Fielding a group of ‘seasoned lawyers’ Vedder Price has a broad offering advisory service covers compliance and regulatory matters and fund transactions as well as advising investment companies on their operations complexes. Although the group is turned to by a diverse client base, the group notably acts for independent directors, a strength of the practice, and the group also counts fund complexes including ETFs or registered or mutual funds as key clients. Marguerite Bateman in Washington DC heads up the team alongside John Marten in Chicago. Cathy Gonzales O’Kelly, also in Chicago, in is a go-to practitioner in relation to mergers and reorganizations of closed-end funds.
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Testimonials
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- 'Vedder Price is the national expert on the type of funds we offer. They manage our account well, ensuring proper backup for the engagement partner with their team of seasoned lawyers. They are proactive, engaged, accessible and provide excellent advice and counsel.'
- 'Renee Hardt is exceptional in every way. She provides excellent counsel, is proactive and follows through on everything we need her to.'
- 'A firm that is large enough to have the expertise and people yet still able to deliver advice efficiently.'
Key clients
- ICI Mutual Insurance Company
- Nuveen Funds
- Empower Funds
- Independent Trustees of Invesco ETFs
- Independent Board Members of Principal Funds/ETFs
- Independent Trustees of SPDR Funds
- Independent Trustees of Franklin Templeton Funds
- Independent Trustees of Select Sector SPDR ETFs
- Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
- Plan Investment Fund
Work highlights
- Advised Palmer Square Funds Trust on the launch of an actively managed CLO ETF.
- Advise Tortoise Closed-end Funds on the mergers of three closed-end funds into a newly formed ETF.
- Advised Independent Trustees, Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust on the election and onboarding of a new Independent Trustee.
Lawyers
Practice head
Marguerite Bateman; John Marten
Other key lawyers
Renee Hardt; Cathy Gonzales O’Kelly; Joseph Mannon