Bio

Serving as chair of the Investment Management Practice Group, Madelyn Calabrese focuses on the formation of private investment funds and vehicles. She also counsels investment advisers and broker-dealers on a range of matters. Private investment funds, asset managers, family offices, and financial institutions turn to Madelyn for advice in forming various private equity, real estate, hedge funds, and hybrid structures. She also works with clients to develop multi-investor funds, SMA platforms, funds-of-one, and joint ventures. Investment managers seek Madelyn’s counsel on the registration of investment advisers at federal and state levels. Madelyn prepares all related documents, including, but not limited to, Form ADV, investment advisory contracts, and policies and procedures. Clients look to her to handle compliance issues and to conduct compliance control reviews, mock regulatory examinations, training sessions, and compliance seminars. Madelyn also represents investment managers in regulatory examinations and enforcement proceedings; counsels on various trading issues; and regularly advises on solicitation, advertising, and marketing matters. Madelyn’s broker-dealer knowledge is extensive. She forms and licenses broker-dealers with the SEC, self-regulatory organizations, and states, and assists with all aspects of regulatory compliance. Broker-dealers also seek her representation in connection with SEC and self-regulatory organization compliance and regulatory inquiries, prime brokerage and sales and trading matters, investigations, day-to-day operational matters, and examinations and disciplinary/enforcement proceedings.