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Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
100 PARK AVENUE
SUITE 2000
NEW YORK, NY 10017
NEW YORK
United States

Philadelphia Elite > Commercial disputes Tier 2

Joe Nguyen at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP specializes in high-stakes commercial litigation, particularly in financial services. With extensive experience in class actions and complex disputes, he represents a diverse range of clients, including financial institutions and large corporations. Nguyen’s recent matters include securing summary judgment in a major class action, leading internal investigations, and defending companies in high-exposure litigation.

Key clients

Amuneal Manufacturing Corp.

Bissell Homecare

Cenlar, FSB

Critical Point Partners

Cyprexx Services, LLC

Diamond Creek Capital

Edward Jones & Co.

I Fund Cities

Invitation Homes

IQVIA

James R. Halsey Foundation of the Arts

Loancare, LLC

Lodge Manufacturing Company

Mariner Finance, LLC

McLaren Health Plan

Mid-Island Mortgage Co.

OneMain Financial

Onity Group

Sage Technologies

Philadelphia Elite > Corporate and M&A Tier 2

Lisa Jacobs at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP has a strong record advising on transformative transactions and shaping business law. She leads complex deals, including Fountain Life’s acquisition of health data platform LifeOmic, and has advised the company through multiple subsequent fundraises and joint ventures. Jacobs also represents long-standing client Starr Restaurant Group in financing, governance, and development matters.

Key clients

Fountain Life

Starr Restaurants

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

Work highlights

  • Represented Fountain Life, an advanced diagnostics and preventative health company, in its acquisition of health data technology company LifeOmic.
  • Serves as long-standing counsel to Starr Restaurant Organization, a national operator of premier, high-end restaurants.
  • Actively engaged in statutory law reform, serving as a commissioner with the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) since 2012 and currently chairs its Executive Committee.

Philadelphia Elite > Intellectual Property

Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds Tier 1

Leveraging strong mutual funds expertise and a client base of many prominent mutual fund managers in the US, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP also acts for some of the most prominent investment companies in the US and large global asset managers. The group’s deep and growing bench includes many former members of Investment Management Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission, offering clients access to deep knowledge of regulation such as investment adviser regulation. These include Alan Goldberg in Chicago, a former SEC enforcement lawyer and is strong in this area in the context of the formation of a variety of registered investment companies. Matthew DiClemente in Philadelphia, Sara Crovitz in Washington DC and David Grim in Washington DC. DiClemente is able to advise a diverse client base spanning the legal and regulatory aspects of the launch of open-ended and closed-ended funds. Philadelphia-based Bruce Leto is especially reputed as counsel to independent directors, while closed-end funds expert Eric Purple in Washington DC has been instrumental in drawing significant new clients to the group, including GPs to private wealth investors.

Practice head(s):

Matthew DiClemente; Sara Crovitz; David Grim

Other key lawyers:

Bruco Leto; Alison Fuller; Joel Corriero; Michael Mundt; Alan Goldberg

Key clients

Privacore Capital

Investment Company Institute

Franklin Templeton

Invesco

Dimensional Funds

Northern Funds/Northern Institutional Funds and FlexShares ETFs

Grayscale Investments

Macquarie

GuideStone Capital Management

Blue Tractor Group

BlackRock’s iShares (independent directors)

Bridgeway Funds

Commerce Funds

Work highlights

  • Advised Franklin Templeton on the launch of spot bitcoin and spot ether ETFs.
  • Advised the Investment Company Institute (ICI), the most influential trade group that speaks for the investment management industry on efforts to modernize the Investment Company Act of 1940.
  • Represented BlackRock independent directors in a proxy battle with an activist hedge fund manager who accused BlackRock of governance failures related to closed-end funds.

Philadelphia Grown. Nationally Known.

Founded a century ago in Philadelphia, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies — from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations — achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. A recognized industry leader in investment management and known for sophisticated financial services clients, our firm offers a comprehensive range of services in corporate, finance, regulatory and litigation. Stradley Ronon’s reputation for sensible, sophisticated and results-oriented client representation is, at its core, an extension of our culture: an ethos of collegiality and collaboration that begins with our lawyers and business professionals and radiates outward — to clients, community and beyond. With offices in nine locations across the United States, we seamlessly address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs.

Department Name Email Telephone
Investment management
Corporate and securities
Litigation
Financial services
Intellectual property
Real estate
Regulation and compliance
Tax
Trusts, estates and personal planning
Government and public affairs
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Chairman : Kevin R. Boyle
Managing Partner : Michael O'Mara
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