Investment fund formation and management
Chair of the investment management practice group at Thompson Hine LLP, JoAnn Strasser focuses her practice on the protection and representation of registered mutual funds, ETF’s, closed-end funds, interval funds, and private funds registered to a range of advisers throughout Ohio. With experience handling entrepreneurial investments for her clients, Strasser also supports the establishment of private equity investments, hedge funds, and portfolio management.
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Corporate Transactions & Securities/Investment Management/Securities & Shareholder Litigation
Position
JoAnn is a partner and chair of the firm’s Investment Management group. Her practice focuses on the representation of registered funds, including ETFs, mutual funds, closed-end funds and interval funds, private funds, and registered investment advisers. She works with a broad spectrum of clients, from large, well-established fund complexes to entrepreneurial investment advisers registering unique “first to market” funds. With over 25 years’ experience in private practice, she has the depth of experience necessary to identify issues, solve problems, and enable clients to achieve their business objectives. JoAnn brings a unique perspective to the representation of series trusts and has developed risk mitigation strategies to address the governance challenges of these structures.
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 1994
- University of Cincinnati, B.U.P., 1982, magna cum laude
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Key clients
- Elevation Series Trust
- BlueRock Total Income+Fund
Work highlights
Assisted in the facilitation of ETF's on behalf of the TrueShares adviser family of funds, ETF's sponsored by Clough, and the reorganisation of two mutual funds sponsored by external advisers.