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Pioneer Point Partners Closes €1.1B Second Sustainable Infrastructure
April 30, 2025 Fried Frank advised Pioneer Point Partners LLP (“Pioneer”), the specialist sustainable infrastructure investment firm, on the formation and fundraising of its second sustainable institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners II SCSp (“Fund II”), reaching its increased hard cap at over €1.1 billion in commitments at final close.
Chambers Europe 2025 Recognizes Fried Frank
March 24, 2025 Chambers & Partners, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners, recognized Fried Frank in its Europe 2025 guide.
Updated Marketing Rule FAQs Ease Adviser Presentation of Extracted
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Client memorandum | March 21, 2025 Authors: Michael Sherman (Washington, DC), Ashley Rodriguez (Washington, DC), Joanna Rosenberg (New York), Brooke Gibson (New York) On March 19, 2025, the staff of the Division of Investment Management (the “staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published two new Marketing Compliance Frequently Asked Questions[1] with respect to Rule 206(4)-1 (the “Marketing Rule”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) and...
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, Jonathan Boyer, Nicola Bruton, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kristin D. Corapi, Richard Cromie, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Steven Homan, Amy Johnson, Harry R. Kaplan, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Zachary Mason, Nathan McKinnon, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Kedar H. Mehta, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, C. Dabney O'Riordan, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Jonathan Peirce, Rachel Perez, Aranpreet Randhawa, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Lauren Schwartz, Michael Sherman, George Skerrett, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Athena Tan, Adam Tarkan, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Andrew Varney, Jonathan Weiss, Sam Wilson
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SEC Issues Helpful Guidance Regarding Verification of Accredited
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Client memorandum | March 17, 2025 Authors: Michael Sherman (Washington, DC), Jonathan Adler (New York), Brooke Gibson (New York) On March 12, 2025, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) produced new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations[1] and published a no-action letter issued to Latham & Watkins LLP (the “No-Action Letter”)[2] that include guidance regarding what can constitute “reasonable steps to verify” that investors in a private...
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, Jonathan Boyer, Nicola Bruton, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kristin D. Corapi, Richard Cromie, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Alyssa Heumann, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Amy Johnson Verified, Harry R. Kaplan, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Zachary Mason, Nathan McKinnon, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Kedar H. Mehta, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Jonathan Peirce, Rachel Perez, Aranpreet Randhawa, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Lauren Schwartz, Michael Sherman, George Skerrett, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Athena Tan, Adam Tarkan, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Andrew Varney, Jonathan Weiss, Sam Wilson, C. Dabney O'Riordan
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Fried Frank Lawyers Recognized as “Best of the Best” Global Elite
Accolades | January 8, 2025 Lexology Index (previously known as Who’s Who Legal) recognized partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud and special counsel Neda Moussavi as Global Elite Thought Leaders. These rankings recognize only “the best of the best,” and is achieved by only around 5% of Lexology Index-listed practitioners.
Fried Frank Lawyers Recognized in Lexology Index’s 2025 Private Funds
Accolades | November 18, 2024 Partners Kate Downey, Mark Mifsud, Gregg Beechey, David Christmas and Sam Wilson were recognized in the Lexology Index (previously known as Who's Who Legal) 2025 Private Funds rankings, which identifies the foremost practitioners around the world including fund formation specialists and regulatory experts who advise and assist clients in relation to alternative asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and hedge funds.
EXAMS Publishes 2025 SEC Examination Priorities
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Client memorandum | November 7, 2024 Authors: Michael L. Sherman, Michael Gershberg, Nihal Patel, Joanna Rosenberg On October 21, 2024, the Division of Examinations (”EXAMS”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published its examination priorities for 2025 (the “2025 Priorities”).[1] EXAMS’ examination priorities are released annually and are designed to preview key areas where EXAMS intends to focus its resources.
By Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Robert Blumenfeld, William J. Breslin, Audra Cohen, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Dana Goldstein Verified, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Karen Henderson, Jonathan Hofer, Christine Holtzman, Amy Johnson Verified, Jason Koenig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Jeff Liu, Bradford R. Lucas, Robert MacVicar, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Christopher Parsons, Ryan Patterson, Rachel Perez, Ashley Rodriguez, Joanna Rosenberg, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Sam Wilson, Nihal S. Patel, Ray I. Shirazi, Joseph P. Vitale, Jonathan Boyer, Kristin D. Corapi, Alyssa Heumann, Harry R. Kaplan, Cedrick Mendoza-Tolentino, Julia V. Smolyanskiy, Adam Tarkan
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Fried Frank Lawyers Ranked in Chambers 2025 UK Guide
Skip to main content Rankings | October 17, 2024 Chambers and Partners, an independent and research-based survey of clients and leading practitioners, recognized the firm in four practice categories of its 2025 UK Guide and ranked 15 Fried Frank lawyers as leaders in their respective practice areas.
Fried Frank Ranked in The Legal 500 UK 2025
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Skip to main content Accolades | October 3, 2024 Fried Frank was recognized in 12 practice categories in The Legal 500 UK 2025, a guide to the leading commercial law firms in the United Kingdom. In addition, 47 Fried Frank lawyers are recommended by the publication. Partners Chris Barron, Gregg Beechey, Kathryn Cecil, David Christmas, Ashley Katz, Jons Lehmann, Ian Lopez and Nick Thornton were all listed as “Leading Partners” in their respective practice areas.
By Chris Barron, Gregg Beechey, Valeri Bozhikov, Neil Caddy, Tobias Caspary, Kathryn Cecil, Ross Cruickshanks, Aseet Dalvi, Kate Downey, Mandip Englund, Graham Greenwood, Piers Harris, Karen Henderson, Christian Iwasko, Ryan Jenkinson, Ashley Katz, Fiona Kelly, Jons F. Lehmann, Ian Haney López, Robert MacVicar, Nathan McKinnon, Zac Mellor-Clark, Mark Mifsud, Nishkaam Paul, Richard Pilgrim, Ashar Qureshi, Andrew Rearick, James Renahan, Priya Rupal, John Satory, Katie Sinclair, Athena Tan, Nick Thornton, Michelle Tong, Patrick Williams, Sam Wilson, Thomas Bramall, Devon Brewster, Ethan Chionh, Freya Dear, Amy Faraday, James Frecknall, Ewan Gardner, Eshan Khot, Kris Paltoglou, Neema Sofaer
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CFTC Increases the Portfolio Requirement Applicable to Certain QEPs
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Client memorandum | September 26, 2024 Authors: William Breslin (Washington, DC), Dorothy Mehta (New York), David S.
By William J. Breslin, Dorothy D Mehta, David Mitchell, Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Jonathan Hofer, Jason Koenig, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Mark Mifsud, Arinze N. Onugha, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Samuel Wilson Verified
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Q3 2024 – European Regulatory Update for Funds
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Client memorandum | September 25, 2024 Authors:Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali Mustafa There was no summer lull on the regulatory front as the third quarter of 2024 saw some key regulatory updates, in particular the apparent conclusion of the long-running saga of the ELTIF RTS and the continued divergence of the UK and EU regulatory regimes.
By Gregg Beechey, Zac Mellor-Clark, Cameron Mitcham, Nishkaam Paul, Emirali Mustafa, Jonathan Adler, Lawrence N. Barshay, Jeremy Berry, William J. Breslin, Kate Downey, Menachem Farber, Jessica Forbes, Piers Harris, Philip A Heimowitz, Jonathan Hofer, Jason Koenig, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Dorothy D Mehta, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell, Arinze N. Onugha, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jeffrey Wolf Schatz, Lisa Schneider, Michael Sherman, Rami Turayhi, Andrew Varney, Sam Wilson
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ESMA Consults on Liquidity Management Tools for Open-Ended Funds
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On 8 July 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards [1](“RTS”) and draft guidelines [2](“Guidelines”) addressing liquidity management tools (“LMTs”) for open-ended funds.
By Jonathan Adler, Gregg Beechey, Jeremy Berry, John Bibona, William J. Breslin, Kate Downey, Audra Cohen, Philip A Heimowitz, Colin Kelly, Zachary Mellor-Clark, Mark Mifsud, David Mitchell Verified, David Shapiro, Michael Sherman, Nick Thornton, Sam Wilson, Jonathan Hofer, Amy Johnson Verified, Jason Koenig, Nathan McKinnon, Rami Turayhi, Michael VandenBerg, Lawrence N. Barshay, Kathryn Cecil, Menachem Farber, Bradford R. Lucas, Todd J. McMullan, Kenneth I. Rosh, Arinze N. Onugha, Piers Harris
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The central role of climate action in achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals - Scientific Reports
Abstract Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 refers to “Climate Action”. It is one of the 17 goals established by the United Nations in their 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The primary objective of SDG13 is to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It recognises that climate change is a global challenge that requires immediate attention and concerted efforts from governments, businesses, communities, and individuals worldwide.
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