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Raj Marphatia
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1900 University Avenue
6th Floor
East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2284
T + 1-650-617-4721
F + 1-650-617-4090
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Practice
Raj Marphatia is a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group, focusing on transactions involving the financial services industry. Raj is proficient in structuring a variety of collective investment vehicles, including hedge funds, venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds, fund of funds, and CDO/CBOs. He represents both sponsors and investors in such vehicles.
On the investor side, he represents The California Endowment, Columbia University, Alfred I. duPont Testatmentary Trust, J. Paul Getty Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Institute for Advanced Study, Kamehameha Schools, LICR Fund, Inc., Pepperdine University, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Shoreline Investment Management Company, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
On the sponsor side, he represents ArcLight Capital Partners, Covalent Partners, Emerald Hill Capital Partners, Gottex Fund Management Sarl, Monitor Clipper Partners, and Pacific Equity Partners.
Raj also has extensive transactional experience, with a focus on the financial services industry. He has represented Evergreen Investments, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., and Schroders PLC in a number of acquisitions. He has also been involved in a number of "spinoffs" of investment professionals from large financial institutions. He has represented Harvard Management Company in connection with the departure of several key investment professionals, including those that formed Charlesbank Capital, Highfields Capital, Regiment Capital, Adage Capital, Sowood Capital, and Convexity Capital. In addition, he represented the founders of ArcLight Capital Partners in their spinoff from John Hancock, and the founders of Lighthouse Investment Partners in their spinoff from SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Before attending law school, he was a Certified Public Accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick in Boston.
Honors & Awards
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The Best Lawyers in America (2009, 2010)
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Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009)
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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2008-2009)
- Listed as a leading U.S. lawyer by The Legal 500 under "Private Equity – Fund Formation"
- President, Harvard Law Review
- Member, American Law Institute
- Elijah Watts Sells Certificate for Performance with High Distinction (November 1982 CPA Examination)
- Bronze Medal, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (November 1982 CPA Examination)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Director, Boston Partners in Education
Memberships & Affiliations
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1989
- Not admitted in California
Clerkships
- Honorable Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
Education
- 1988,
J.D., Harvard Law School
- 1981,
A.B., Harvard College
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