SRZ Welcomes Securities Attorney Frank Kwok

On February 4, 2015, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP announced that Frank Kwok has joined the firm as special counsel in the New York office.  Kwok will focus his practice on securities law, with a special emphasis on alternative investment structures, including Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) transactions and related products, such as Rule 144A offerings, registered direct offerings, pre-IPO financings, exchange offers and rights offerings, and regulatory and compliance matters.  For more on PIPEs, see “Former Federal Prosecutors Share Perspectives on Insider Trading Hot-Button Issues and Enforcement Trends Relevant to Hedge Fund Managers,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 39 (Oct. 11, 2012).  For HFLR articles authored by SRZ partners, see “Ten Recommendations to Help Hedge Fund Managers Conduct Successful Internal Investigations,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 9 (Feb. 28, 2013); and “Hedge Fund Names: What a Hedge Fund Manager Should Do Before It Starts Using a Name,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 5, No. 11 (Mar. 16, 2012).  For additional insight from SRZ partners, see “Schulte Partner Stephanie Breslow Addresses Gates, Side Pockets, Secondaries, Co-Investments, Redemption Suspensions, Funds of One and Fiduciary Duty,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 45 (Dec. 4, 2014); and “Can Activist Hedge Fund Managers Provide Special Compensation to Nominees That Are Elected to the Board of a Target? An Interview with Marc Weingarten, Co-Head of the Global Shareholder Activism Practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 16 (Apr. 25, 2014).

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