Derek Steingarten brings 25 years of experience advising registered and private fund sponsors and institutional money managers across a wide range of investment products and business models. His practice spans the formation, capital raising, marketing, and ongoing regulatory compliance of investment advisers and funds, including hedge, private equity and private credit funds, SMAs, funds of funds, sub-advised funds, bank collective funds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other registered vehicles, such as interval funds and BDCs. He advises clients at all stages of the fund and business lifecycle, tailoring his counsel to evolving regulatory and commercial needs. Derek's work for clients includes representing independent funds and ETF boards of directors, providing counsel and guidance on critical corporate governance matters.
Derek regularly advises U.S. and non-U.S. clients on the cross-border impact of U.S. federal securities laws. He is a trusted resource on regulatory, governance, and transactional matters under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Investment Company Act of 1940, including counseling on SEC fund and adviser registration, examinations, investigations, enforcement matters, and related disputes. Asset managers engage Derek as a hands-on partner in wealth management and asset management transactions, including acquisitions, lift outs, strategic combinations, and restructurings.
Derek is recognized in Chambers Global and USA, with clients noting that he “offers quality business-oriented counsel and unfailing responsiveness” and that Derek is “thoughtful and clear in his advice.”
