Leveraging his experience as senior legal counsel in significant investment management firms, as well as his time spent in private practice, Stephen Forster provides sophisticated investment management regulatory advice to registered fund and private fund sponsors and other asset management firms. He advises on various complex regulatory matters, including compliance with the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act and other securities laws. He also advises on the formation of various investment vehicles and provides regulatory advice in connection with asset management M&A transactions.
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Education
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Stanford Law School, 2006 J.D.
With Honors
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Dartmouth College, 2001 B.A.
summa cum laude
Clerkships
- Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2006-2007
Based in the Firm’s New York office, Counsel Stephen Forster provides investment management regulatory advice to a broad base of asset management clients, including registered funds and private fund sponsors. He advises on various complex regulatory matters, including compliance with the Advisers Act, the 1940 Act and other securities laws. He also advises on the formation of various investment vehicles such as registered funds and business development companies, and provides regulatory advice in connection with asset management M&A transactions.
Prior to joining Simpson Thacher, Stephen was in senior legal roles at two international investment management firms. He also worked in private practice at large international law firms.
Stephen received his J.D. in 2006 from Stanford Law School with Honors. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College in 2001. From 2006 to 2007, Stephen was a Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard C. Wesley, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is admitted to practice in New York.