Paul Hastings LLP

Investment Funds and Private Capital

Art Zwickel is a partner in the Investment Funds & Private Capital practice at Paul Hastings and practices in the area of securities, corporate and investment management law. Art’s practice focuses on structuring and organizing both registered and private investment funds, including mutual funds, closed-end funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, and fund-of-funds. He also counsels investment advisers and broker-dealers on federal and state regulatory issues, including SEC, CFTC, FINRA and NFA rules, and advises them on all aspects of their ongoing operations. Art frequently assists spinout and startup asset management firms in all facets of their organization, including investment adviser registration, preparing and negotiating agreements among the owners, and seed capital transactions. He also advises a variety of institutional investors in connection with their investments into alternative investment funds.