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Withers LLP

16 OLD BAILEY, LONDON, EC4M 7EG, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7597 6000
Fax:
Fax 020 7597 6543
DX:
160 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.withersworldwide.com
Email:

John Langan

Tel:
Work +44 20 7597 6146
Email:
Withers LLP

Work Department

Investment management group.

Position

Partner. Specialises in advising on UK and offshore investment management arrangements and investment funds, including the establishment and activities of hedge funds and other collective investment vehicles, in particular for alternative investment fund managers and family offices and their advisers.

Career

Trained Booth & Co; qualified 1984; assistant Linklaters 1984-94; Baker and MacKenzie 1994-97; Arnheim & Co 1997-99; director Klegal 2000-02; counsel Bryan Cave 2003-06; partner Withers 2006. Publications include Unit Trusts: The Law and Practice 1989.

Languages

Hungarian; German; Italian; modest French and Spanish; basic Russian and Portuguese.

Education

Rotherham Sixth-Form College; Oxford University (1980 English); Trent Polytechnic (1981-82 CPE and law finals).

Leisure

Reading; writing; modern languages; running; cooking; watching football and rugby union.

Practice Areas

Financial services; Hedge funds; Investment funds

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