Launching a new hedge fund or private equity fund can be one of the most exciting and rewarding ventures a person will ever undertake-and it can also be the most challenging, given today's competitive and demanding investing environment.

With that in mind, Pepper Hamilton teamed up with Constellation Investment Consulting to put together a New Manager Forum in Pepper’s NY office earlier this year.

Speakers included perspectives from all facets of the investment industry, including lawyers, consultants, prime brokers, accountants, startup administrators, fund admin services and a hedge fund placement agent.

We recorded the forum and broke it up into three separate podcasts.

This podcast focuses on launch issues, including the raising of capital, such as seeding, cap intro firms and placement agents; advertising opportunities under the JOBS Act; and more.

You can also listen to the podcast recordings of Panel I which focuses on critical pre-launch considerations and Panel III which focuses on post-launch matters.

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Launching a new hedge fund or private equity fund can be one of the most exciting and rewarding ventures a person will ever undertake-and it can also be the most challenging, given today's competitive and demanding investing environment.

With that in mind, Pepper Hamilton teamed up with Constellation Investment Consulting to put together a New Manager Forum in Pepper’s NY office earlier this year.

Speakers included perspectives from all facets of the investment industry, including lawyers, consultants, prime brokers, accountants, startup administrators, fund admin services and a hedge fund placement agent.

We recorded the forum and broke it up into three separate podcasts.

This podcast focuses on critical pre-launch considerations, including fund structuring and adviser matters; compliance policies and other legal and regulatory considerations; and the selection of an auditor, administrator, operations consultant, prime broker, and other service providers.

You can also listen to the podcast recordings of Panel II which focuses on launch issues and Panel III which focuses on post-launch matters.

Email [email protected] to be added to our mailing list to receive future legal updates in the world of Funds.

Launching a new hedge fund or private equity fund can be one of the most exciting and rewarding ventures a person will ever undertake-and it can also be the most challenging, given today's competitive and demanding investing environment.

With that in mind, Pepper Hamilton teamed up with Constellation Investment Consulting to put together a New Manager Forum in Pepper’s NY office earlier this year.

Speakers included perspectives from all facets of the investment industry, including lawyers, consultants, prime brokers, accountants, startup administrators, fund admin services and a hedge fund placement agent.

We recorded the forum and broke it up into three separate podcasts.

This podcast focuses on post-launch matters such as continued marketing and fundraising; increasing complexity in operations; SEC registration, conflicts of interest, allocation issues, and other legal and regulatory issues; the need to expand service providers or functions; and other challenges on the horizon as the new managers grows, including investor due diligence demands.

You can also listen to the podcast recordings of Panel I which focuses on critical pre-launch considerations and Panel II which focuses on launch isues.

Email [email protected] to be added to our mailing list to receive future legal updates in the world of Funds.

Recently Bruce K. Fenton, Pepper partner and chair of the firm’s Private Equity Practice Group and Investment Funds Industry Group, hosted Jay J. Rittberg, senior vice president and Americas M&A manager, and Ashley Behan, mergers & acquisitions insurance, of AIG to discuss the use and benefits of representation and warranty insurance in both buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions.

This podcast is a recording of this seminar. Mr. Rittberg and Ms. Behan discuss how this insurance is used in transactions to either supplement or replace the indemnification obligations contained in the acquisition agreement, including why representation and warranty insurance is relevant right now (6:07); the process of coming to the market (39:09); auction scenarios (45:24); and pricing (56:29).

This is a podcast series where we ask Pepper attorneys five key questions on topics that are top of mind for our clients. In this session, we sit down with Valerie Demont, chair of Pepper’s U.S.-India practice. Ms. Demont and James D. Rosener, chair of Pepper’s International Practice, are preparing for a trip to India in February 2014 that will take them to New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.

We discuss what she hopes to accomplish on this trip, including an event series with the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce which will focus on key issues for Indian companies looking to conduct business in the U.S. We also discuss what are some of the key Indian legal and regulatory trends to be mindful of in 2014 and whether India is still a top global destination for foreign investment.

Recently Pepper attorneys Frank A. Mayer, III and Charles E. Leasure, III gave a presentation on when an examination of a regulated institution triggers a claim and benefits under an insurance policy. They discuss the latest issues and how an examination morphs into triggering a claim. This podcast is a portion of their presentation.

Click here to download a PDF of their presentation slides, including two appendices. Appendix A covers the FDIC Relevant Delegations of Authority and Appendix B covers the OCC Relevant Delegations of Authority.

Recently Pepper Hamilton and Freeh Group International Solutions teamed up to present another Higher Education Webinar. This session focused on "The Title IX Investigation: Interviewing the Complainant."

The webinar was moderated by Matthew Dolan, managing director of Freeh Group International Solutions, and featured Pepper partners Leslie Gomez, Greg Paw and Gina Maisto Smith and nationally recognized victim advocate Connie Kirkland, who is currently Director of Student Mental Health and Behavior for Northern Virginia Community College.

The webinar presented a discussion of informed and effective practices for conducting an investigation in a Title IX case, with a focus on how to conduct the interview of a complainant in a sensitive manner.

This podcast is a collection of highlights from the hour long session. Visit the webinar section of www.pepperlaw.com for the full webinar and PowerPoint slides.

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Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible include adopting and implementing effective steps to address sexual violence, end its reoccurrence and address its effects.

This podcast is a short collection of highlights from a Pepper-Freeh Group Higher Education Webinar that featured John K. DiPaolo, deputy assistant secretary for policy, U.S. Department of Education; Gina Maisto Smith, partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and former sex crimes prosecutor from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office; and Angelo A. Stio III, partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP.

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Effective governance and oversight is a critical function for college and university boards of trustees. Recent scandals at prestigious universities, at least one of which resulted in significant sanctions and monetary penalties for failure to properly oversee university officials, illustrate just how important proper governance and oversight are - and how devastating an oversight failure can be. College presidents, athletic directors, head coaches and other senior administrators have ethics and compliance responsibilities - but ultimately the buck stops with the board when it comes to upholding ethics and compliance.

This podcast is a short collection of highlights from a Pepper-Freeh Group Higher Education Webinar that featured Omar Y. McNeill, partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and member of the Education Risk Counseling, Investigations and Litigation Services Team; Barbara W. Mather, partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP and former chair, Swarthmore College Board of Managers; Matthew Dolan, managing director, Freeh Group International Solutions, LLC and former general counsel, United States Naval Academy; and David P. Roselle, Ph.D., former president, University of Kentucky and University of Delaware.

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Pepper attorneys Henry Fader, Sharon Klein and Rebekah Monson recorded a three-part series of podcasts to focus on the HIPAA/HITECH Final Omnibus Rule which is effective on March 26, 2013.

This podcast covers the top ten things organizations should be doing now to get ready for the compliance deadline, including re-convening your HIPAA privacy and security working group, conducting a risk assessment, revisiting your breach notification process and employee training.

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