Seward & Kissel LLP in New York has a core strength in the launch of closed-end private credit funds, but is equally able to assist throughout the fund lifecycle. The group is praised for its ‘responsiveness and willingness & ability to engage with novel and complex vehicle structures sets their private funds practice apart from competing groups.’ Patricia Poglinco and Kevin Neubauer leads the team, the latter of whose varied workload spans private equity funds, private credit funds, venture capital funds and hedge funds, benefitting from the wider firm’s ’overlap among the hedge fund and PE practice groups.’ Daniel Bresler is another key support to clients, particularly investment firms of all sizes. Joseph Morrissey is a key contact for regulatory matters.
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- 'Their responsiveness and willingness & ability to engage with novel and complex vehicle structures sets their private funds practice apart from competing groups.'
- 'Nicholas Miller is fantastic to work with. He is highly sophisticated and commercially minded. He focuses intensely on understanding what constitutes an excellent client outcome and then drives hard toward said result without needing to be prompted by the client.'
- 'There is a lot of overlap among the hedge fund and PE practice groups, which makes it much easier as a client for seamless coverage.'
- 'Dan Bresler is responsive and he tackles the big and small questions/projects alike with the same level of interest and thoroughness.'
Lawyers
Practice head
Patricia Poglinco; Robert Van Grover
Other key lawyers
Daniel Bresler; Kevin Neubauer; Nicholas Miller; Joseph Morrissey