Mr Paul Schreiber > Shearman & Sterling LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022-6069
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Investment Funds

Position

Of Counsel

Career

Paul Schreiber, who founded the Investment Funds practice over 20 years ago, currently serves as a senior member of the Investment Funds practice.

He has over 40 years of experience representing both U.S. and foreign public and private investment companies, their sponsors, advisors, directors, underwriters and administrators in all their registered fund formations as well as regulatory aspects of fund and investment advisory operations, including new product development. He structured some of the earliest registered funds of hedge funds, among a broad range of highly innovative products. He also has a broad background in corporate finance, securities and futures regulations.

Paul regularly represents fund management organizations and fund families (including Torchlight Investors, Skybridge Capital, Miller/Howard Funds, Shorenstein Properties and Shenkman Capital), independent fund boards (including Blackstone Alternative Funds Independent Trustees and Victory Funds Independent Directors), family offices as well as major sponsors and administrators of offshore funds and their related funds.

Memberships

  • New York

Education

New York University School of Law

J.D.,  LL.M.

    • Editor, Annual Survey of American Law
City College of New York
B.S.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds

Shearman & Sterling LLP fields a team which works seamlessly alongside groups in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and the UK to provide comprehensive support on both cross-border and domestic US matters. The group caters to traditional mutual fund firms, as well as specialized vehicles such as SPACs and BDCs and innovative registered investment companies. The US group, which is based in New York, is led by Paul Schreiber, who has extensive experience in the practice area, and is one of the original founders of the investment funds practice. Counsel Thomas Majewski is also a key contact, and represents investment funds on all aspects of the business, including fund formation, regulatory matters, and SEC registration.