Ann G. Baker is a partner in the Banking & Finance practice group, and a member of the Investment Funds team. Ann focuses her practice on private equity investment fund structuring and formation. She represents sponsors of and investors in a wide range of international private equity and other private investment funds, including leveraged buyout, venture, real estate and infrastructure funds, as well as funds of funds and secondary funds. She advises global fund sponsors on multi-jurisdictional offerings to a diverse international investor base. She advises funds on matters relating to investment and realisation programmes, and counsels clients on the structuring of carried interest and compensation schemes for fund management teams.

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John D'Agostino is a Managing Director at DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd. (DMS) and leads the firm's North and South American operations. He directs global business development and advises on funds, operating companies and related structures. He also serves on the boards of funds and related structures, providing guidance and independent oversight to ensure adherence to governance and compliance requirements.

Prior to joining DMS, he served as a Managing Director of Alkeon Capital, New York, with responsibilities ranging from fundamental investment research across industry sectors, global compliance and regulatory management, operations, risk management and marketing.

Mr. D'Agostino worked at KPMG Consulting, where he was part of the firm's global leadership for the finance and hedge fund consulting group. There, he led advisory work at an operational and strategic level across a variety of industries including: capital markets, derivatives risk and pricing, commodities (physical and derivatives), healthcare, data resellers, ecommerce and retail sales.

Prior, he was Vice President and Head of Strategy at the New York Mercantile Exchange, where he helped transition the floor to electronic trading and led the effort to develop the first Middle East energy derivatives exchange in partnership with the Dubai Government.

Mr. D'Agostino graduated cum laude from Williams College and the Harvard Business School, where he received a Master's degree in Business Administration. He also studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University. He has lectured at INSEAD University and MIT Sloan Business School and has been featured in two New York Times bestselling business titles along with multiple periodicals and speaking engagements.

Michèle Eisenhuth is a Partner in the Investment Management practice of Arendt & Medernach and a member of the firm’s strategy board. She specialises in investment fund law, advising domestic and international clients on the corporate, regulatory and compliance aspects of the structuring and reorganisation of investment funds, with a particular focus on UCITS, alternative UCITS, ETFs and hedge funds. She has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 1995. She sits on the board of several funds launched by international asset management groups. She is also a chairman or active member of the following committees and sub-committees set up by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry: Eligible Assets, various UCITS committees including ETFs and structured UCITS, Risk Management, PRIPs, AML, Securities Lending, Training and Conferences & Promotion, as well as ad hoc committees set up by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). She is a member of the European Banking Federation, more particularly involved in the Investment Funds Issue Group and a lecturer at the Luxembourg Institute for Training in Banking.

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Mimi Gross is the General Counsel at Clough Capital Partners L.P., where she advises the firm with regard to a wide range of issues, including structural and fund formation matters, strategic initiatives, regulatory compliance and reporting, and other operations and management issues. Clough Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser, providing investment management to hedge funds, mutual funds and separately managed accounts. Prior to joining Clough Capital, Mimi served as Counsel at Bingham McCutchen LLP, where her practice focused on the representation of both US and international investment advisors and funds, including hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds and real estate funds. Mimi holds B.C.L., LL.B. and B.A. degrees from McGill University. Mimi is a member of the Boston committee of 100 Women in Hedge Funds.

Meredith Haviland is a partner and deputy chair in the Business Department at Foley Hoag LLP. Meredith’s practice focuses on investment advisers, investors and emerging companies. She advises registered investment advisers and private fund managers in conjunction with the formation of onshore and offshore private funds, including hedge and private equity funds, and counsels managers on various matters of regulatory compliance. Meredith also regularly assists non-U.S. investment managers on U.S. regulatory and securities matters. In addition, Meredith represents investors in connection with their portfolio investments and regularly advises clients in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic business transactions.

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Lu Yueh is the Deputy Head of the Rajah & Tann Singapore's Funds and Investment Management group, a well-respected practice highly ranked by Chambers Asia-Pacific for Investment Funds: Domestic – Singapore. She practises securities law with an emphasis on investment management clients. She regularly advises a range of boutique and institutional fund managers on a range of matters, including the establishment of fund management and investment advisory operations in Singapore, domestic and offshore fund structuring and formation, domestic and international offerings of hedge funds, funds of funds and hybrid funds, and related regulatory and compliance matters.

Lu Yueh has more than a decade of experience in advising on fund establishment and fund manager regulation, and has won a number of accolades as a leading lawyer (Up & Coming – 2013 to 2015, Band 3 - 2016), Outstanding Younger Partner (2014) by Chambers Asia-Pacific, and recognised by Who's Who Legal as a leading lawyer in Private Funds (Formation).

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Alwyn Li is a key member of the financial services practice. He has extensive experience in establishing and advising clients on seeking authorization by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of unit trusts and mutual funds domiciled in Hong Kong and overseas jurisdictions including RMB denominated funds, QFII and RQFII funds, and UCITS funds. He also advises on on-going compliance and post-authorization issues.

In addition, Alwyn advises on the structuring and establishment of private investment funds. He regularly advises on regulatory matters across a broad spread of issues affecting the asset management industry in Hong Kong. He helps clients to set up their Hong Kong offices and obtain appropriate SFC licenses.

Alwyn is experienced in advising on Hong Kong profits tax and stamp duty issues.

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Guy Norfolk is a partner at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP and leads the Financial Services group. Guy’s focus is primarily on asset management, providing corporate, regulatory and transactional advice to a variety of asset managers, large and small, and their funds. Guy is very involved in the listed funds arena, acting for some of the largest listed funds in the UK, and for managers like Aberdeen Asset Management, Baillie Gifford and Invesco. Guy also has a strong alternative funds practice, with a focus on venture capital and real estate fund structures.

Ingrid Pierce is Walkers’ Global Managing Partner. She is based in the Cayman Islands office where she also heads the Cayman Investment Funds Group.

Ingrid is a leading practitioner in the investment funds space and advises some of the most prominent asset managers and financial institutions on their stable of Cayman Islands funds. Ingrid regularly provides commentary and insight to business media. She is recognized in the Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers (2016) and is named as a Leading Lawyer in IFLR (2016). She is listed in the IFC Power Women Top 100 (2014) and was named one of "The Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2013" by The Hedgefund Journal. Ingrid has been a long time member of 100WHF.

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David Young is a partner at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP and is one of the key partners in the Financial Services group. David leads the alternative investment funds practice and regularly acts for clients such as Aberdeen Asset Management, Dalmore Capital, the Railways Pension Scheme, Baillie Gifford, Martin Currie and Scottish Widows as well as other financial institutions. His work involves both structuring and establishing alternative investment funds and advising institutional investors in their investment into global alternative investment funds and investment programs. A recent example of his work is structuring and establishing the Dalmore Infrastructure Investments Fund, an AIF with numerous institutional investors from within the EEA and beyond and which was raised in order to become the largest equity investor in the £4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel infrastructure project.

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