{"id":484,"date":"2016-01-01T16:05:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T16:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=484"},"modified":"2016-12-15T16:06:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T16:06:05","slug":"kenneth-j-berman-contributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bdia.pli.edu\/index.php\/2016\/01\/01\/kenneth-j-berman-contributor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth J. Berman – Contributor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kenneth Berman, a member of the Investment Management Group, focuses his practice on providing regulatory and compliance advice to financial services firms, particularly investment advisers and sponsors of mutual funds, private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles.\u00a0Mr. Berman also counsels mutual fund independent directors and advises operating companies concerning status issues they may face under the Investment Company Act of 1940.\u00a0He is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA<\/em> (2009-2016), where clients note that he is an \u201cimpressive\u201d and \u201cgreat\u201d\u00a0lawyer who offers \u201cinvaluable support throughout the decision-making process.\u201d Mr. Berman is also recommended by The Legal 500 US<\/em> (2012-2016).<\/p>\n

Prior to joining Debevoise, Mr. Berman was Associate Director of the Securities and Exchange Commission\u2019s Division of Investment Management, where he oversaw the division offices responsible for processing applications for exemptive relief under the Investment Company Act and administering the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. He joined the SEC staff in 1988 after several years of private practice. Before becoming Associate Director in 1997, Mr. Berman was Assistant Director of the Division\u2019s Office of Regulatory Policy.<\/p>\n

Mr Berman is the co-author of numerous articles, including \u201cWhat Will The \u201cEyes And Ears\u201d Of The SEC Choose To See And Hear This Year? OCIE Announces Examination Priorities For 2015,\u201d Vol. 16 No.2, Journal of Investment Compliance<\/em>, (July, 2015); \u201cExpense Allocation: The SEC Brings Down The Hammer,\u201d Vol. 16 No. 1, Journal of Investment Compliance<\/em>(May, 2015); \u201cSEC Settles First \u201cPay-To-Play\u201d Enforcement Action,\u201d Financial Fraud Law Report<\/em> (October, 2014); \u201cDebevoise & Plimpton Discusses JOBS Act General Solicitations,\u201d The CLS Blue Sky Blog<\/em> (September, 2014); \u201cDebevoise & Plimpton Discusses Treatment of Special Purposes Vehicles under the Advisers Act,\u201d The CLS Blue Sky Blog <\/em>(August, 2014); \u201cGood News on \u2018Bad Actors\u2019,\u201d PE Manager<\/em> (March, 2014); \u201cA Touch of Solace for Broker-Dealer Compliance Personnel,\u201d Law360 <\/em>(November, 2013); \u201cDebevoise & Plimpton Discusses SEC\u2019s Guidance on Supervisory Liability for a Broker-Dealer\u2019s Compliance and Legal Personnel,\u201d The CLS Blue Sky Blog<\/em> (November, 2013); \u201cTime For Private Equity To Focus On Form PF,\u201d The Deal<\/em> (June, 2012); \u201cInternational Survey of Investment Adviser Regulation,\u201d Wolters Kluwer<\/em>(June, 2012) and \u201cSEC Risk Alert Discusses When Social Media Interactions May Constitute Prohibited Hedge Fund Client Testimonials,\u201d The Hedge Fund Law Report<\/em> (April, 2012).<\/p>\n

Mr. Berman is a frequent speaker at conferences relating to investment company and investment adviser issues. He is a member\u00a0of the Committee on Investment Management Regulation of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and served as Chair of that Committee from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Berman is also a member of the American Bar Association (Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers, Subcommittee on Private Investment Entities) and the District of Columbia Bar. Mr. Berman is also an adjunct professor of law in Georgetown University\u2019s LLM program.<\/p>\n

Mr. Berman received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review, and his B.A. from Dickinson College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Education<\/h3>\n

-University of Chicago Law School, 1979, J.D.<\/p>\n

-Dickinson College, 1976, B.A.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bar Admissions<\/h3>\n

-New York<\/p>\n

-District of Columbia<\/p>\n

Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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