Mr David Nissenbaum > Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Investment Management, Energy, Financial Institutions, Hedge Funds, Private Equity

Position

David Nissenbaum is co-head of the Investment Management Group. He primarily represents institutional and entrepreneurial investment managers, financial services firms and private investment funds in all aspects of their businesses. He structures investment management and financial services firms along with credit, hedge, private equity, hybrid, distressed investing, activist and energy funds, co-investments, funds of funds and scalable platforms for fund sponsors. David also advises on fundraising, management company partnerships, compensation plans, succession plans, seed and strategic investments and spinoffs of investment teams. His work includes counseling clients on finding practical solutions to regulatory and compliance requirements, including the Volcker Rule, and managing conflicts of interest with an emphasis on reducing legal risk to the business.

Clients often seek David’s advice on business matters and strategy and to assist on difficult negotiations. For many years, he has been named a “Leader in His Field” by Chambers Global and Chambers USA and recognized by The International Who’s Who of Private Funds LawyersPLC Cross-border Private Equity HandbookThe Legal 500 US and Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers. A past member of the Advisory Board of The Financial Executives Alliance and the Banking Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association, David is a sought-after writer and speaker. Works he has authored or co-authored include the chapter “Management Company Structures and Terms” in Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation, published by ALM Law Journal Press; “Just Like Starting Over: A Blueprint for the New Wall Street Firm,” published by The Deal; and “Succession Planning,” published by SRZ. He has spoken at conferences and seminars on a range of topics, including fundraising, merchant bank structures, liquidity events, credit and lending funds and co-investment vehicles. David received his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and his B.A. from the State University of New York at Albany.

Memberships

American Bar Association; Alternative Investment Financial Executives Association, Advisory Board; NYC Bar Association, Banking Law Committee.

Education

Brooklyn Law School, JD; State University of New York at Albany, BA.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP  went from strength to strength in the hedge fund space, 2022 seeing several additions to the department, including Leonora Shalet from Morrison Foerster in May; and Peter Greene, Benjamin Kozinn and Eileen Overbaugh from Lowenstein Sandler LLP in March. This latter group has a focus on advising prominent individual investment managers that are striking out on their own. They join a department with an impressive client roster of numerous high-profile hedge funds at an international level, as well as a host of fund managers. Greene has become part of the department’s leadership team, alongside market reference Stephanie Breslow; David Efron; and David Nissenbaum. Jennifer Dunn is another key contact, assisting clients with structuring, formation, operational needs, and regulatory and compliance issues. Diameter Capital Partners and Cerberus Capital Partners are among the standout clients of Jason Kaplan, and Peter Naismith is another name to note from the sizeable practice. All named lawyers are based in New York.