Public and Private Investments Practice.  Jeffrey has been lead counsel in numerous public offerings, private equity and venture investments and private debt financings. He assists individual and institutional clients with placing assets in funds and companies; corporations, LLCs and other entities with raising funds and arranging bank or privately-sourced financing; and private funds with negotiating and finalizing investments in businesses, real estate and other funds. Jeffrey represents both startups and established businesses of different sizes with their financing and investment needs. He regularly provides advice regarding public and private offering prospectuses, both from the company side – where he assists in the drafting and preparation of documentation and governing documents; and from the investor perspective – where he assists individuals and institutions in evaluating and negotiating terms of investment in funds and corporate opportunities, including entry into side letters and side agreements that complement the core terms of the investment. He also works with clients seeking to expand their businesses and business relationships through joint ventures, licensing and other contractual arrangements that involve multiple parties partnering and working together.

Investment Funds Practice.  Jeffrey’s investment funds practice covers a wide variety of types of investments and investing, including private and public funds. In the private fund area, he regularly organizes and represents hedge funds, venture funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, collective investment trusts and other investment vehicles. His clients include both domestic and foreign funds, including master-feeder and complex multi-fund structures designed to facilitate investments by different types of investors in a tax-efficient and cost-effective manner. In the public fund area, he regularly forms and represents mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange traded funds and other publicly-registered vehicles. Jeffrey works with these public funds’ management teams and boards of directors and trustees on SEC registration, corporate governance matters, disclosure documents, compliance requirements, SEC filings, regulatory examinations, state regulations and other investment company and management issues.

Investment Adviser Practice.  He represents numerous investment advisory firms registered at the state and federal level. His clients range from new advisers just starting their businesses with money contributed by family and friends, to multi-billion dollar managers with multiple offices across the country. His clients include money managers from New York to California, with a wide variety of investment focuses and management styles. Jeffrey counsels these clients on investment product design and implementation, performance advertising and marketing requirements, brokerage and trading issues, anti-fraud and conflict of interest regulations, and other legal matters under applicable state and federal law. He works with his investment management clients to find straightforward and efficient solutions designed to advance their business goals while meeting all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Jeffrey was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2021 and 2022 for Securities/Capital Markets Law and in 2023 for Financial Services Regulation Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Securities Regulation.