This Ropes & Gray podcast series, which we expect to update
periodically, will highlight developments in Washington, D.C. that
affect private funds and their legal, regulatory and compliance
obligations. In the first episode of the series, hedge fund partner
Joel Wattenbarger is joined by investment management counsel David
Tittsworth to discuss relevant SEC rulemakings, enforcement and
inspection issues, as well as developments on Capitol Hill,
including impacts of the partial government shutdown.

Transcript:
Joel Wattenbarger: Hello, and thank you for
joining us today on this Ropes & Gray private fund regulatory
update podcast. My name is Joel Wattenbarger, I'm a hedge fund
partner based in our New York office, and I'm joined today by
David Tittsworth, investment management counsel based in our
Washington D.C. office. This is the first in what we expect will be
a periodic series of podcasts updating listeners on notable U.S.
regulatory developments that