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Seward & Kissel LLP Offices

Seward & Kissel LLP
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NEW YORK, NY 10004
NEW YORK
United States
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Robert B Van Grover

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vangrover@sewkis.com

Career

Robert B. Van Grover is a partner in and co-head of Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management Group. He joined the Firm in 1997.

Rob specializes in the formation and representation of private funds (U.S., offshore, single and multi-strategy, fund of funds and private equity), investment advisers (federal or state registered and non-registered), broker-dealers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. Rob advises clients on a wide variety of securities, tax and business law matters relating to the investment management business, including compliance and regulatory matters, fund and management company structuring, counseling on mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, employment matters, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, marketing and distribution arrangements and presentation materials, joint ventures, seed capital arrangements, soft dollar and other brokerage arrangements, and general organizational matters.

Rob is a contributing author to Hedge Funds: Law and Regulation (Sweet & Maxwell 2001) (chapter entitled, “U.S. Legal and Regulatory Issues Faced by Offshore Funds and Their Sponsors”) and has authored articles on various investment management topics. Rob is a frequent speaker on “hedge fund” and investment management related issues. Rob will also be speaking at the Regulatory Compliance Authority (RCA) RegTeligence 2021 Symposium, on the General Counsel Roundtable.

Rob is a member of the International Bar Association.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)

Seward & Kissel LLP‘s investment management team is well regarded for their ‘excellent understanding of their market’ and ‘long term expertise in this area of law’. The firm frequently works on fund formation matters for middle market private equity funds, primarily on behalf of sponsors, across a variety of strategies and asset classes and has particular strength in regulatory aspects relating to every stage of the fund lifecycle. Patricia Poglinco and Robert Van Grover lead the team and are supported by Kevin Neubauer, whose broad practice covers private equity funds, private credit funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds and Joseph Morrissey provides advice to middle market fund sponsors and notable private equity firms regarding fund structuring and regulations. The team is based primarily in New York, where Christopher Riccardi and Dan Bresler are further names to note. Regulatory and corporate expert Daniel Viola joined the firm from SADIS & GOLDBERG LLP in August of 2023.

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

Seward & Kissel LLP‘s investment management team is based in New York, boasting a number of experienced partners advising and representing hedge fund and investment managers at all levels and advising on the full range of SEC related regulatory matters. Jointly led by Patricia Poglinco and Robert Van Grover, the team handles fund formation issues, advising on forming open-ended fund structures in the crypto and blockchain industry. Christopher Riccardi has decades of experience in the field, advising various clients in investment strategies, derivatives, and securities, while Debra Franzese is another key contact. Daniel Bresler is an active member of team, preparing offering documents regarding various fund structuring.

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