Eric Requenez
Partner
Eric Requenez is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s asset management group in New York. He focuses his practice on private funds, representing fund sponsors, distributors, and investors in connection with the formation, structuring, and capitalization of private investment funds as well as other securities offerings, regulatory and compliance matters, transactions and other corporate matters. Eric is recognized by Chambers USA and Chambers Global as a “private equity: fund formation” leader, and his clients have been quoted saying that he is a “very detail-oriented and experienced private fund counsel”, “able to provide valuable insight and guidance on industry standards", they “have an excellent working relationship” and “he is accessible at any time.”
Eric focuses on advising fund sponsors and placement agents in the structuring, negotiation and capitalization of U.S. and non-U.S. private funds, including real estate funds, credit funds, energy funds, infrastructure funds and private equity funds. Eric has significant experience representing sponsors in the formation of open-ended real estate, infrastructure, and other illiquid asset funds. According to Chambers, “He has incredibly strong commercial awareness and offers incredibly insightful solutions to complex matters.”
In addition, Eric counsels clients on the formation of advisory and management entities.
Eric also is a frequent contributor to Private Equity Law Report and served on Law360’s Editorial Advisory Board for Private Equity in 2020 and 2021.
Publications
- Profiled, “Private Funds Lawyer Joins Ropes & Gray in New York,” Private Equity Wire (October 26, 2022)
- Co-author, “First Circuit Holds Sun Capital Funds Not Liable for Portfolio Company Withdrawal Liability,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law (February/March 2020)
- Co-author, “Proposed Revisions to the Volcker Rule’s Implementing Rules – Select Proposals and Open Questions,” Real Estate Finance Journal (July 2, 2018)
- Co-author, “Lessons From SEC Sanctions Against Blackstreet,” Law360 (June 10, 2016)
Presentations
- Speaker, "DOL Final ERISA Regulations for Private Equity Investments: New Prudence Rules, Pecuniary Factors, Exceptions, and More," Strafford Webinar (January 21, 2021)
- Panelist, “Qualified Opportunity Funds, Opportunity Zones and ESG Investing Conference,” NYSSCPA (September 17, 2020)
- Speaker, “Regulatory Potpourri,” 2019 AFIRE Tax & Regulatory Summit (November 7, 2019)
- Speaker, “Understanding Opportunity Zones & The New U.S. Tax Law,” NAIOP NYC Education Program (October 30, 2019)
- Speaker, “Qualified Opportunity Zones: Family Office,” NYSSCPA’s 1st Annual Qualified Opportunity Funds and Opportunity Zones Symposium (June 19, 2019)
- Speaker, “Qualified Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds,” Association of Corporate Counsel (March 21, 2019)
- Speaker, “Opportunity Zones in 2019: Maximizing Benefits for Your Firm,” The Knowledge Group (March 20, 2019)
- Speaker, “Qualified Opportunity Funds Sponsors & the Types of Investments they are Seeking,” The Riverside Experience Opportunity Zone Conference (November 29, 2018)
- Panelist, “Rapid Fire: Cutting Edge Topics Real Estate Professionals Need to Know Now,” USC Gould School of Law 2018 Real Estate Law and Business Forum (April 12, 2018)
Education
- JD, Columbia Law School, 2007
- BA, Columbia University, 2004
Admissions / Qualifications
Qualifications
- New York, 2008
Awards
- IFLR 1000 Rising Star
- The Legal 500 United States
- Chambers Global
- Chambers USA