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Corporate and Securities
Michael Griffin is a partner in Arnold & Porter LLP's corporate and securities group in New York. He practices principally in the regulation of the securities, futures, swaps, and related derivative markets with particular emphasis on investment management, investment funds, and brokerage operations. He also represents domestic and offshore hedge funds and hedge fund managers in all aspects of business.
Mr. Griffin's practice includes general corporate counseling and transactional services; regulatory advice and counseling; investment fund structuring and syndication; creation of derivative and off-exchange products; customer documentation and relations and interfaces with governmental, self-regulatory, and exchange organizations.
The Legal 500 US, Volume 1: Corporate & Finance 2007 for Investment Funds: Alternative/Hedge Fund Formation; and International Mergers & Acquisitions
"SEC and CFTC Propose Rules to Expand Reporting by Private Fund Advisers" (PDF: 313 kB) Mar 2011
"Private Fund Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" (PDF: 690 kB) Jul 2010
"SEC Proposes Rules to Curtail Pay to Play Practices" (PDF: 275 kB) Aug 2009
"SEC Proposes Modifications to Custody Practices for Registered Investment Advisers" (PDF: 264 kB) May 2009
"Bills to Regulate Hedge Funds and Other Private Investment Funds Introduced" (PDF: 228 kB) Feb 2009
"The SEC Extends Emergency Report Sale Orders" (PDF: 286 kB) Oct 2008
"Prohibition on Short Selling of Financial Firm Securities and New Disclosure Requirements" (PDF: 658 kB) Sep 2008
"SEC Proposed New Rules to Affect Hedge Funds" (PDF) Jan 2007
"CFTC Proposed Amendments to Regulation 4.41" (PDF) Sep 2006
"SEC Provides No-Action Relief for Registered Investment Advisers" (PDF) Aug 2006
"SEC Chairman Cox Announces New Proposals For Hedge Fund Regulations" (PDF) Jul 2006