Andrew Wilkins is counsel in the firm's asset management group. His practice focuses on registered funds and investment adviser regulation. Andrew has extensive experience in representing registered investment companies and their independent trustees, as well as investment advisers, in connection with regulatory, securities, and transactional matters in both retail and institutional markets. He has experience with the establishment, registration, and operation of fund products, the reorganization of mutual funds and developing, revising and maintenance of investment advisers’ and investment companies’ compliance programs. Andrew also has experience representing collective investment trusts (CITs) and their managing trust companies.
Prior to rejoining Ropes & Gray in 2022, Andrew spent more than ten years within the legal teams of premier investment managers and financial services companies working on a broad range of retail and institutional products including registered funds, private funds, collective investment trusts, and separate accounts. Andrew's comprehensive involvement in practical, day-to-day operations includes fund launches, mergers, investor servicing, contract negotiation, and ongoing compliance and broad oversight of regulatory issues.
In addition to his in-house roles, Andrew was an associate in Ropes & Gray's asset management group from 2006 to 2011. Prior to attending law school, Andrew served as a captain in the United States Air Force.
Experience
- Counseling on launch of new interval fund strategy.
- Advised large institutional investment adviser on implementation of new SEC rules.
- Advised large investment managers on product development and launch of liquid alternative strategies and managed account programs.
- Advised on several fund mergers and repositionings.
- Represents clients in connection with:
- drafting and reviewing registration statements, proxy statements, and other regulatory filings
- preparing exemptive applications seeking relief from certain of the federal securities laws
- advising investment companies and advisers on transactional, regulatory and compliance matters
- preparing materials for routine and special meetings of investment company boards of directors
- regulatory exams by federal and state regulators
- disclosure review