Ross Chapman joined Ropes & Gray’s asset management practice group in the Washington, D.C. office in 2022. Ross’s practice focuses on registered funds and their advisers, and has included fund launches, preferred share transactions and complex fund mergers. They regularly advise mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, interval funds and closed-end funds. Ross also maintains an active pro bono practice advising on name and gender changes for transgender individuals.
Prior to joining Ropes & Gray, Ross served as a judicial intern for the Honorable O. Rogeriee Thompson at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. In addition, they were a research and teaching assistant for three professors and served as an editor of the Boston University Law Review.
Experience
- Advising a spot bitcoin ETF sponsor through five rounds of SEC comments to win regulatory approval to launch in first wave of cryptocurrency funds.
- Composing proxy statements for the merger of ten closed-end funds and a corresponding change in adviser and board.
- Coordinating a large fund complex’s issuances and redemptions of preferred shares through public company filings and shareholder negotiations.
- Leading the annual advisory contract “15(c)” review process for over 100 mutual funds managed by a global advisory firm.
- Researching advertising and marketing rules for an investment adviser regarding investor outreach via new media.
- Conducting reviews of prospectuses and annual reports for compliance with SEC rules and accurate, informative disclosure.