Bio

Meredith Haviland concentrates her corporate practice on representing private investment funds and investment advisers in all matters, including formation, structuring, investments, acquisitions, divestitures and regulatory matters. Meredith has significant expertise advising private investment funds and corporates in respect of cross-border transactions, with a particular focus on international forestry transactions. On the transaction side, Meredith regularly advises both private equity investors and corporates in connection with strategic business transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures in the real asset space. In addition to her extensive experience with M&A transactions, Meredith has significant expertise with cross-border structuring matters. She also regularly assists venture capital investors in connection with their financings, as well as provides guidance upon exit. Meredith also provides guidance with respect to ESG matters. On the fund formation and regulatory side, Meredith provides advice to private equity, venture capital, impact and hedge fund managers in respect of the full life-cycle of private funds, including formation, launch, ongoing compliance, liquidation and end-of-fund matters. She also advises investment advisers and private fund managers in respect of the U.S. regulatory regime applicable to such advisers and managers, including the U.S. Investment Advisers Act and CFTC matters. She has particular expertise advising non-U.S. managers about compliance with the U.S. regulatory regime. Meredith currently serves as Chair of the firm’s Hiring Committee.