NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seward & Kissel LLP is pleased to announce that David Tang has joined the Firm as Counsel in its Investment Management group. Previously, he was Counsel to compliance consultant and investment management law firm Orical LLC. This marks a return to Seward & Kissel for David, who was an Associate in the Investment Management group from 2002 to 2006.
David concentrates his practice on providing regulatory compliance consulting, compliance support services and legal counsel to fund advisers and asset managers. His experience includes SEC mock audits and compliance testing, SEC exam response, implementation of compliance policies and procedures, regulatory filings, private fund documentation and related contracts.
David has a wealth of in-house experience, having held senior positions with SEC-registered private investment firms. He served as Chief Compliance Officer and Lead Counsel to Rothschild Asset Management, an asset manager with approximately $6 billion in assets under management across equity, debt and alternatives strategies. He was also Chief Compliance Officer and Associate Counsel of Quadrangle Group, a multi-strategy hedge fund, private equity and asset management firm with more than $6 billion under management.
“We are thrilled to welcome David back to our firm,” said Seward & Kissel Managing Partner Jim Cofer. “We thought highly of him during his previous time at Seward & Kissel, and the significant in-house experience that he has acquired in the years since will certainly benefit our clients.”
David earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, and his B.A. in Economics and History, magna cum laude, from Binghamton University.
About Seward & Kissel LLP
Seward & Kissel LLP, founded in 1890, is a leading U.S. law firm with an international reputation for excellence. We have offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. The firm is particularly well known for its investment management work, and its representation of investment advisers and related investment funds (including hedge funds and mutual funds), major commercial banks, investment banking firms, master servicers, investors, distressed trade brokers, liquidity providers, hedge fund administrators, broker-dealers, institutional investors, and transportation companies (particularly in the shipping area). The Firm’s practice also focuses on corporate, litigation and restructuring work for clients seeking legal expertise in the financial services, corporate finance and capital markets areas.
