be speaking during the "Private Fund Securities Law Exemptions: Accredited Investors, Qualified Purchasers, Subscription Limits, and More" Strafford webinar, alongside Gregory Nowak, with Pepper Hamilton. This webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST.
This CLE webinar will discuss the exemption provisions of the Investment Adviser Act, Securities Act, Exchange Act, and Investment Company Act that are relevant to private equity, venture capital and hedge funds. The program will provide an in-depth analysis of each of the exemption requirements, as well as the pros and cons of seeking exemption from registration under these Acts.
Speakers:
Genna Garver, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
Ms. Garver provides targeted, practical advice to investment advisers, hedge funds and other private investment funds implementing various investment strategies. Her clients appreciate the close personal attention she provides to help them navigate the complex maze of investment regulation. She routinely advises clients on formation and offering matters for both domestic and offshore funds; SEC and state investment adviser, broker-dealer and private fund regulation; Investment Advisers Act compliance programs, annual reviews, and ongoing compliance matters; and regulatory examinations and investigations. She also has extensive experience representing financial institutions in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters.
Gregory Nowak, Partner, Pepper Hamilton
Mr. Nowak is a practice leader for hedge funds in the firm’s Private Fund Services Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in securities law, particularly in representing investment management companies and other clients on matters arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Mr. Nowak also handles mergers and acquisitions, corporate and regulated investment company tax work, and other corporate matters. He also represents broker-dealers and CTAs and CPOs with respect to matters under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Commodity Exchange Act. Mr. Nowak writes and speaks frequently on issues involving alternative lending, blockchain, initial coin offerings, investment management, healthcare and other matters. Mr. Nowak is an adjunct professor of law at Cornell Law School where he teaches fund formation and fund regulatory law.