Robert Schneider advises clients on issues related to the Investment Company Act of 1940. Bob has represented a number of registered investment companies, insurance company separate accounts, private investment funds, investment advisors and broker-dealers. He has significant experience in cross-border transactions, and has served as U.S. counsel to several foreign companies and offshore funds. He has served on the boards of directors of three mutual funds and two broker-dealers, and also has served on the boards of directors and finance committees of two life insurance companies.
BAR ADMISSION:
1967, New York
1975, U.S. District Courts, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
EDUCATION:
Stanford University (J.D., 1966)
Brandeis University (B.A., 1963)
HONORS AND AWARDS:
American Jurisprudence Award
MEMBER:
New York City Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Life Insurance Counsel (Chairman, Company Products Committee, Securities Section, 1987-1990)
Subcommittee on 1933 and 1934 Acts, 1977-1983; Committee on Securities Investments, 1982-1983; Committee on Securities Regulation, 1984-1988; American Council of Life Insurance
Special Counsel, 1993-1994 and General Counsel, 1994-1997, Society of Financial Examiners
Board of Directors and Finance Committee, Orange State Life and Health Insurance Company, 1982-1988
Board of Directors, Home Life Equity, Bond and Liquid Funds, Sentra Securities Corporation, W.S. Griffith & Co., Inc. (Broker-Dealer) 1986-1988
Fellow: American College of Investment Counsel
LECTURER:
The Insurance/Securities Dilemma: A Discussion of Fixed and Variable Annuities, General Membership Meeting, California Association of Independent Broker-Dealers, Orange, California, May 1992
Regulatory Concerns and Legal Issues Affecting Hedge Funds in Insurance-Based Products, Forum on Insurance-Based Hedge Funds, Institute for International Research, New York, December 2002
An In-depth Review of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments, Forum on Mastering Effective Tax and Financial Reporting Practices for Hedge Funds, Institute for International Research, April 2003
Anti-Money Laundering 2004, HedgeWorld, April 2004
PUBLICATIONS:
"Anti-Money Laundering for Broker-Dealers," 42, Workbook for Hedge Fund Professionals, HedgeWorld, 2004
"Evolution of Money Laundering Regulation," 31, Workbook for Hedge Fund Professionals, Hedgeworld, 2004
"The Feds are Coming: Proposed Changes in the Regulation of the Solvency of the Insurance Industry," 1993 Annual Conference Proceedings, Insurance Accounting and Systems Association
"Where's the Investment Risk? - The Characterization of Insurance Company Products as Non-Exempt Securities under the Securities Act of 1933," 1985 Legal Section Proceedings, American Council of Life Insurance, 143
