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 > Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is well equipped to handle a broad range of funds in the private equity space, where they cover credit funds, special opportunity funds, real assets as well as new developments in the area such as hybrid funds focused on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Overseeing the New York based department are Stephanie Breslow, who has expertise in the formation of private equity funds and the management and structuring of investment management businesses, Peter Greene, who is well versed in compliance and regulatory requirements for asset management companies, and alternative investments lawyer David Nissenbaum. Further key names in the team are liquidity funds lawyer Heather Wyckoff, real estate funds expert Phyllis Schwartz , and Joseph Smith, who clients praise as ‘first rate’. Among the team changes in the last year were the partner promotions of Daniel Blumenthal and John Weldon in January 2023.

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

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP‘s deep bench boasts some of the ‘most knowledgeable experienced,‘ lawyers in the alternative hedge funds space, representing a wide range of major asset and capital management clients. Handling liquid funds and investment structuring, Stephanie Breslow co-leads the team with David Efron and Peter Greene. David Nissenbaum also leads the team, assisting with a number of hedge fund and credit fund manager matters and leading on the Kepos Capital LP carbon-focused product launch, while Greene leads on representing the largest female-led hedge fund launch in the industry. The firm handles a significant volume of hedge, hybrid, and credit funds, and regularly advises investment managers on regulatory and compliance matters. Eileen Overbaugh is another name to note, representing an emerging hedge fund manager in negotiating a strategic investor arrangement. Jennifer Dunn left the firm in May 2024. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.