Boutique investment management law firm Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP, has appointed Aisha Hunt as a Partner to head its news Alternative Mutual Fund Practice in San Francisco.
Hunt has represented some of the most prominent investment managers and mutual fund families in the United States, including the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds and the Dodge & Cox Funds.
With Hunt’s appointment, the firm now offers clients a broader suite of investment management legal services, including a ’40 Act practice focused on alternative mutual funds. She has extensive legal experience counselilng emerging and established investment managers to separate accounts, hedge funds, UCITS funds and mutual funds.
Hunt holds a BS in Business Administration from U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a JD from Stanford Law School.
"We are very excited that Aisha has joined the firm to launch our new Alternative Mutual Fund Practice," said Karl Cole-Frieman (pictured). "Our clients will greatly benefit from her wide-ranging mutual fund knowledge, says well as her experience advising hedge fund managers."
"Few law firms with hedge fund practices have the necessary ’40 Act expertise to advise on the unique regulatory and structural requirements of alternative mutual funds," says Darren Day, Managing Director at Concept Capital Markets, LLC, a prime brokerage firm which services alternative mutual funds. "With the addition of a ’40 Act practice, Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP is well positioned to help investment managers meet the growing demand for alternative mutual funds."
Cole-Frieman & Mallon Partner, Bart Mallon, adds: "Launching an alternative mutual fund is complex and requires highly specialized legal counsel to help navigate the regulatory landscape. Our Alternative Mutual Fund Practice is specifically tailored to help investment managers meet the growing demand and opportunities for these new products."
