Managing Risk in a Changing Environment: An Interview with Proskauer Partner Christopher Wells on Hedge Fund Governance, Liquidity Management, Transparency, Tax and Risk Management

The Hedge Fund Law Report recently interviewed Christopher M. Wells, a Partner at Proskauer Rose LLP and head of the firm’s Hedge Funds Group.  Wells has decades of experience advising hedge funds and their managers, and a broad-based practice that touches on substantially every aspect of the hedge fund business.  Our interview with Wells was similarly wide-ranging, covering topics including: hedge fund governance; investor demands for heightened transparency; co-investment opportunities; liquidity management issues; side pocketing policies and procedures; holdbacks of redemption proceeds; tax issues, including preparations for compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the electronic delivery of Schedules K-1; and risk management, including practical steps to prevent style drift and unauthorized trading.  This interview was conducted in conjunction with the Regulatory Compliance Association’s Spring 2012 Regulation & Risk Thought Leadership Symposium.  That Symposium will be held on April 16, 2012 at the Pierre Hotel in New York.  Subscribers to the Hedge Fund Law Report are eligible for discounted registration.  Wells is expected to participate in a session at that Symposium focusing on hedge fund governance and related issues.

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