Akin Gump has appointed William V de Cordova as senior regulatory counsel based in the firm’s office in New York. De Cordova advises hedge and private equity fund managers, registered investment advisers, commodity pool operators, trading advisors, broker-dealers and others on regulatory, compliance and operational matters.
Akin Gump has appointed William V de Cordova as senior regulatory counsel based in the firm’s office in New York. De Cordova advises hedge and private equity fund managers, registered investment advisers, commodity pool operators, trading advisors, broker-dealers and others on regulatory, compliance and operational matters.
With considerable experience analysing issues facing managers, de Cordova provides counsel on private funds law, formation, regulation, compliance and operations applicable to hedge, private equity, private credit and other fund managers. He assists clients with navigating their regulatory compliance duties under the rules and regulations of the SEC, CFTC and NFA, as well as other global regulatory developments.
De Cordova also advises clients on best practices in a variety of complex arenas, including fund formation, due diligence, financing facilities, fund governance and regulatory analysis and filings. He also assists clients on fund manager operations and innovative fund structures.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, de Cordova was editor-in-chief of the Hedge Fund Law Report and the Private Equity Law Report, advising general counsel and chief compliance officers of private fund managers on key legal, regulatory and compliance issues. Previously, he was hedge funds general counsel of global alternative asset manager Investcorp International Inc.
