Richard I. Ellenbogen engages in a general corporate practice with particular emphasis on investment adviser and investment company laws and regulations and the organization, operations and regulatory compliance of investment advisers, private equity and hedge fund managers and broker-dealers.
Mr. Ellenbogen formally served as the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a registered investment advisory boutique handling managed accounts, hedge funds and venture capital transactions. He has also been registered as an NASD general securities principal having passed the Series 24 and 7 examinations.
Mr. Ellenbogen regularly counsels financial institutions as well as investment advisers and private fund managers including in initial organization, licensing and development of policies and procedures; substantive reviews of operating and compliance policies and procedures; regulatory examinations; mergers and acquisitions; and product development and management of securitization and other structured products.
Mr. Ellenbogen received his J.D. from New York Law School (1985), an M.B.A., with distinction, in finance and economics from Pace University (1981) and a B.B.A. from Hofstra University (1978). He is a member of the New York State and New Jersey Bar Associations.