Simmons & Simmons

Investment Funds

Specialising in investment funds, Iain focuses particularly on structuring hedge funds and advising hedge fund managers. He has advised on the establishment of some of the largest and best known UK hedge fund managers, including Brevan Howard, BlueCrest, Capula, Egerton, Lansdowne and Marshall Wace.

Iain is a partner in our Financial Services Group in London. He has served as General Counsel of the Alternative Investment Management Association since its foundation in 1990, was Co-Chairman from 1991-1995 of the Commodities, Futures and Options Committee of the Section on Business Law of the International Bar Association and was the co-editor of Hedge Funds: Law and Regulation published by Sweet & Maxwell (2001).

Qualified 1980; partner 1986; (honorary) general counsel of the Alternative Investment Management Association (the global not-for-profit trade association for the hedge fund industry) since its foundation in 1990; co-chairman of the Commodities, Futures and Options Committee of the section on business law of the International Bar Association 1991-95; co-editor of ‘Hedge Funds: Law and Regulation’ (Sweet & Maxwell 2001); recently closely involved in commenting on the EU Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers; advisory board of World Securities Law Report; editorial board of Futures and Derivatives Law Report.