Brad Phipps

About Brad Phipps

My practice focuses on the establishment and operation of domestic and international private investment funds, co-investment and other related investment vehicles and separate account arrangements. This practice covers assets classes such as real estate, venture capital and private equity, private credit, hedge and commodities. I help clients with fund structure, drafting disclosure and fund documents and negotiations with investors, placement agents and other service providers.In addition to his sponsor-side work, I have extensive experience representing institutional investors, including public retirement systems, funds of funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and family offices in connection with investments in private funds, bespoke investment vehicles, co-investments, secondaries transactions, various kinds of separate accounts and seed and other strategic investments.I also represent US and international asset managers in connection with acquisitions, lift-outs, joint ventures, management company restructurings and other transactions.In addition to his transactional work, I represent investment advisers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors and other financial services firms in connection with a broad range of regulatory matters under the Investment Advisers Act and the Commodity Exchange Act, including registration (or exemption therefrom), ongoing operational and compliance matters, the establishment of a US presence by non-US firms and examination by the SEC, NFA and state securities regulators.I have represented financial institutions, funds and public and private companies with respect to the negotiation of a variety of brokerage, custodial, trading relationship documentation and collateral arrangements covering securities, forwards and exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives.

Experience

1. Partner

   DLA Piper

   Feb 2012 — Present · Philadelphia, PA, US

   My practice focuses on the establishment and operation of domestic and international private investment funds, co-investment and other related investment vehicles and separate account arrangements. This practice covers assets classes such as real estate, venture capital and private equity, private credit, hedge and commodities. I help clients with fund structure, drafting disclosure and fund documents and negotiations with investors, placement agents and other service providers.In addition to his sponsor-side work, I have extensive experience representing institutional investors, including public retirement systems, funds of funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and family offices in connection with investments in private funds, bespoke investment vehicles, co-investments, secondaries transactions, various kinds of separate accounts and seed and other strategic investments.I also represent US and international asset managers in connection with acquisitions, lift-outs, joint ventures, management company restructurings and other transactions.In addition to his transactional work, I represent investment advisers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors and other financial services firms in connection with a broad range of regulatory matters under the Investment Advisers Act and the Commodity Exchange Act, including registration (or exemption therefrom), ongoing operational and compliance matters, the establishment of a US presence by non-US firms and examination by the SEC, NFA and state securities regulators.I have represented financial institutions, funds and public and private companies with respect to the negotiation of a variety of brokerage, custodial, trading relationship documentation and collateral arrangements covering securities, forwards and exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives.

Education

• University of Delaware

  B.S. in Business Administration, Finance

  1996 — 2000

• Loyola University Chicago School of Law

  Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Due Diligence
• Hedge Funds
• Asset Management
• Legal Research
• Capital Markets
• Asset Managment
• Investments
• Proprietary Trading
• Securities