David Sturms Email & Phone Number

Prior to his retirement, Mr. Sturms was a Shareholder at Vedder Price for over 24 years and Chair of the firm’s Investment Services Group for approximately 20 years. During his tenure as Chair, Vedder Price’s Investment Services Group grew to become one of the largest in the country. The firm’s diverse clientele include investment companies (open and closed-end funds and ETFs), investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment limited partnerships and other pooled-investment vehicles, ranging from start-ups to nationally-recognized multi-billion dollar complexes.Previously, Mr. Sturms was a Principal at the investment management firm Stein Roe & Farnham (approximately 9 years).Mr. Sturms has extensive experience in advising investment companies and investment advisers on all aspects of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and in counseling independent directors of investment companies on their duties and responsibilities under the law. He was a participant in the SEC Roundtable on the Role of Independent Investment Company Directors and consulted with the ICI Advisory Group on Best Practices for Fund Directors. His publications include: Enhancing the Effectiveness of Independent Directors: Is the System, Broken, Creaking or Working?, Villanova Journal of Law and Investment Management (Fall 1999) and American Bar Association Task Force that authored the Fund Director’s Guidebook (2003, 2006 and 2015).Mr. Sturms has received an “AV” Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubble (which is the highest rating available), was selected a “Super Lawyer” and was recognized by Chambers, Legal 500 and many other publications as one of the top lawyers in his field.

Listed skills include Securities Regulation, Due Diligence, Corporate Law, Alternative Investments, and 11 others.