Bar Admissions
- New York
- Registered Foreign Lawyer (England & Wales)
Education
- Columbia Law School, JD
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Harvard University, BA
- cum laude
Stephanie R. Breslow
Partner
Co-Head of the Investment Management Group, Co-Head of the Cryptocurrency Group, Member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Maintains a diverse practice that includes liquid funds, private equity funds and the structuring of investment management businesses and focuses on the formation of private equity funds (including LBO, mezzanine, distressed, real estate and venture) and liquid-securities funds (including hedge funds, hybrid funds, credit funds and activist funds) as well as providing regulatory advice to investment managers.
Stephanie also represents fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with seed-capital investments in fund managers and acquisitions of interests in investment management businesses and funds of funds and other institutional investors in connection with their investment activities, including blockchain technology and virtual currency offerings and transactions.
Recently serving as chair of the Private Investment Funds Subcommittee of the International Bar Association, Stephanie is a founding member and former chair of the Private Investment Fund Forum, a former member of the Advisory Board of former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative, a former member of the Board of Directors and current member of 100 Women in Finance, a member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School and a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
Stephanie has received the highest industry honors, including:
- Named to the inaugural Legal 500 US Hall of Fame in the “Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds” category.
- Listed in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Crain’sNotable Women in Law, IFLR1000 Women Leaders, Best Lawyers in America,
- Recognized by Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, which ranked her one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”), Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers (which ranked her at the top of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list),Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders: Global Elite, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders: Private Funds, Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law and PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook, among other leading directories.
- Selected as one of “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal.
- Law360’s “Asset Management Practice Group of the Year” for her representation of leading private investment funds.
At the 2020 Americas Women in Business Law Awards, she was named:
- “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year” by Who’s Who Legal
- “Best in Investment Funds” and “Outstanding Practitioner” by Euromoney Legal Media Group
She was also named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
Stephanie is a much sought-after speaker on fund formation and operation and compliance issues, and regularly publishes articles on the latest trends in these areas.
Stephanie is a frequent contributor to major publications and has:
- Co-authored Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute) and Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (Full Court Press).
- Contributed a chapter on “Hedge Fund Investment in Private Equity” for inclusion in PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06(Practical Law Company) and a chapter on “Advisers to Private Equity Funds — Practical Compliance Considerations” for Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2 (Practising Law Institute).
- Written New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions(West) and New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West).
Books
- Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (ALM Law Journal Press), 2013-2018 (co-author); (Full Court Press), 2022 (co-author)
- Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute), 2009-2019 (co-author)
- New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions (West), September 1997 (co-author)
- New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West), March 1995 (co-author)
Articles
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs – but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, Jan. 27, 2024 (quoted)
- “State of US digital asset regulation in 2023 and the crucial court cases shaping it,” CoinGeek, Dec. 4, 2023 (quoted)
- "Three key trends for alternative asset managers," Service Providers in Alternatives 2023: Preqin Report, Sept. 2023
- Alternative Funds Guide 2022 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “A Down 2022, Less Impact Fund Terms More on Returns,” The 2022 Preqin Service Providers Report, Sept. 30, 2022
- “The Crypto Winter of Discontent Gets Colder with First of Its Kind Insider Trading Charges,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2022
- “Schroders’ Acquisition of a Minority Stake in Forteus,” Global Legal Chronicle, Aug. 8, 2022 (featured)
- “DOL Compliance Guidance on Plan Investments in Digital Assets,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2022
- “The Pandemic Changed How Lawyers Work, Women Partners Say,” Bloomberg Law, Sept. 2021 (interview)
- Alternative Funds Guide 2021 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “Private Funds Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, June 2021
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Techniques for Properly Allocating Investments, Fees and Employees (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Use of Walls and Other Tactics to Manage MNPI Risks (Parts One and Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, Oct. 2020
- “Private Funds and Liquidity Management,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Sept. 2020
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, June 4, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Two of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 28, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part One of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 21, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: How Material Variations in Fee Structures and Recycled Proceeds Compare to PE Funds (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 19, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, May 13, 2020
- “Avoiding Parallel Fund Conflicts: Specific PE, Real Estate and Private Credit Issues and Mitigation Tips,” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: Key Differences in Fund Lifecycle and the Use of Subscription Facilities Versus PE Funds (Part One of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Ideas for Raising New Capital During the COVID-19 Dislocation,” Schulte Publication, March 26, 2020; republished in The Hedge Fund Journal, May 2020
- “Private Funds Guidance – Considerations During Volatile Markets for Hedge Funds and Credit, Direct Lending and Distressed Funds (COVID-19),” Schulte Publication, March 16, 2020
- “Private Equity Sponsors – Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors related to the Effects of COVID-19,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2020
- “ESG Investing: Growing and Evolving,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Feb. 2020 (quoted)
- “Credit Funds: Evolving Hybrid and Other Structures,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Recent Trends in Credit Funds,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Aug. 2019 (co-author)
- “What a Fund Manager Should Know About Entering the Litigation Finance Industry,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2019, April 2019 (co-author)
- “FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against P2P Currency Exchanger for BSA Violations,” Schulte Alert, April 26, 2019 (co-author)
- “SEC Publishes First-Ever No-Action Letter for a Cryptocurrency Enterprise and a Framework for when a Cryptocurrency Is a Security,” Schulte Alert, April 10, 2019 (co-author); republished in Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, May 2019
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2019,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2019 (interview)
- “Co-investments: Who’s dealing in?” HFM InvestHedge, Dec. 2018 (quoted)
- “Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain Space,” Legaltech News, March 2018 (video)
- “Thought Leaders 2018: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2018 (interview)
- “The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrencies: Q&A with Schulte's Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Dec. 2017 (interview)
- “LabCFTC Releases Primer on Virtual Currencies,” Schulte Alert, Oct. 18, 2017 (co-author)
- “Succession Planning - Preserving a Hedge Fund’s Business and Legacy: The Keys to a Robust Succession Plan,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Aug. 2017 (quoted)
- “Recent Trends in Alternative Funds,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2017 (co-author)
- “Thought Leaders 2017: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2017 (interview)
- “Trends and Practical Considerations for Negotiating and Implementing Investor Side Letters in the Current Environment,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Nov. 2016 (quoted)
- “Ringing the Changes,” Private Funds Management, Nov. 2016 (interview)
- “Co-Investments with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Succession Planning with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Private Funds 2016: Discussion,” Who’s Who Legal, Nov. 2015 (interview)
- Profiled in “Stephanie Breslow, SRZ’s Leading Investment Management Practice,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Aug. 26, 2015
- “Marketing Private Equity Funds,” Practical LawPrivate Equity and Venture Capital Multi-Jurisdictional Guide, July 2014 (co-author)
- Contributor, Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Schulte in association with Private Equity International), April 2014
- “Co-Investments Enable Hedge Fund Managers to Pursue Illiquid Opportunities While Avoiding Style Drift (Parts One, Two and Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Feb./March 2014 (quoted)
- “Advisers to Private Equity Funds – Practical Compliance Considerations,” Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2, 3rd Edition (Practising Law Institute), 2013 (co-author)
- Profiled in “Voice of Experience: Stephanie Breslow, Partner & Co-Head of Investment Management Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel,” The Glass Hammer, Dec. 17, 2012
- Profiled in “Liquidity: Schulte Partner Stephanie Breslow Discusses Hedge Fund Liquidity Management Tools in Practising Law Institute Seminar,” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Nov. 15, 2012
- “PLC Practice Note: Structuring Waterfall Provisions,” Practical Law The Journal, June 2011 (co-author)
- “‘Alternative’ Investment Managers and Bankruptcy: The Brave New World of Chapter 11,” Journal of Private Equity/Turnaround Management, Spring 2007 (co-author)
- “Hedge Fund Investment In Private Equity,” PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06 (Practical Law Company)
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Fall 2005
- “Distressed and Vulture Funds Structure and Formation,” Schulte Private Equity Developments, Spring 2005
- “Seventh Circuit Partially Reverses SEC Ruling on Allocations,” Investment Management Developments, Winter 2005
- “Use of ‘Target’ Returns Lead to NASD Enforcement Action,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Sept. 2004
- “Planning for Hedge Fund Manager’s Succession,” Institutional Investor’s Alpha, April 2004
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” The Capital Guide to Offshore Funds, 2000 edition (co-author)
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“Interactive industry round-up,” IBA’s 22nd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2024
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs — but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, January 2024 (quoted)
- “Strategies for Turbulent Markets,” 33rd Annual Schulte Private Capital Forum, January 2024
- Moderator, “A New Dawn: Getting Ready for Crypto Spring,” CoinAlts Annual Symposium, October 2023
- “Crypto,” Schulte Private Capital Conversations, July 2023
- “Interactive Industry Round-Up,” International Bar Association 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2023
- “Fund Insights – Marketing, Strategies and Terms,” Schulte 32nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2023
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management 2022: Current Issues & Trends, July 2022
- “Digital Assets Funds: Planning a Successful Launch,” AIMA Webinar, July 2022
- “Evolving Investment Opportunities” and “Blockchain & Digital Assets,” Schulte 31st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2022
- “ESG and Digital Assets: Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” MFA Digital Assets, Sept. 2021
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2021, July 2021
- “Market Trends and Capital Raising,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- Understanding Financial Products 2021, Jan. 2021
- “A Conversation with Afsaneh Beschloss and Stephanie Breslow,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- “ESG,” Schulte 11th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, Nov. 2020
- “Credit & Distressed Fund Trends,” Schulte Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Intro to Hedge Funds and Investment Management,” Harvard Association for Law and Business Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2020, Aug.2020
- “Understanding the Securities Laws 2020,” PLI Investment Management Institute, July 2020
- “Developments in Private Equity Funds” and “Private Investments,” Schulte 29th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2020
- “Fund, Tax, Regulatory and Litigation Issues in Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 10th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, New York, Oct. 2019
- Schulte Current Examination Issues for Credit Funds Roundtable, Sep. 2019
- “GP/LP Perspectives,” Schulte 7th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2019
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2019, March 2019
- “In the Huddle: Law Firm Leaders Share Business Development Techniques,” PLI All Star Business Development for Lawyers Webinar, March 2019
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Blockchain and Digital Assets” and “Market Update: Terms, Customized Products and Co-Investment Vehicles,” Schulte 28th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2019
- “Keynote Fireside Chat,” New York State Society of CPAs Alternative Investment Fund Conference, Nov. 2018
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies and Investment Funds,” IBA 29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, May 2018
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2018
- “Key Trends Relating to Digital Asset Funds,” IBA 19th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2018
- “Cryptocurrency, Alternative Data and Blockchain” and “A Conversation with Nelson Peltz, Trian Fund Management,” Schulte 27th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2018
- “Industry Insights and Key Business Challenges,” Ernst & Young 13th Annual Global Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2017
- Schulte Investing in Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Webinar, Aug. 2017
- “Operational Best Practices,” Schulte 5th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2017
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2017
- “Key Trends Relating to Hedge Funds,” IBA 18th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2017
- “Challenges Terminating Old Funds and Launching New Ones,” “Tax Outlook” and “Attracting and Retaining Capital,” Schulte 26th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2017
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2016
- “Regulatory and Enforcement,” Schulte 4th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2016
- Co-Chair, IBA 17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2016
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2016
- “Private Funds: The New Banks” and “Recent Examinations: Substantive Areas of Regulatory Focus,” Schulte 25th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2016
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Jan. 2016
- “Fund Facts for Corporate Lawyers — What You Need to Know About the ‘40 Act,” PLI 47th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, October 2015
- “Trends in Private Equity Fund Structuring,” IBA Annual Conference Vienna, Oct. 2015
- Moderator, Schulte and MFA Credit Funds: Structuring & Management Panel, Sept. 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, Sept. 2015
- “Co-Investments,” Schulte 3rd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2015
- Co-Chair, IBA 16th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2015
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2015
- Harvard Law School Women's Alliance, Women Leaders in Hedge Funds, February 2015
- “Co-Investments and Sidecars: Structuring Opportunities” and “Tax Considerations for 2015,” Schulte 24th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2014
- “Private Equity Fund Compliance Update,” Schulte Webinar, July 2014
- “Ongoing Operations and Firm Growth,” Schulte 2nd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2014
- Fordham University Smart Woman Securities Third Annual Women in Leadership Conference, April 2014
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2014
- “Running Hedge and Private Equity Strategies Side by Side” and “Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 23rd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2014
- “Marketing: Fund Terms,” Schulte Private Equity: Fund and Deal Terms Conference, October 2013
- “Managing Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2013
- “General Overview of Private Equity Funds,” PLI 14th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2013
- “About the Funds,” Turnaround Management Association 16th Annual April Fools Event, April 2013
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2013
- “Current Developments in the Secondary Market for Fund Interests,” Schulte 22nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2013
- “Private Equity Fund Managers: Developments in Marketing, Compliance and SEC Exams,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, November 2012
- “Managing Hedge Funds Through Critical Issues,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace Program, September 2012
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 13th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2012
- Goldman Sachs Fifteenth Annual Hedge Fund Conference, May 2012
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: How Funds Can Mitigate Risks,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, May 2012
- “Future of the Hedge Fund Industry,” Yeshiva University Event, May 2012
- “Real Estate Funds: Terms and Trends” and “Relationships With Institutional Investors,” Schulte 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
- “Evolving Terms of Private Equity Funds,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2011
- “Current Business Issues Facing the Industry,” Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, November 2011
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 12th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2011
- “Hedge Fund Challenges: The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, March 2011
- Organizing Committee, IBA 12th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference, March 2011
- “Relationships with Investors,” Schulte 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2011
- “Private Equity Investment Adviser Registration,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2010
- “Basic Hedge Fund Structures,” Hedge Funds: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace, October 2010
- “The Economic & Investment Roundtable,” Global Leadership Summit, September 2010
- “Current U.S. and EU Regulatory Environment,” PLI 11th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2010
- “Central Clearing of Derivatives: What Investment Managers Need to Know,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2010
- “Hedge Fund Challenges - The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA CL 2010 Annual Seminar, May 2010
- “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia Law School Class, April 2010
- “Private Equity Deal Terms,” PLI Institutional Investor Forum, January 2010
- “Positioning Your Fund for Distressed Investing,” Schulte 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2010
- “Regulation of Financial Institutions,” National Lawyers Convention, November 2009
- “Liquidity Issues: Funds vs. Investors,” PLI 10th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2009
- “Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2009
- “The Evolving Hedge Fund Structure,” Deutsche Bank’s Brave New World for Hedge Funds, June 2009
- Guest Lecturer, “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia University, April 2009
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA-CL Annual Seminar, March 2009
- Organizing Committee, 10th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2009
- Coordinator, “Unwinding Hedge Funds,” New York City Bar, February 2009
- “Fund Compensation Trends and Structures in the New Environment,” Schulte 18th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2009
- “Managing Fund Liquidity,” Schulte Greenwich Private Investment Funds Seminar, September 2008
- “Debt-Oriented Funds,” PLI 9th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2008
- “New Issues in Regulation and Valuation of Alternative Investments,” IBA 19th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, June 2008
- “Investment Opportunities in Distressed Credit Markets,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar, April 2008
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation,” New York City Bar Association Hedge Funds Formation, Operation & Compliance Conference, April 2008
- “Managing Conflicts – Hedge Fund Issues and Disclosure Issues for Investment Banks,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s 40th Annual Seminar, March – April 2008
- “Strategic Investment in Fund Managers,” Schulte 17th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2008
- “Tax & Regulatory Considerations,” Practising Law Institute/Capital Roundtable Eighth Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2007
- “Permanent Capital for Hedge Funds and Convergence of Fund Strategies,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2007 Conference, June 2007
- “Hedge Funds Formation, Operation and Compliance,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2007
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s Annual Seminar, March 2007
- “Tax, ERISA and Transatlantic Issues,” Schulte 16th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2007
- “Fund Formation Issues for Activist Funds,” Citigroup, December 2006
- “New Hybrid Hedge Fund/Private Equity Firms – Recent Regulatory Issues and Due Diligence,” Harvard Club, December 2006
- “Convergence of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Strategies,” Practising Law Institute’s Hedge Funds: The Changing Regulatory Landscape, September 2006
- “Fundamentals of Hedge Funds: Structure and Investment Programs, Fee Arrangements and Tax Issues, Derivative Transactions with Hedge Funds, and Conflicts and Ethical Issues,” Citigroup, September 2006
- “Off-Shore Hedge Funds,” Securities and Exchange Commission, Compliance Division, August 2006
- “Recent Trends in Private Equity Funds,” Practising Law Institute Seventh Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2006
- “Platform Development and Distribution,” Security Industry Association Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments Seminar, June 2006
- “Structuring 202: Side Pocketing of Illiquid Securities,” Financial Research Associates Offshore Funds – Structure, Compliance & Operations Summit, May 2006
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation Arrangements for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2006
- “Regulatory Sweeps: Past, Present & Future,” Schulte Hedge Fund Compliance Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar Series, March 2006
- “Private Equity Funds: Structures, Terms & Conditions,” New York City Bar Association, February 2006
- “Conflicts and Information Barriers,” Schulte 15th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2006
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity Space,” Schulte International 4th Annual Hedge Funds Seminar, October 2005
- “Structures for Employee Investment,” Schulte 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2005
- “Regulation and Registration: The Impact of Proposed Changes on Risk and Returns,” Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, May 2004
- “Issues Facing Private Equity Firms in Structuring Carried Interest Programmes,” International Bar Association, March 2004
- “The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds,” Blackstone Investor Conference, December 2003
- Chair, Private Investment Funds Subcommittee, 2014-2016; Vice-Chair, 2012-2014; Secretary, 2009-2012 – IBA Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association
- Founding Member and Steering Committee, Wall Street Hedge Fund Forum
- Founding Member and Past Chair, Private Investment Fund Forum
- Committee of Hearts, Hedge Funds Care, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Directors, 100 Women in Finance, 2014-2016
- Advisory Board, Former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative
- Board of Trustees, The Joyce Theater, New York
- Board of Visitors, Columbia Law School
- Corporation Law Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, Subcommittee on Business Trusts, 1995-1996; Committee on the Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 1993-1996 – New York City Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Listed as a leading private funds lawyer in many publications, including:
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA
- IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- The Legal 500 US – Hall of Fame
- Crain’s Notable Women in Law
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA – Investment Funds
- Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers – Investment Funds, Private Equity
- Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law – Investment Funds
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
- Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA 2025 – Private Funds Formation
- New York Super Lawyers – Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area
- PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook
- Who’s Who Legal Awards – Private Funds Lawyer of the Year, 2020
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”; ranked at the top of the world’s 2014 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”
- Who’s Who Legal Awards 2014 – “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year”
- New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree
- The Hedge Fund Journal – named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards – named “Best in Investment Funds”
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 – named “Outstanding Practitioner”
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York – named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction
Books
- Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (ALM Law Journal Press), 2013-2018 (co-author); (Full Court Press), 2022 (co-author)
- Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute), 2009-2019 (co-author)
- New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions (West), September 1997 (co-author)
- New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West), March 1995 (co-author)
Articles
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs – but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, Jan. 27, 2024 (quoted)
- “State of US digital asset regulation in 2023 and the crucial court cases shaping it,” CoinGeek, Dec. 4, 2023 (quoted)
- "Three key trends for alternative asset managers," Service Providers in Alternatives 2023: Preqin Report, Sept. 2023
- Alternative Funds Guide 2022 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “A Down 2022, Less Impact Fund Terms More on Returns,” The 2022 Preqin Service Providers Report, Sept. 30, 2022
- “The Crypto Winter of Discontent Gets Colder with First of Its Kind Insider Trading Charges,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2022
- “Schroders’ Acquisition of a Minority Stake in Forteus,” Global Legal Chronicle, Aug. 8, 2022 (featured)
- “DOL Compliance Guidance on Plan Investments in Digital Assets,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2022
- “The Pandemic Changed How Lawyers Work, Women Partners Say,” Bloomberg Law, Sept. 2021 (interview)
- Alternative Funds Guide 2021 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “Private Funds Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, June 2021
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Techniques for Properly Allocating Investments, Fees and Employees (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Use of Walls and Other Tactics to Manage MNPI Risks (Parts One and Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, Oct. 2020
- “Private Funds and Liquidity Management,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Sept. 2020
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, June 4, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Two of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 28, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part One of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 21, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: How Material Variations in Fee Structures and Recycled Proceeds Compare to PE Funds (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 19, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, May 13, 2020
- “Avoiding Parallel Fund Conflicts: Specific PE, Real Estate and Private Credit Issues and Mitigation Tips,” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: Key Differences in Fund Lifecycle and the Use of Subscription Facilities Versus PE Funds (Part One of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Ideas for Raising New Capital During the COVID-19 Dislocation,” Schulte Publication, March 26, 2020; republished in The Hedge Fund Journal, May 2020
- “Private Funds Guidance – Considerations During Volatile Markets for Hedge Funds and Credit, Direct Lending and Distressed Funds (COVID-19),” Schulte Publication, March 16, 2020
- “Private Equity Sponsors – Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors related to the Effects of COVID-19,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2020
- “ESG Investing: Growing and Evolving,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Feb. 2020 (quoted)
- “Credit Funds: Evolving Hybrid and Other Structures,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Recent Trends in Credit Funds,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Aug. 2019 (co-author)
- “What a Fund Manager Should Know About Entering the Litigation Finance Industry,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2019, April 2019 (co-author)
- “FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against P2P Currency Exchanger for BSA Violations,” Schulte Alert, April 26, 2019 (co-author)
- “SEC Publishes First-Ever No-Action Letter for a Cryptocurrency Enterprise and a Framework for when a Cryptocurrency Is a Security,” Schulte Alert, April 10, 2019 (co-author); republished in Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, May 2019
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2019,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2019 (interview)
- “Co-investments: Who’s dealing in?” HFM InvestHedge, Dec. 2018 (quoted)
- “Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain Space,” Legaltech News, March 2018 (video)
- “Thought Leaders 2018: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2018 (interview)
- “The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrencies: Q&A with Schulte's Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Dec. 2017 (interview)
- “LabCFTC Releases Primer on Virtual Currencies,” Schulte Alert, Oct. 18, 2017 (co-author)
- “Succession Planning - Preserving a Hedge Fund’s Business and Legacy: The Keys to a Robust Succession Plan,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Aug. 2017 (quoted)
- “Recent Trends in Alternative Funds,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2017 (co-author)
- “Thought Leaders 2017: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2017 (interview)
- “Trends and Practical Considerations for Negotiating and Implementing Investor Side Letters in the Current Environment,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Nov. 2016 (quoted)
- “Ringing the Changes,” Private Funds Management, Nov. 2016 (interview)
- “Co-Investments with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Succession Planning with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Private Funds 2016: Discussion,” Who’s Who Legal, Nov. 2015 (interview)
- Profiled in “Stephanie Breslow, SRZ’s Leading Investment Management Practice,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Aug. 26, 2015
- “Marketing Private Equity Funds,” Practical LawPrivate Equity and Venture Capital Multi-Jurisdictional Guide, July 2014 (co-author)
- Contributor, Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Schulte in association with Private Equity International), April 2014
- “Co-Investments Enable Hedge Fund Managers to Pursue Illiquid Opportunities While Avoiding Style Drift (Parts One, Two and Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Feb./March 2014 (quoted)
- “Advisers to Private Equity Funds – Practical Compliance Considerations,” Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2, 3rd Edition (Practising Law Institute), 2013 (co-author)
- Profiled in “Voice of Experience: Stephanie Breslow, Partner & Co-Head of Investment Management Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel,” The Glass Hammer, Dec. 17, 2012
- Profiled in “Liquidity: Schulte Partner Stephanie Breslow Discusses Hedge Fund Liquidity Management Tools in Practising Law Institute Seminar,” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Nov. 15, 2012
- “PLC Practice Note: Structuring Waterfall Provisions,” Practical Law The Journal, June 2011 (co-author)
- “‘Alternative’ Investment Managers and Bankruptcy: The Brave New World of Chapter 11,” Journal of Private Equity/Turnaround Management, Spring 2007 (co-author)
- “Hedge Fund Investment In Private Equity,” PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06 (Practical Law Company)
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Fall 2005
- “Distressed and Vulture Funds Structure and Formation,” Schulte Private Equity Developments, Spring 2005
- “Seventh Circuit Partially Reverses SEC Ruling on Allocations,” Investment Management Developments, Winter 2005
- “Use of ‘Target’ Returns Lead to NASD Enforcement Action,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Sept. 2004
- “Planning for Hedge Fund Manager’s Succession,” Institutional Investor’s Alpha, April 2004
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” The Capital Guide to Offshore Funds, 2000 edition (co-author)
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“Interactive industry round-up,” IBA’s 22nd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2024
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs — but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, January 2024 (quoted)
- “Strategies for Turbulent Markets,” 33rd Annual Schulte Private Capital Forum, January 2024
- Moderator, “A New Dawn: Getting Ready for Crypto Spring,” CoinAlts Annual Symposium, October 2023
- “Crypto,” Schulte Private Capital Conversations, July 2023
- “Interactive Industry Round-Up,” International Bar Association 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2023
- “Fund Insights – Marketing, Strategies and Terms,” Schulte 32nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2023
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management 2022: Current Issues & Trends, July 2022
- “Digital Assets Funds: Planning a Successful Launch,” AIMA Webinar, July 2022
- “Evolving Investment Opportunities” and “Blockchain & Digital Assets,” Schulte 31st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2022
- “ESG and Digital Assets: Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” MFA Digital Assets, Sept. 2021
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2021, July 2021
- “Market Trends and Capital Raising,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- Understanding Financial Products 2021, Jan. 2021
- “A Conversation with Afsaneh Beschloss and Stephanie Breslow,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- “ESG,” Schulte 11th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, Nov. 2020
- “Credit & Distressed Fund Trends,” Schulte Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Intro to Hedge Funds and Investment Management,” Harvard Association for Law and Business Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2020, Aug.2020
- “Understanding the Securities Laws 2020,” PLI Investment Management Institute, July 2020
- “Developments in Private Equity Funds” and “Private Investments,” Schulte 29th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2020
- “Fund, Tax, Regulatory and Litigation Issues in Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 10th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, New York, Oct. 2019
- Schulte Current Examination Issues for Credit Funds Roundtable, Sep. 2019
- “GP/LP Perspectives,” Schulte 7th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2019
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2019, March 2019
- “In the Huddle: Law Firm Leaders Share Business Development Techniques,” PLI All Star Business Development for Lawyers Webinar, March 2019
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Blockchain and Digital Assets” and “Market Update: Terms, Customized Products and Co-Investment Vehicles,” Schulte 28th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2019
- “Keynote Fireside Chat,” New York State Society of CPAs Alternative Investment Fund Conference, Nov. 2018
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies and Investment Funds,” IBA 29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, May 2018
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2018
- “Key Trends Relating to Digital Asset Funds,” IBA 19th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2018
- “Cryptocurrency, Alternative Data and Blockchain” and “A Conversation with Nelson Peltz, Trian Fund Management,” Schulte 27th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2018
- “Industry Insights and Key Business Challenges,” Ernst & Young 13th Annual Global Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2017
- Schulte Investing in Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Webinar, Aug. 2017
- “Operational Best Practices,” Schulte 5th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2017
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2017
- “Key Trends Relating to Hedge Funds,” IBA 18th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2017
- “Challenges Terminating Old Funds and Launching New Ones,” “Tax Outlook” and “Attracting and Retaining Capital,” Schulte 26th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2017
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2016
- “Regulatory and Enforcement,” Schulte 4th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2016
- Co-Chair, IBA 17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2016
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2016
- “Private Funds: The New Banks” and “Recent Examinations: Substantive Areas of Regulatory Focus,” Schulte 25th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2016
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Jan. 2016
- “Fund Facts for Corporate Lawyers — What You Need to Know About the ‘40 Act,” PLI 47th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, October 2015
- “Trends in Private Equity Fund Structuring,” IBA Annual Conference Vienna, Oct. 2015
- Moderator, Schulte and MFA Credit Funds: Structuring & Management Panel, Sept. 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, Sept. 2015
- “Co-Investments,” Schulte 3rd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2015
- Co-Chair, IBA 16th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2015
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2015
- Harvard Law School Women's Alliance, Women Leaders in Hedge Funds, February 2015
- “Co-Investments and Sidecars: Structuring Opportunities” and “Tax Considerations for 2015,” Schulte 24th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2014
- “Private Equity Fund Compliance Update,” Schulte Webinar, July 2014
- “Ongoing Operations and Firm Growth,” Schulte 2nd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2014
- Fordham University Smart Woman Securities Third Annual Women in Leadership Conference, April 2014
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2014
- “Running Hedge and Private Equity Strategies Side by Side” and “Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 23rd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2014
- “Marketing: Fund Terms,” Schulte Private Equity: Fund and Deal Terms Conference, October 2013
- “Managing Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2013
- “General Overview of Private Equity Funds,” PLI 14th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2013
- “About the Funds,” Turnaround Management Association 16th Annual April Fools Event, April 2013
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2013
- “Current Developments in the Secondary Market for Fund Interests,” Schulte 22nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2013
- “Private Equity Fund Managers: Developments in Marketing, Compliance and SEC Exams,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, November 2012
- “Managing Hedge Funds Through Critical Issues,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace Program, September 2012
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 13th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2012
- Goldman Sachs Fifteenth Annual Hedge Fund Conference, May 2012
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: How Funds Can Mitigate Risks,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, May 2012
- “Future of the Hedge Fund Industry,” Yeshiva University Event, May 2012
- “Real Estate Funds: Terms and Trends” and “Relationships With Institutional Investors,” Schulte 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
- “Evolving Terms of Private Equity Funds,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2011
- “Current Business Issues Facing the Industry,” Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, November 2011
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 12th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2011
- “Hedge Fund Challenges: The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, March 2011
- Organizing Committee, IBA 12th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference, March 2011
- “Relationships with Investors,” Schulte 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2011
- “Private Equity Investment Adviser Registration,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2010
- “Basic Hedge Fund Structures,” Hedge Funds: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace, October 2010
- “The Economic & Investment Roundtable,” Global Leadership Summit, September 2010
- “Current U.S. and EU Regulatory Environment,” PLI 11th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2010
- “Central Clearing of Derivatives: What Investment Managers Need to Know,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2010
- “Hedge Fund Challenges - The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA CL 2010 Annual Seminar, May 2010
- “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia Law School Class, April 2010
- “Private Equity Deal Terms,” PLI Institutional Investor Forum, January 2010
- “Positioning Your Fund for Distressed Investing,” Schulte 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2010
- “Regulation of Financial Institutions,” National Lawyers Convention, November 2009
- “Liquidity Issues: Funds vs. Investors,” PLI 10th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2009
- “Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2009
- “The Evolving Hedge Fund Structure,” Deutsche Bank’s Brave New World for Hedge Funds, June 2009
- Guest Lecturer, “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia University, April 2009
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA-CL Annual Seminar, March 2009
- Organizing Committee, 10th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2009
- Coordinator, “Unwinding Hedge Funds,” New York City Bar, February 2009
- “Fund Compensation Trends and Structures in the New Environment,” Schulte 18th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2009
- “Managing Fund Liquidity,” Schulte Greenwich Private Investment Funds Seminar, September 2008
- “Debt-Oriented Funds,” PLI 9th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2008
- “New Issues in Regulation and Valuation of Alternative Investments,” IBA 19th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, June 2008
- “Investment Opportunities in Distressed Credit Markets,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar, April 2008
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation,” New York City Bar Association Hedge Funds Formation, Operation & Compliance Conference, April 2008
- “Managing Conflicts – Hedge Fund Issues and Disclosure Issues for Investment Banks,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s 40th Annual Seminar, March – April 2008
- “Strategic Investment in Fund Managers,” Schulte 17th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2008
- “Tax & Regulatory Considerations,” Practising Law Institute/Capital Roundtable Eighth Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2007
- “Permanent Capital for Hedge Funds and Convergence of Fund Strategies,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2007 Conference, June 2007
- “Hedge Funds Formation, Operation and Compliance,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2007
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s Annual Seminar, March 2007
- “Tax, ERISA and Transatlantic Issues,” Schulte 16th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2007
- “Fund Formation Issues for Activist Funds,” Citigroup, December 2006
- “New Hybrid Hedge Fund/Private Equity Firms – Recent Regulatory Issues and Due Diligence,” Harvard Club, December 2006
- “Convergence of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Strategies,” Practising Law Institute’s Hedge Funds: The Changing Regulatory Landscape, September 2006
- “Fundamentals of Hedge Funds: Structure and Investment Programs, Fee Arrangements and Tax Issues, Derivative Transactions with Hedge Funds, and Conflicts and Ethical Issues,” Citigroup, September 2006
- “Off-Shore Hedge Funds,” Securities and Exchange Commission, Compliance Division, August 2006
- “Recent Trends in Private Equity Funds,” Practising Law Institute Seventh Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2006
- “Platform Development and Distribution,” Security Industry Association Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments Seminar, June 2006
- “Structuring 202: Side Pocketing of Illiquid Securities,” Financial Research Associates Offshore Funds – Structure, Compliance & Operations Summit, May 2006
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation Arrangements for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2006
- “Regulatory Sweeps: Past, Present & Future,” Schulte Hedge Fund Compliance Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar Series, March 2006
- “Private Equity Funds: Structures, Terms & Conditions,” New York City Bar Association, February 2006
- “Conflicts and Information Barriers,” Schulte 15th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2006
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity Space,” Schulte International 4th Annual Hedge Funds Seminar, October 2005
- “Structures for Employee Investment,” Schulte 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2005
- “Regulation and Registration: The Impact of Proposed Changes on Risk and Returns,” Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, May 2004
- “Issues Facing Private Equity Firms in Structuring Carried Interest Programmes,” International Bar Association, March 2004
- “The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds,” Blackstone Investor Conference, December 2003
- Chair, Private Investment Funds Subcommittee, 2014-2016; Vice-Chair, 2012-2014; Secretary, 2009-2012 – IBA Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association
- Founding Member and Steering Committee, Wall Street Hedge Fund Forum
- Founding Member and Past Chair, Private Investment Fund Forum
- Committee of Hearts, Hedge Funds Care, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Directors, 100 Women in Finance, 2014-2016
- Advisory Board, Former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative
- Board of Trustees, The Joyce Theater, New York
- Board of Visitors, Columbia Law School
- Corporation Law Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, Subcommittee on Business Trusts, 1995-1996; Committee on the Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 1993-1996 – New York City Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Listed as a leading private funds lawyer in many publications, including:
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA
- IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- The Legal 500 US – Hall of Fame
- Crain’s Notable Women in Law
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA – Investment Funds
- Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers – Investment Funds, Private Equity
- Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law – Investment Funds
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
- Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA 2025 – Private Funds Formation
- New York Super Lawyers – Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area
- PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook
- Who’s Who Legal Awards – Private Funds Lawyer of the Year, 2020
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”; ranked at the top of the world’s 2014 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”
- Who’s Who Legal Awards 2014 – “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year”
- New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree
- The Hedge Fund Journal – named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards – named “Best in Investment Funds”
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 – named “Outstanding Practitioner”
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York – named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction
Stephanie R. Breslow
Partner
Co-Head of the Investment Management Group, Co-Head of the Cryptocurrency Group, Member of the Firm's Executive Committee. Maintains a diverse practice that includes liquid funds, private equity funds and the structuring of investment management businesses and focuses on the formation of private equity funds (including LBO, mezzanine, distressed, real estate and venture) and liquid-securities funds (including hedge funds, hybrid funds, credit funds and activist funds) as well as providing regulatory advice to investment managers.
Stephanie also represents fund sponsors and institutional investors in connection with seed-capital investments in fund managers and acquisitions of interests in investment management businesses and funds of funds and other institutional investors in connection with their investment activities, including blockchain technology and virtual currency offerings and transactions.
Recently serving as chair of the Private Investment Funds Subcommittee of the International Bar Association, Stephanie is a founding member and former chair of the Private Investment Fund Forum, a former member of the Advisory Board of former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative, a former member of the Board of Directors and current member of 100 Women in Finance, a member of the Board of Visitors of Columbia Law School and a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
Stephanie has received the highest industry honors, including:
- Named to the inaugural Legal 500 US Hall of Fame in the “Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds” category.
- Listed in Chambers USA, Chambers Global, Crain’sNotable Women in Law, IFLR1000 Women Leaders, Best Lawyers in America,
- Recognized by Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, which ranked her one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”), Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers (which ranked her at the top of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list),Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders: Global Elite, Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders: Private Funds, Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers, Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law and PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook, among other leading directories.
- Selected as one of “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by The Hedge Fund Journal.
- Law360’s “Asset Management Practice Group of the Year” for her representation of leading private investment funds.
At the 2020 Americas Women in Business Law Awards, she was named:
- “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year” by Who’s Who Legal
- “Best in Investment Funds” and “Outstanding Practitioner” by Euromoney Legal Media Group
She was also named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Greater New York.
Stephanie is a much sought-after speaker on fund formation and operation and compliance issues, and regularly publishes articles on the latest trends in these areas.
Stephanie is a frequent contributor to major publications and has:
- Co-authored Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute) and Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (Full Court Press).
- Contributed a chapter on “Hedge Fund Investment in Private Equity” for inclusion in PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06(Practical Law Company) and a chapter on “Advisers to Private Equity Funds — Practical Compliance Considerations” for Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2 (Practising Law Institute).
- Written New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions(West) and New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West).
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Registered Foreign Lawyer (England & Wales)
Education
- Columbia Law School, JD
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- Harvard University, BA
- cum laude
Books
- Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (ALM Law Journal Press), 2013-2018 (co-author); (Full Court Press), 2022 (co-author)
- Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute), 2009-2019 (co-author)
- New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions (West), September 1997 (co-author)
- New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West), March 1995 (co-author)
Articles
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs – but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, Jan. 27, 2024 (quoted)
- “State of US digital asset regulation in 2023 and the crucial court cases shaping it,” CoinGeek, Dec. 4, 2023 (quoted)
- "Three key trends for alternative asset managers," Service Providers in Alternatives 2023: Preqin Report, Sept. 2023
- Alternative Funds Guide 2022 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “A Down 2022, Less Impact Fund Terms More on Returns,” The 2022 Preqin Service Providers Report, Sept. 30, 2022
- “The Crypto Winter of Discontent Gets Colder with First of Its Kind Insider Trading Charges,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2022
- “Schroders’ Acquisition of a Minority Stake in Forteus,” Global Legal Chronicle, Aug. 8, 2022 (featured)
- “DOL Compliance Guidance on Plan Investments in Digital Assets,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2022
- “The Pandemic Changed How Lawyers Work, Women Partners Say,” Bloomberg Law, Sept. 2021 (interview)
- Alternative Funds Guide 2021 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “Private Funds Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, June 2021
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Techniques for Properly Allocating Investments, Fees and Employees (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Use of Walls and Other Tactics to Manage MNPI Risks (Parts One and Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, Oct. 2020
- “Private Funds and Liquidity Management,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Sept. 2020
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, June 4, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Two of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 28, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part One of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 21, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: How Material Variations in Fee Structures and Recycled Proceeds Compare to PE Funds (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 19, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, May 13, 2020
- “Avoiding Parallel Fund Conflicts: Specific PE, Real Estate and Private Credit Issues and Mitigation Tips,” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: Key Differences in Fund Lifecycle and the Use of Subscription Facilities Versus PE Funds (Part One of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Ideas for Raising New Capital During the COVID-19 Dislocation,” Schulte Publication, March 26, 2020; republished in The Hedge Fund Journal, May 2020
- “Private Funds Guidance – Considerations During Volatile Markets for Hedge Funds and Credit, Direct Lending and Distressed Funds (COVID-19),” Schulte Publication, March 16, 2020
- “Private Equity Sponsors – Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors related to the Effects of COVID-19,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2020
- “ESG Investing: Growing and Evolving,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Feb. 2020 (quoted)
- “Credit Funds: Evolving Hybrid and Other Structures,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Recent Trends in Credit Funds,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Aug. 2019 (co-author)
- “What a Fund Manager Should Know About Entering the Litigation Finance Industry,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2019, April 2019 (co-author)
- “FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against P2P Currency Exchanger for BSA Violations,” Schulte Alert, April 26, 2019 (co-author)
- “SEC Publishes First-Ever No-Action Letter for a Cryptocurrency Enterprise and a Framework for when a Cryptocurrency Is a Security,” Schulte Alert, April 10, 2019 (co-author); republished in Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, May 2019
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2019,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2019 (interview)
- “Co-investments: Who’s dealing in?” HFM InvestHedge, Dec. 2018 (quoted)
- “Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain Space,” Legaltech News, March 2018 (video)
- “Thought Leaders 2018: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2018 (interview)
- “The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrencies: Q&A with Schulte's Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Dec. 2017 (interview)
- “LabCFTC Releases Primer on Virtual Currencies,” Schulte Alert, Oct. 18, 2017 (co-author)
- “Succession Planning - Preserving a Hedge Fund’s Business and Legacy: The Keys to a Robust Succession Plan,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Aug. 2017 (quoted)
- “Recent Trends in Alternative Funds,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2017 (co-author)
- “Thought Leaders 2017: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2017 (interview)
- “Trends and Practical Considerations for Negotiating and Implementing Investor Side Letters in the Current Environment,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Nov. 2016 (quoted)
- “Ringing the Changes,” Private Funds Management, Nov. 2016 (interview)
- “Co-Investments with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Succession Planning with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Private Funds 2016: Discussion,” Who’s Who Legal, Nov. 2015 (interview)
- Profiled in “Stephanie Breslow, SRZ’s Leading Investment Management Practice,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Aug. 26, 2015
- “Marketing Private Equity Funds,” Practical LawPrivate Equity and Venture Capital Multi-Jurisdictional Guide, July 2014 (co-author)
- Contributor, Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Schulte in association with Private Equity International), April 2014
- “Co-Investments Enable Hedge Fund Managers to Pursue Illiquid Opportunities While Avoiding Style Drift (Parts One, Two and Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Feb./March 2014 (quoted)
- “Advisers to Private Equity Funds – Practical Compliance Considerations,” Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2, 3rd Edition (Practising Law Institute), 2013 (co-author)
- Profiled in “Voice of Experience: Stephanie Breslow, Partner & Co-Head of Investment Management Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel,” The Glass Hammer, Dec. 17, 2012
- Profiled in “Liquidity: Schulte Partner Stephanie Breslow Discusses Hedge Fund Liquidity Management Tools in Practising Law Institute Seminar,” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Nov. 15, 2012
- “PLC Practice Note: Structuring Waterfall Provisions,” Practical Law The Journal, June 2011 (co-author)
- “‘Alternative’ Investment Managers and Bankruptcy: The Brave New World of Chapter 11,” Journal of Private Equity/Turnaround Management, Spring 2007 (co-author)
- “Hedge Fund Investment In Private Equity,” PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06 (Practical Law Company)
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Fall 2005
- “Distressed and Vulture Funds Structure and Formation,” Schulte Private Equity Developments, Spring 2005
- “Seventh Circuit Partially Reverses SEC Ruling on Allocations,” Investment Management Developments, Winter 2005
- “Use of ‘Target’ Returns Lead to NASD Enforcement Action,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Sept. 2004
- “Planning for Hedge Fund Manager’s Succession,” Institutional Investor’s Alpha, April 2004
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” The Capital Guide to Offshore Funds, 2000 edition (co-author)
-
“Interactive industry round-up,” IBA’s 22nd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2024
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs — but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, January 2024 (quoted)
- “Strategies for Turbulent Markets,” 33rd Annual Schulte Private Capital Forum, January 2024
- Moderator, “A New Dawn: Getting Ready for Crypto Spring,” CoinAlts Annual Symposium, October 2023
- “Crypto,” Schulte Private Capital Conversations, July 2023
- “Interactive Industry Round-Up,” International Bar Association 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2023
- “Fund Insights – Marketing, Strategies and Terms,” Schulte 32nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2023
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management 2022: Current Issues & Trends, July 2022
- “Digital Assets Funds: Planning a Successful Launch,” AIMA Webinar, July 2022
- “Evolving Investment Opportunities” and “Blockchain & Digital Assets,” Schulte 31st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2022
- “ESG and Digital Assets: Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” MFA Digital Assets, Sept. 2021
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2021, July 2021
- “Market Trends and Capital Raising,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- Understanding Financial Products 2021, Jan. 2021
- “A Conversation with Afsaneh Beschloss and Stephanie Breslow,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- “ESG,” Schulte 11th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, Nov. 2020
- “Credit & Distressed Fund Trends,” Schulte Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Intro to Hedge Funds and Investment Management,” Harvard Association for Law and Business Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2020, Aug.2020
- “Understanding the Securities Laws 2020,” PLI Investment Management Institute, July 2020
- “Developments in Private Equity Funds” and “Private Investments,” Schulte 29th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2020
- “Fund, Tax, Regulatory and Litigation Issues in Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 10th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, New York, Oct. 2019
- Schulte Current Examination Issues for Credit Funds Roundtable, Sep. 2019
- “GP/LP Perspectives,” Schulte 7th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2019
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2019, March 2019
- “In the Huddle: Law Firm Leaders Share Business Development Techniques,” PLI All Star Business Development for Lawyers Webinar, March 2019
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Blockchain and Digital Assets” and “Market Update: Terms, Customized Products and Co-Investment Vehicles,” Schulte 28th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2019
- “Keynote Fireside Chat,” New York State Society of CPAs Alternative Investment Fund Conference, Nov. 2018
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies and Investment Funds,” IBA 29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, May 2018
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2018
- “Key Trends Relating to Digital Asset Funds,” IBA 19th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2018
- “Cryptocurrency, Alternative Data and Blockchain” and “A Conversation with Nelson Peltz, Trian Fund Management,” Schulte 27th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2018
- “Industry Insights and Key Business Challenges,” Ernst & Young 13th Annual Global Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2017
- Schulte Investing in Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Webinar, Aug. 2017
- “Operational Best Practices,” Schulte 5th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2017
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2017
- “Key Trends Relating to Hedge Funds,” IBA 18th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2017
- “Challenges Terminating Old Funds and Launching New Ones,” “Tax Outlook” and “Attracting and Retaining Capital,” Schulte 26th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2017
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2016
- “Regulatory and Enforcement,” Schulte 4th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2016
- Co-Chair, IBA 17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2016
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2016
- “Private Funds: The New Banks” and “Recent Examinations: Substantive Areas of Regulatory Focus,” Schulte 25th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2016
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Jan. 2016
- “Fund Facts for Corporate Lawyers — What You Need to Know About the ‘40 Act,” PLI 47th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, October 2015
- “Trends in Private Equity Fund Structuring,” IBA Annual Conference Vienna, Oct. 2015
- Moderator, Schulte and MFA Credit Funds: Structuring & Management Panel, Sept. 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, Sept. 2015
- “Co-Investments,” Schulte 3rd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2015
- Co-Chair, IBA 16th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2015
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2015
- Harvard Law School Women's Alliance, Women Leaders in Hedge Funds, February 2015
- “Co-Investments and Sidecars: Structuring Opportunities” and “Tax Considerations for 2015,” Schulte 24th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2014
- “Private Equity Fund Compliance Update,” Schulte Webinar, July 2014
- “Ongoing Operations and Firm Growth,” Schulte 2nd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2014
- Fordham University Smart Woman Securities Third Annual Women in Leadership Conference, April 2014
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2014
- “Running Hedge and Private Equity Strategies Side by Side” and “Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 23rd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2014
- “Marketing: Fund Terms,” Schulte Private Equity: Fund and Deal Terms Conference, October 2013
- “Managing Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2013
- “General Overview of Private Equity Funds,” PLI 14th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2013
- “About the Funds,” Turnaround Management Association 16th Annual April Fools Event, April 2013
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2013
- “Current Developments in the Secondary Market for Fund Interests,” Schulte 22nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2013
- “Private Equity Fund Managers: Developments in Marketing, Compliance and SEC Exams,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, November 2012
- “Managing Hedge Funds Through Critical Issues,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace Program, September 2012
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 13th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2012
- Goldman Sachs Fifteenth Annual Hedge Fund Conference, May 2012
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: How Funds Can Mitigate Risks,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, May 2012
- “Future of the Hedge Fund Industry,” Yeshiva University Event, May 2012
- “Real Estate Funds: Terms and Trends” and “Relationships With Institutional Investors,” Schulte 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
- “Evolving Terms of Private Equity Funds,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2011
- “Current Business Issues Facing the Industry,” Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, November 2011
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 12th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2011
- “Hedge Fund Challenges: The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, March 2011
- Organizing Committee, IBA 12th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference, March 2011
- “Relationships with Investors,” Schulte 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2011
- “Private Equity Investment Adviser Registration,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2010
- “Basic Hedge Fund Structures,” Hedge Funds: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace, October 2010
- “The Economic & Investment Roundtable,” Global Leadership Summit, September 2010
- “Current U.S. and EU Regulatory Environment,” PLI 11th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2010
- “Central Clearing of Derivatives: What Investment Managers Need to Know,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2010
- “Hedge Fund Challenges - The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA CL 2010 Annual Seminar, May 2010
- “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia Law School Class, April 2010
- “Private Equity Deal Terms,” PLI Institutional Investor Forum, January 2010
- “Positioning Your Fund for Distressed Investing,” Schulte 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2010
- “Regulation of Financial Institutions,” National Lawyers Convention, November 2009
- “Liquidity Issues: Funds vs. Investors,” PLI 10th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2009
- “Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2009
- “The Evolving Hedge Fund Structure,” Deutsche Bank’s Brave New World for Hedge Funds, June 2009
- Guest Lecturer, “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia University, April 2009
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA-CL Annual Seminar, March 2009
- Organizing Committee, 10th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2009
- Coordinator, “Unwinding Hedge Funds,” New York City Bar, February 2009
- “Fund Compensation Trends and Structures in the New Environment,” Schulte 18th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2009
- “Managing Fund Liquidity,” Schulte Greenwich Private Investment Funds Seminar, September 2008
- “Debt-Oriented Funds,” PLI 9th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2008
- “New Issues in Regulation and Valuation of Alternative Investments,” IBA 19th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, June 2008
- “Investment Opportunities in Distressed Credit Markets,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar, April 2008
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation,” New York City Bar Association Hedge Funds Formation, Operation & Compliance Conference, April 2008
- “Managing Conflicts – Hedge Fund Issues and Disclosure Issues for Investment Banks,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s 40th Annual Seminar, March – April 2008
- “Strategic Investment in Fund Managers,” Schulte 17th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2008
- “Tax & Regulatory Considerations,” Practising Law Institute/Capital Roundtable Eighth Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2007
- “Permanent Capital for Hedge Funds and Convergence of Fund Strategies,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2007 Conference, June 2007
- “Hedge Funds Formation, Operation and Compliance,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2007
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s Annual Seminar, March 2007
- “Tax, ERISA and Transatlantic Issues,” Schulte 16th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2007
- “Fund Formation Issues for Activist Funds,” Citigroup, December 2006
- “New Hybrid Hedge Fund/Private Equity Firms – Recent Regulatory Issues and Due Diligence,” Harvard Club, December 2006
- “Convergence of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Strategies,” Practising Law Institute’s Hedge Funds: The Changing Regulatory Landscape, September 2006
- “Fundamentals of Hedge Funds: Structure and Investment Programs, Fee Arrangements and Tax Issues, Derivative Transactions with Hedge Funds, and Conflicts and Ethical Issues,” Citigroup, September 2006
- “Off-Shore Hedge Funds,” Securities and Exchange Commission, Compliance Division, August 2006
- “Recent Trends in Private Equity Funds,” Practising Law Institute Seventh Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2006
- “Platform Development and Distribution,” Security Industry Association Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments Seminar, June 2006
- “Structuring 202: Side Pocketing of Illiquid Securities,” Financial Research Associates Offshore Funds – Structure, Compliance & Operations Summit, May 2006
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation Arrangements for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2006
- “Regulatory Sweeps: Past, Present & Future,” Schulte Hedge Fund Compliance Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar Series, March 2006
- “Private Equity Funds: Structures, Terms & Conditions,” New York City Bar Association, February 2006
- “Conflicts and Information Barriers,” Schulte 15th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2006
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity Space,” Schulte International 4th Annual Hedge Funds Seminar, October 2005
- “Structures for Employee Investment,” Schulte 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2005
- “Regulation and Registration: The Impact of Proposed Changes on Risk and Returns,” Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, May 2004
- “Issues Facing Private Equity Firms in Structuring Carried Interest Programmes,” International Bar Association, March 2004
- “The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds,” Blackstone Investor Conference, December 2003
- Chair, Private Investment Funds Subcommittee, 2014-2016; Vice-Chair, 2012-2014; Secretary, 2009-2012 – IBA Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association
- Founding Member and Steering Committee, Wall Street Hedge Fund Forum
- Founding Member and Past Chair, Private Investment Fund Forum
- Committee of Hearts, Hedge Funds Care, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Directors, 100 Women in Finance, 2014-2016
- Advisory Board, Former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative
- Board of Trustees, The Joyce Theater, New York
- Board of Visitors, Columbia Law School
- Corporation Law Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, Subcommittee on Business Trusts, 1995-1996; Committee on the Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 1993-1996 – New York City Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Listed as a leading private funds lawyer in many publications, including:
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA
- IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- The Legal 500 US – Hall of Fame
- Crain’s Notable Women in Law
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA – Investment Funds
- Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers – Investment Funds, Private Equity
- Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law – Investment Funds
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
- Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA 2025 – Private Funds Formation
- New York Super Lawyers – Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area
- PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook
- Who’s Who Legal Awards – Private Funds Lawyer of the Year, 2020
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”; ranked at the top of the world’s 2014 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”
- Who’s Who Legal Awards 2014 – “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year”
- New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree
- The Hedge Fund Journal – named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards – named “Best in Investment Funds”
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 – named “Outstanding Practitioner”
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York – named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction
Books
- Hedge Funds: Formation, Operation and Regulation (ALM Law Journal Press), 2013-2018 (co-author); (Full Court Press), 2022 (co-author)
- Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute), 2009-2019 (co-author)
- New York and Delaware Business Entities: Choice, Formation, Operation, Financing and Acquisitions (West), September 1997 (co-author)
- New York Limited Liability Companies: A Guide to Law and Practice (West), March 1995 (co-author)
Articles
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs – but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, Jan. 27, 2024 (quoted)
- “State of US digital asset regulation in 2023 and the crucial court cases shaping it,” CoinGeek, Dec. 4, 2023 (quoted)
- "Three key trends for alternative asset managers," Service Providers in Alternatives 2023: Preqin Report, Sept. 2023
- Alternative Funds Guide 2022 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “A Down 2022, Less Impact Fund Terms More on Returns,” The 2022 Preqin Service Providers Report, Sept. 30, 2022
- “The Crypto Winter of Discontent Gets Colder with First of Its Kind Insider Trading Charges,” Schulte Alert, Aug. 9, 2022
- “Schroders’ Acquisition of a Minority Stake in Forteus,” Global Legal Chronicle, Aug. 8, 2022 (featured)
- “DOL Compliance Guidance on Plan Investments in Digital Assets,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2022
- “The Pandemic Changed How Lawyers Work, Women Partners Say,” Bloomberg Law, Sept. 2021 (interview)
- Alternative Funds Guide 2021 (Chambers) (co-author)
- “Private Funds Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, June 2021
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Techniques for Properly Allocating Investments, Fees and Employees (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Simultaneous Management of PE and Private Credit Funds: Use of Walls and Other Tactics to Manage MNPI Risks (Parts One and Two),” Private Equity Law Report, Nov. 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, Oct. 2020
- “Private Funds and Liquidity Management,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Sept. 2020
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, June 4, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part Two of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 28, 2020 (quoted)
- “Suspending Withdrawals: The 2008 Crisis Versus the 2020 Pandemic (Part One of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, May 21, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: How Material Variations in Fee Structures and Recycled Proceeds Compare to PE Funds (Part Two of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 19, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Market Trends Report,” Schulte Publication, May 13, 2020
- “Avoiding Parallel Fund Conflicts: Specific PE, Real Estate and Private Credit Issues and Mitigation Tips,” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Forming Private Credit Funds: Key Differences in Fund Lifecycle and the Use of Subscription Facilities Versus PE Funds (Part One of Two),” Private Equity Law Report, May 12, 2020 (quoted)
- “Private Funds – Ideas for Raising New Capital During the COVID-19 Dislocation,” Schulte Publication, March 26, 2020; republished in The Hedge Fund Journal, May 2020
- “Private Funds Guidance – Considerations During Volatile Markets for Hedge Funds and Credit, Direct Lending and Distressed Funds (COVID-19),” Schulte Publication, March 16, 2020
- “Private Equity Sponsors – Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors related to the Effects of COVID-19,” Schulte Alert, March 16, 2020
- “ESG Investing: Growing and Evolving,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Feb. 2020 (quoted)
- “Credit Funds: Evolving Hybrid and Other Structures,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2020,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2020 (interview)
- “Recent Trends in Credit Funds,” Expert Guides Women in Business Law, Aug. 2019 (co-author)
- “What a Fund Manager Should Know About Entering the Litigation Finance Industry,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2019, April 2019 (co-author)
- “FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against P2P Currency Exchanger for BSA Violations,” Schulte Alert, April 26, 2019 (co-author)
- “SEC Publishes First-Ever No-Action Letter for a Cryptocurrency Enterprise and a Framework for when a Cryptocurrency Is a Security,” Schulte Alert, April 10, 2019 (co-author); republished in Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, May 2019
- “Thought Leaders Global Elite 2019,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2019 (interview)
- “Co-investments: Who’s dealing in?” HFM InvestHedge, Dec. 2018 (quoted)
- “Video: How to Fund Products in the Digital Assets/Blockchain Space,” Legaltech News, March 2018 (video)
- “Thought Leaders 2018: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2018 (interview)
- “The Growing Interest in Cryptocurrencies: Q&A with Schulte's Blockchain Technology & Digital Assets Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Dec. 2017 (interview)
- “LabCFTC Releases Primer on Virtual Currencies,” Schulte Alert, Oct. 18, 2017 (co-author)
- “Succession Planning - Preserving a Hedge Fund’s Business and Legacy: The Keys to a Robust Succession Plan,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Aug. 2017 (quoted)
- “Recent Trends in Alternative Funds,” Best of the Best USA Expert Guide 2017 (co-author)
- “Thought Leaders 2017: Stephanie R. Breslow,” Who's Who Legal, Jan. 2017 (interview)
- “Trends and Practical Considerations for Negotiating and Implementing Investor Side Letters in the Current Environment,” Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest, Nov. 2016 (quoted)
- “Ringing the Changes,” Private Funds Management, Nov. 2016 (interview)
- “Co-Investments with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Succession Planning with SRZ’s Leading Fund Formation Group,” The Hedge Fund Journal, March 2016 (quoted)
- “Private Funds 2016: Discussion,” Who’s Who Legal, Nov. 2015 (interview)
- Profiled in “Stephanie Breslow, SRZ’s Leading Investment Management Practice,” The Hedge Fund Journal, Aug. 26, 2015
- “Marketing Private Equity Funds,” Practical LawPrivate Equity and Venture Capital Multi-Jurisdictional Guide, July 2014 (co-author)
- Contributor, Fund Formation and Incentives Report (Schulte in association with Private Equity International), April 2014
- “Co-Investments Enable Hedge Fund Managers to Pursue Illiquid Opportunities While Avoiding Style Drift (Parts One, Two and Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Feb./March 2014 (quoted)
- “Advisers to Private Equity Funds – Practical Compliance Considerations,” Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation, Volume 2, 3rd Edition (Practising Law Institute), 2013 (co-author)
- Profiled in “Voice of Experience: Stephanie Breslow, Partner & Co-Head of Investment Management Group, Schulte Roth & Zabel,” The Glass Hammer, Dec. 17, 2012
- Profiled in “Liquidity: Schulte Partner Stephanie Breslow Discusses Hedge Fund Liquidity Management Tools in Practising Law Institute Seminar,” The Hedge Fund Law Report, Nov. 15, 2012
- “PLC Practice Note: Structuring Waterfall Provisions,” Practical Law The Journal, June 2011 (co-author)
- “‘Alternative’ Investment Managers and Bankruptcy: The Brave New World of Chapter 11,” Journal of Private Equity/Turnaround Management, Spring 2007 (co-author)
- “Hedge Fund Investment In Private Equity,” PLC Cross-border Private Equity Handbook 2005/06 (Practical Law Company)
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Fall 2005
- “Distressed and Vulture Funds Structure and Formation,” Schulte Private Equity Developments, Spring 2005
- “Seventh Circuit Partially Reverses SEC Ruling on Allocations,” Investment Management Developments, Winter 2005
- “Use of ‘Target’ Returns Lead to NASD Enforcement Action,” Schulte Investment Management Developments, Sept. 2004
- “Planning for Hedge Fund Manager’s Succession,” Institutional Investor’s Alpha, April 2004
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” The Capital Guide to Offshore Funds, 2000 edition (co-author)
-
“Interactive industry round-up,” IBA’s 22nd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2024
- “Bitcoin ETFs fueled hopes for other crypto ETFs — but don’t get too excited,” MarketWatch, January 2024 (quoted)
- “Strategies for Turbulent Markets,” 33rd Annual Schulte Private Capital Forum, January 2024
- Moderator, “A New Dawn: Getting Ready for Crypto Spring,” CoinAlts Annual Symposium, October 2023
- “Crypto,” Schulte Private Capital Conversations, July 2023
- “Interactive Industry Round-Up,” International Bar Association 21st Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2023
- “Fund Insights – Marketing, Strategies and Terms,” Schulte 32nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2023
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management 2022: Current Issues & Trends, July 2022
- “Digital Assets Funds: Planning a Successful Launch,” AIMA Webinar, July 2022
- “Evolving Investment Opportunities” and “Blockchain & Digital Assets,” Schulte 31st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2022
- “ESG and Digital Assets: Seeing the Forest for the Trees,” MFA Digital Assets, Sept. 2021
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2021, July 2021
- “Market Trends and Capital Raising,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- Understanding Financial Products 2021, Jan. 2021
- “A Conversation with Afsaneh Beschloss and Stephanie Breslow,” Schulte 30th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2021
- “ESG,” Schulte 11th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, Nov. 2020
- “Credit & Distressed Fund Trends,” Schulte Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Intro to Hedge Funds and Investment Management,” Harvard Association for Law and Business Webinar, Oct. 2020
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2020, Aug.2020
- “Understanding the Securities Laws 2020,” PLI Investment Management Institute, July 2020
- “Developments in Private Equity Funds” and “Private Investments,” Schulte 29th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2020
- “Fund, Tax, Regulatory and Litigation Issues in Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 10th Annual Shareholder Activism Conference, New York, Oct. 2019
- Schulte Current Examination Issues for Credit Funds Roundtable, Sep. 2019
- “GP/LP Perspectives,” Schulte 7th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2019
- “Issue of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute 2019, March 2019
- “In the Huddle: Law Firm Leaders Share Business Development Techniques,” PLI All Star Business Development for Lawyers Webinar, March 2019
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Blockchain and Digital Assets” and “Market Update: Terms, Customized Products and Co-Investment Vehicles,” Schulte 28th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2019
- “Keynote Fireside Chat,” New York State Society of CPAs Alternative Investment Fund Conference, Nov. 2018
- “Litigation Finance,” Schulte 6th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2018
- “Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies and Investment Funds,” IBA 29th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, May 2018
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2018
- “Key Trends Relating to Digital Asset Funds,” IBA 19th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2018
- “Cryptocurrency, Alternative Data and Blockchain” and “A Conversation with Nelson Peltz, Trian Fund Management,” Schulte 27th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, New York, Jan. 2018
- “Industry Insights and Key Business Challenges,” Ernst & Young 13th Annual Global Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2017
- Schulte Investing in Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Webinar, Aug. 2017
- “Operational Best Practices,” Schulte 5th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2017
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2017
- “Key Trends Relating to Hedge Funds,” IBA 18th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2017
- “Challenges Terminating Old Funds and Launching New Ones,” “Tax Outlook” and “Attracting and Retaining Capital,” Schulte 26th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2017
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Nov. 2016
- “Regulatory and Enforcement,” Schulte 4th Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, May 2016
- Co-Chair, IBA 17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2016
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2016
- “Private Funds: The New Banks” and “Recent Examinations: Substantive Areas of Regulatory Focus,” Schulte 25th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, Jan. 2016
- Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, Jan. 2016
- “Fund Facts for Corporate Lawyers — What You Need to Know About the ‘40 Act,” PLI 47th Annual Securities Regulation Institute, October 2015
- “Trends in Private Equity Fund Structuring,” IBA Annual Conference Vienna, Oct. 2015
- Moderator, Schulte and MFA Credit Funds: Structuring & Management Panel, Sept. 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, Sept. 2015
- “Co-Investments,” Schulte 3rd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2015
- Co-Chair, IBA 16th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2015
- “Issues of the Day for Alternative Asset Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2015
- Harvard Law School Women's Alliance, Women Leaders in Hedge Funds, February 2015
- “Co-Investments and Sidecars: Structuring Opportunities” and “Tax Considerations for 2015,” Schulte 24th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2015
- “Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2014
- “Private Equity Fund Compliance Update,” Schulte Webinar, July 2014
- “Ongoing Operations and Firm Growth,” Schulte 2nd Annual Private Equity Fund Conference, June 2014
- Fordham University Smart Woman Securities Third Annual Women in Leadership Conference, April 2014
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2014
- “Running Hedge and Private Equity Strategies Side by Side” and “Shareholder Activism,” Schulte 23rd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2014
- “Marketing: Fund Terms,” Schulte Private Equity: Fund and Deal Terms Conference, October 2013
- “Managing Hedge Funds in Crisis,” PLI Hedge Fund Management, September 2013
- “General Overview of Private Equity Funds,” PLI 14th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2013
- “About the Funds,” Turnaround Management Association 16th Annual April Fools Event, April 2013
- “The Regulation of Private Fund Managers,” PLI Investment Management Institute, March 2013
- “Current Developments in the Secondary Market for Fund Interests,” Schulte 22nd Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2013
- “Private Equity Fund Managers: Developments in Marketing, Compliance and SEC Exams,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, November 2012
- “Managing Hedge Funds Through Critical Issues,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace Program, September 2012
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 13th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2012
- Goldman Sachs Fifteenth Annual Hedge Fund Conference, May 2012
- “The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act: How Funds Can Mitigate Risks,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, May 2012
- “Future of the Hedge Fund Industry,” Yeshiva University Event, May 2012
- “Real Estate Funds: Terms and Trends” and “Relationships With Institutional Investors,” Schulte 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
- “Evolving Terms of Private Equity Funds,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2011
- “Current Business Issues Facing the Industry,” Ernst & Young Hedge Fund Symposium, November 2011
- “Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethics Issues,” Practising Law Institute 12th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2011
- “Hedge Fund Challenges: The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society Annual Seminar, March 2011
- Organizing Committee, IBA 12th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference, March 2011
- “Relationships with Investors,” Schulte 20th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2011
- “Private Equity Investment Adviser Registration,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2010
- “Basic Hedge Fund Structures,” Hedge Funds: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace, October 2010
- “The Economic & Investment Roundtable,” Global Leadership Summit, September 2010
- “Current U.S. and EU Regulatory Environment,” PLI 11th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2010
- “Central Clearing of Derivatives: What Investment Managers Need to Know,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2010
- “Hedge Fund Challenges - The Broker-Dealer Perspective,” SIFMA CL 2010 Annual Seminar, May 2010
- “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia Law School Class, April 2010
- “Private Equity Deal Terms,” PLI Institutional Investor Forum, January 2010
- “Positioning Your Fund for Distressed Investing,” Schulte 19th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2010
- “Regulation of Financial Institutions,” National Lawyers Convention, November 2009
- “Liquidity Issues: Funds vs. Investors,” PLI 10th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2009
- “Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics, June 2009
- “The Evolving Hedge Fund Structure,” Deutsche Bank’s Brave New World for Hedge Funds, June 2009
- Guest Lecturer, “Introduction to Hedge Funds,” Columbia University, April 2009
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA-CL Annual Seminar, March 2009
- Organizing Committee, 10th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds, March 2009
- Coordinator, “Unwinding Hedge Funds,” New York City Bar, February 2009
- “Fund Compensation Trends and Structures in the New Environment,” Schulte 18th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2009
- “Managing Fund Liquidity,” Schulte Greenwich Private Investment Funds Seminar, September 2008
- “Debt-Oriented Funds,” PLI 9th Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2008
- “New Issues in Regulation and Valuation of Alternative Investments,” IBA 19th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, June 2008
- “Investment Opportunities in Distressed Credit Markets,” Schulte Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar, April 2008
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation,” New York City Bar Association Hedge Funds Formation, Operation & Compliance Conference, April 2008
- “Managing Conflicts – Hedge Fund Issues and Disclosure Issues for Investment Banks,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s 40th Annual Seminar, March – April 2008
- “Strategic Investment in Fund Managers,” Schulte 17th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2008
- “Tax & Regulatory Considerations,” Practising Law Institute/Capital Roundtable Eighth Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2007
- “Permanent Capital for Hedge Funds and Convergence of Fund Strategies,” Practising Law Institute Hedge Funds 2007 Conference, June 2007
- “Hedge Funds Formation, Operation and Compliance,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2007
- “Managing Conflicts,” SIFMA Compliance & Legal Division’s Annual Seminar, March 2007
- “Tax, ERISA and Transatlantic Issues,” Schulte 16th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2007
- “Fund Formation Issues for Activist Funds,” Citigroup, December 2006
- “New Hybrid Hedge Fund/Private Equity Firms – Recent Regulatory Issues and Due Diligence,” Harvard Club, December 2006
- “Convergence of Hedge Fund and Private Equity Strategies,” Practising Law Institute’s Hedge Funds: The Changing Regulatory Landscape, September 2006
- “Fundamentals of Hedge Funds: Structure and Investment Programs, Fee Arrangements and Tax Issues, Derivative Transactions with Hedge Funds, and Conflicts and Ethical Issues,” Citigroup, September 2006
- “Off-Shore Hedge Funds,” Securities and Exchange Commission, Compliance Division, August 2006
- “Recent Trends in Private Equity Funds,” Practising Law Institute Seventh Annual Private Equity Forum, July 2006
- “Platform Development and Distribution,” Security Industry Association Hedge Funds & Alternative Investments Seminar, June 2006
- “Structuring 202: Side Pocketing of Illiquid Securities,” Financial Research Associates Offshore Funds – Structure, Compliance & Operations Summit, May 2006
- “Issues in Structuring Ownership and Compensation Arrangements for Key Personnel of Private Investment Funds,” New York City Bar Association Conference, May 2006
- “Regulatory Sweeps: Past, Present & Future,” Schulte Hedge Fund Compliance Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar Series, March 2006
- “Private Equity Funds: Structures, Terms & Conditions,” New York City Bar Association, February 2006
- “Conflicts and Information Barriers,” Schulte 15th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2006
- “Hedge Funds in Private Equity Space,” Schulte International 4th Annual Hedge Funds Seminar, October 2005
- “Structures for Employee Investment,” Schulte 14th Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2005
- “Regulation and Registration: The Impact of Proposed Changes on Risk and Returns,” Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, May 2004
- “Issues Facing Private Equity Firms in Structuring Carried Interest Programmes,” International Bar Association, March 2004
- “The New Legal and Regulatory Landscape for Hedge Funds,” Blackstone Investor Conference, December 2003
- Chair, Private Investment Funds Subcommittee, 2014-2016; Vice-Chair, 2012-2014; Secretary, 2009-2012 – IBA Investment Funds Committee, International Bar Association
- Founding Member and Steering Committee, Wall Street Hedge Fund Forum
- Founding Member and Past Chair, Private Investment Fund Forum
- Committee of Hearts, Hedge Funds Care, 2003-2004
- Member, Board of Directors, 100 Women in Finance, 2014-2016
- Advisory Board, Former Third Way Capital Markets Initiative
- Board of Trustees, The Joyce Theater, New York
- Board of Visitors, Columbia Law School
- Corporation Law Committee, 1993-1996; Chair, Subcommittee on Business Trusts, 1995-1996; Committee on the Revised Uniform Partnership Act, 1993-1996 – New York City Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Girl Scouts of Greater New York
Listed as a leading private funds lawyer in many publications, including:
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA
- IFLR1000 Women Leaders
- The Legal 500 US – Hall of Fame
- Crain’s Notable Women in Law
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Expert Guide to the Best of the Best USA – Investment Funds
- Expert Guide to the World’s Leading Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Lawyers – Investment Funds, Private Equity
- Expert Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law – Investment Funds
- Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
- Lexology Index Thought Leaders: USA 2025 – Private Funds Formation
- New York Super Lawyers – Top Women Attorneys in the New York Metro Area
- PLC Cross-Border Investment Funds Handbook
- Who’s Who Legal Awards – Private Funds Lawyer of the Year, 2020
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Most Highly Regarded Individuals”; ranked at the top of the world’s 2014 “Most Highly Regarded Individuals” list
- Who’s Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – ranked as one of the world’s “Top Ten Private Equity Lawyers”
- Who’s Who Legal Awards 2014 – “Private Funds Lawyer of the Year”
- New York State Bar Association Empire State Counsel Honoree
- The Hedge Fund Journal – named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s inaugural Americas Women in Business Law Awards – named “Best in Investment Funds”
- Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 – named “Outstanding Practitioner”
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York – named one of the 2012 Women of Distinction