Jefferey LeMaster

Partner, Clifford Chance

Jeff is a Funds & Investment Management partner in the New York office of Clifford Chance. His practice is primarily focused on investment management, with a particular focus on the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. 

Jeff regularly advises sponsors of both private equity and hedge funds on organizational and regulatory issues, including aspects related to investment adviser registration and compliance obligations, U.S. marketing considerations and the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA). He also regularly advises on the formation and ongoing representation of registered closed-end investment companies, exchange-traded funds and the representation of underwriters in initial public offerings (IPOs).