Maureen A. Miller > Vedder Price > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vedder Price Offices
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
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Maureen A. Miller
Work Department
Investment Services
Position
Shareholder
Career
Ms. Miller concentrates her practice on corporate and securities matters with a focus on investment companies and investment advisers. She counsels independent directors of open-end, closed-end and exchange-traded funds on their special responsibilities under the law. Ms. Miller works with clients on federal and state registration and regulatory issues, SEC examinations and investigations, compliance policies and procedures, insurance arrangements, governance matters, negotiation of contracts, and business combinations and transactions.
Ms. Miller began her career at Vedder Price as an associate in 1986. From 1991 to 1996, Ms. Miller served as Vice President and Associate Counsel with Kemper Financial Services, Inc., where she was responsible for the legal services provided to several open-end and closed-end investment companies.
Ms. Miller is a frequent speaker at legal and industry conferences throughout the country and has spoken on soft dollars, valuation issues, the SEC’s privacy rules, trading practices, codes of ethics, and the role and responsibilities of a fund’s board of directors. Ms. Miller has authored articles on topics ranging from “Financial Privacy Provisions” to “Board Oversight of Risk Management.” She is a member of the American, Chicago and Wisconsin Bar Associations and a member of the Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers of the American Bar Association. She is a past Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Investment Companies.
Memberships
- Member, American Bar Association (Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers)
- Member, Chicago Bar Association (Past Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Investment Companies)
- Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
Education
- Marquette University Law School, J.D., 1986, cum laude
- Marquette University, B.A., 1982, cum laude
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense