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Deborah A. Monson
Partner
Ropes & Gray
111 South Wacker Drive
46th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4309
T + 1-312-845-1225
F + 1-312-845-5508
+ 1-312-845-1216 secretary
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Practice
Deborah Monson, a partner in Ropes & Gray's Corporate Department, focuses her practice on private investment funds, investment management, and derivatives law.
Professional Experience
Deborah represents U.S. and offshore private investment funds, fund sponsors, investment advisers, fund administrators, futures and securities brokerage firms and institutional investors, with an emphasis on counseling clients on product design, fund formation, securities offerings, marketing, and negotiations and documentation with service providers and counterparties. She advises on operating, regulatory and compliance issues, as well as a broad range of general corporate and business matters. Providing advice to institutional investors, Deborah concentrates on representing state, church, and corporate benefit plans in reviewing and negotiating the terms of their investments in private equity, real estate, hedge and infrastructure funds.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America, Private Funds Law
- Martindale-Hubbell Highest Peer Review Rating
Publications
- Hedge Funds 2008, “Hedge Fund Derivative Products,” Practicing Law Institute (2008).
Professional & Civic Activities
- Pro Bono Legal Representation, Infant Welfare Society of Oak Park and River Forest
Memberships & Affiliations
- Chicago Bar Association, Futures Regulation Subcommittee
- American Bar Association, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law
- Managed Funds Association, Government Relations Committee and CPO/CTA Advisory Committee
- Futures Industry Association, Law and Compliance Division
- 100 Women in Hedge Funds
Bar Admissions
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1985
Education
- 1985,
J.D., The University of Michigan Law School
- 1980,
A.B., Princeton University
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