Biography

Christopher Mulligan is a partner in Weil’s Private Funds practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Chris represents a wide range of asset managers, including some of the largest and most complex private fund advisers in the world, as well as middle-market and newly-formed advisers, across a suite of regulatory issues. Chris acts as outside regulatory counsel to asset managers, providing counsel regarding SEC examinations and investigations, marketing rule compliance, fund formation issues, mock examinations, SEC registration, Form ADV, Form PF, code of ethics, custody issues, LPA compliance, annual reviews and strategic advice.
Prior to joining Weil in 2024, Chris spent more than a decade at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he served most recently as Investment Adviser/Private Funds Senior Advisor and Co-Coordinator of the agency’s Private Funds Specialized Working Group. During his tenure at the SEC, Chris led the agency's efforts to train staff and implement new Advisers Act rules, including the New Marketing Rule, during examinations. He also served as the primary investment adviser and private funds legal point of contact for SEC examiners, providing legal advice to exam staff during hundreds of investment adviser examinations each year. Additionally, Chris drafted numerous Risk Alerts, developed significant rulemakings, including Form PF and Form ADV amendments, and guidance impacting investment advisers, counseled staff on enforcement referrals and developed national exam initiatives and priorities related to private fund advisers.
Chris has been a frequent public speaker on private fund adviser regulation, including events and podcasts sponsored by NSCP, IAA, the New York Bar Association and PLI.
Chris earned his J.D. from Georgetown Law and his B.A. from Rockhurst University.
Firm News & Announcements, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises American Securities on Sale of AS Birch Grove to Third Point Deal Brief — December 23, 2024
- Weil Continues Private Funds Expansion with Addition of SEC Veteran Christopher Mulligan Press Release — March 11, 2024
Speaking Engagements
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HighCamp Compliance’s Back to Compliance Fundamentals Private Client Luncheon
Speaker(s):
Chris Mulligan
May 14, 2025 — New York — Weil Private Funds partner Chris Mulligan spoke on an interactive Q&A as part of HighCamp Compliance’s Back to Compliance Fundamentals Private Client Luncheon.
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National Society of Compliance Professionals Compliance Seminar for Private Fund Managers
Speaker(s):
Chris Mulligan
April 22, 2025 — New York — Weil Private Funds partner Chris Mulligan spoke on a panel titled “Managing Conflicts of interest” as part of the National Society of Compliance Professionals Compliance Seminar for Private Funds Managers.
Latest Thinking
- Recent SEC and DOJ Enforcement Actions and Charges Signal that AI-Washing is Firmly Within the Crosshairs of the Trump Administration Alert — Governance and Securities Enforcement — By Andrew B Dean, Olivia J. Greer, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Robert Stern and Sanjay Wadhwa — PDF — May 12, 2025
- Weil Private Funds Regulatory Review Alert — By David E. Wohl, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, John H. Bradshaw, Stephen Filocoma and Jake Henry Pero — PDF — April 2025
- In Two Significant Private Fund Regulatory Developments, SEC Staff Publishes FAQs Permitting Advisers to Present Gross-Only Extracted Performance and Investment Characteristics under the Advisers Act Marketing Rule and No-Action Letter Providing Clear Guidance for Verifying Accredited Investor Status in Rule 506(c) Offerings Alert — By David E. Wohl, Chris Scully, Chris Mulligan, Andrew B Dean, John H. Bradshaw, Stephen Filocoma and Jake Henry Pero — PDF — March 20, 2025
- Further Update: Treasury Department Limits Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act To Foreign Reporting Companies Alert — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, Zack Tripp, Timothy C. Welch, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — March 05, 2025
- Further Update On Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Deadlines To Be Extended; Enforcement Paused Alert — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, Zack Tripp, Timothy C. Welch, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — March 03, 2025