On June 16, 2014, Alston & Bird announced that Brett Jaffe has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group. Jaffe has particular expertise in the representation of hedge funds, private equity funds (and their portfolio companies), venture capital funds, broker-dealers and investment advisory firms. For insight from Alston & Bird partner Kristin Hinson on investment consultants, see “Getting to Know the Gatekeepers: How Hedge Fund Managers Can Interface with Investment Consultants to Access Institutional Capital (Part Two of Two),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 28 (Jul. 18, 2013).