On August 15, 2012, Dechert LLP announced that Andrew L. Oringer has joined the firm as a partner in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group and will be resident in New York.  Oringer was previously a partner at Ropes & Gray LLP, where he led the ERISA and executive compensation practice in New York, and is a notable contributor to the HFLR on ERISA considerations for hedge fund managers.  See, e.g., “Is That Your (Interim) Final Answer? New Disclosure Rules Under ERISA To Impact Many Hedge Funds,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 33 (Aug. 20, 2010).