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For more than 12 years, I have been a trusted legal advisor to European and global asset managers on the establishment, fundraising, and restructuring of private investment funds across various strategies and sectors. As a Partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, one of the world's leading law firms, I leverage my extensive experience and knowledge in fund formation and secondaries to deliver innovative and pragmatic solutions to my clients.I have advised on the formation of traditional and complex fund structures, including SMAs, co-investments, evergreen, multi-currency, and levered/unlevered arrangements. I have also helped clients navigate the evolving market for secondaries transactions, including GP-led solutions, fund restructurings, portfolio sales, and other liquidity options. My representative clients include prominent institutional investors, asset managers, and private equity firms such as AMP Capital, BlackRock, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and OTPP. My goal as legal counsel is to build strong, long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with my clients and to support their growth and success in the competitive and dynamic private funds industry.

Listed skills include Fund Formation, Private Equity, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, and 20 others.