Allison A. Muth

• Established an alternative investment fund platform for an institutional investment manager. 
• Counsel to the managed futures group of a major investment bank in connection with the formation and ongoing compliance of multitiered commodity pools. 
• Representing institutional investors (foundations, endowments, family offices) making investments in private equity funds.
• Counsel to an independent investment adviser in connection with the structure of a master-feeder fund.
• Representing high-net-worth clients on investments in private equity funds and hedge funds.
• Advising a registered investment company, its board, and adviser on disclosure, compliance, and operational issues. 
• Counsel to institutional clients on Securities Exchange Act reporting requirements. 
• Represented a commodity pool operator registering with the CFTC and NFA. 
• Counsel to operators and trading advisors in connection with compliance with and exemptions from CFTC regulations.

Allison Muth, counsel in the Financial Services & Products Group, concentrates her practice on the structuring, formation, launch, and ongoing management of investment funds, including commodity pools, hedge funds, private equity funds, and registered investment companies. She also provides regulatory compliance counsel on commodity pools, registered investment companies, and other investment vehicles.

Allison frequently advises investment management clients on formation, registration, and disclosure, as well as issues related to compliance with, or exemptions from, the Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Commodity Exchange Act, Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations, and National Futures Association rules.

Allison was recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as an “associate to watch” in Investment Funds: Hedge Funds in 2019 and 2020. She is recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^© “Ones to Watch” in the Banking and Finance category.

Allison received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. While in law school, she was a member of the Virginia Law & Business Review. She received her B.B.A., summa cum laude, from William and Mary, where she double-majored in marketing and psychology.

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• University of Virginia (J.D., 2009)
• William & Mary (B.B.A., 2006)

Memberships