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Gregory D. Sheehan
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Boston, MA 02199-3600

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gregory.sheehan@ropesgray.com




Greg Sheehan has over 30 years of experience in investment management and corporate work and served as chair of the Investment Management Group at Ropes & Gray from 2002-2009.

Professional Experience

Greg's clients include the following:
  • Registered investment companies. Both as fund counsel and counsel to the independent trustees/directors of funds, Greg has handled fund formations and offerings, fund mergers, and regulatory, compliance and enforcement issues for investment company clients.
  • Registered investment advisers. Greg's work for investment advisers includes regulatory, compliance and enforcement issues, new investment products, and trading and investment activities.
  • Hedge funds. Greg has helped hedge fund sponsors organize and offer new funds. He also advises on fund operations and investment activities.
  • Mergers and acquisitions in the investment management industry. Greg has assisted clients with the entire acquisition process, including the retention of investment bankers, deal structuring, negotiation of definitive documentation, employment arrangements, equity incentive plans, and client consents.


Honors & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2012)
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2011)
  • PLC Which Lawyer (2010-2011)


Professional & Civic Activities

  • Member of the Advisory Board of BoardIQ


Clerkships
  • Honorable Walter Jay Skinner, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1980 - 1981)



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Education
  • JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), 1980; Executive Editor of The California Law Review, Order of the Coif
  • AB, magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1977; John Harvard Scholarships, Phi Beta Kappa


Bar Admissions
  • California, 1981
  • Massachusetts, 1980


Languages

  • French


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