Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Gabriel Acri as a partner in the Firm’s Asset Management Department in New York.
Acri previously served for ten years as Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of hedge fund adviser Sovarnum Capital LP. Earlier in his career, he was an associate in Willkie’s Asset Management Department.
Acri has extensive experience in the formation, maintenance and regulation of various domestic and offshore hedge funds and other private funds, including commodity pools. He has advised registered and unregistered investment advisers, commodity trading advisors and other market participants across the US, Europe and Asia on all facets of SEC, CFTC and NFA regulation and registration.
