Claude A. Baum

About Claude A. Baum

Corporate/Funds Counsel; Corporate Finance; M&A; Securities; Hedge Funds; PE Funds; Asset Management; Compliance & Trading; Joint Ventures; TransactionalI am a corporate attorney, long-time corporate partner and former hedge fund GC with extensive experience in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, securities, private funds, alternative investments and investment management, corporate finance, distressed debt and claims trading, bank lending, SEC reporting and compliance, and corporate reorganizations. I have strong expertise in structuring and negotiating a wide variety of transactions, contracts and legal relationships - both sophisticated and simple - for and among US- and foreign-based companies (buy- and sell-side) and their investors. I am a seasoned legal adviser and advocate who has successfully served as in-house and outside general counsel to private and public companies, start-up ventures, private investment funds, registered investment advisers, private equity firms, and the world\'s largest brand name financial institutions.Specialties: Private Equity, Alternative Investments, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Securities Regulation, Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Alternative Investments, Corporate Law, Derivatives, Fixed Income, Contract Negotiation, Structured Products, Financial Structuring, Document Drafting, Compliance, Private Placements, Leveraged Finance, Distressed Debt, Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, M&A

Experience

1. Counsel

   Sichenzia Ross Ference Carmel LLP

   Feb 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• University at Albany

  BA, Biology; History

  1977 — 1981

• The George Washington University Law School

  JD, Law

  1981 — 1984

Skills

• Bankruptcy
• Contract Negotiation
• General Counsel
• Leveraged Finance
• Business Formation
• Fixed Income
• Capital Markets
• Derivatives
• Private Placements
• Isda Negotiations
• Structured Products
• Asset Management
• Corporate Law
• Compliance
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Due Diligence
• Distressed Debt
• Hedge Funds
• Investments
• Fund of Funds
• Financial Structuring
• Corporate Finance
• Private Investment
• Alternative Investments
• Private Equity
• Equities
• Corporate Governance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Document Drafting