Ms. Hamilton joined the Firm in 2002 and has been a partner in the Firm’s Investment Funds & Advisers Group since 2013. She specializes in representing investment advisers, including advisers to hedge funds and other private investment funds, and traditional advisers to separately-managed accounts. Before joining the Firm, Ms. Hamilton was a vice-president at Banc of America Securities LLC, serving initially in the compliance department and later in trading supervision.
Ms. Hamilton advises clients on various issues including:
- Structuring domestic and offshore investment funds (including hedge funds, private equity funds, co-investment vehicles and special purpose vehicles)
- Structuring and organizing investment management firms, including preparing and negotiating agreements among owners
- Counseling investment advisers on federal and state regulatory issues, and assisting with regulatory examinations and ongoing compliance matters
- Negotiating seed agreements with founding/anchor investors and investor side letters
- Preparing and negotiating investment management agreements for separately-managed accounts and sub-advisory agreements
- Advising on marketing arrangements and materials
- Negotiating third party agreements, including fund administration and placement agent agreements
- Preparing and negotiating employment, bonus and separation agreements
- Advising on general business matters, including strategic planning
Representative Clients (primary counsel):
- $2.5B hedge fund manager focused on fixed income and relative value strategies
- $2B investment manager with funds and separately managed accounts, investing primarily in equity, convertible and fixed income securities,
- $260M life sciences investment manager with long/short and long-only funds
- $2.8B long/short global investment manager with hedge funds and private equity funds, targeting technology, consumer and services sectors
- $5B investment fund manager managing a long/short equity hedge fund with side pockets
- $800M technology-focused investment manager with hedge, long only, venture capital and other closed-end funds
- $750M investment manager to long/short hedge fund and sub-advisor for long/short and short strategies
- $1.5B investment manager to TMT funds including, hedge, private equity and venture capital funds
- $1.6B investment adviser providing financial planning, investment management and family office services to high net worth individuals and families
- $1.1B investment adviser offering portfolio management, financial planning and closed end funds
- $1.2B multi-family office
- Numerous other SEC-registered (over $150M AUM), California-licensed and exempt managers (both emerging and other managers) to long/short and long-biased hedge funds and other alternative funds
Ms. Hamilton also chairs the firm’s Charitable Contributions and Pro Bono Committee.