For over 30 years, Kleinberg Kaplan has been a leader in the hedge fund industry. We have developed a national and international reputation for our representation of hedge funds, including several pioneers in the hedge fund industry. Kleinberg Kaplan was ranked as one of the leading U.S. law firms serving the hedge funds industry by the 2013 Edition of the IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms. In 2006, Kleinberg Kaplan was named by Institutional Investor's Alpha magazine as one of the overall top four U.S. law firms serving hedge fund managers throughout the world. Kleinberg Kaplan also was recognized in Alpha magazine's list of Top Hedge Fund Service Providers in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, the firm was included in HFMWeek's Service Provider Awards short list for hedge fund law firms.  We were named as one of the top U.S. law firms in two different categories -- client service and best U.S. law firms overall.

We represent hundreds of funds and funds-of-funds including leading domestic and offshore funds with many billions of dollars under management, advising them on all aspects of their businesses. We also provide comprehensive legal services to start-up funds that benefit from our personal attention, accessibility, responsiveness and business savvy.

Our expertise includes:

• Fund and management company formation and structuring
• Investment advisor registration and compliance
• Acquisitions, proxy contests, bank debt, emerging market and distressed debt, trade claims, PIPEs
• Seed capital, incubation and strategic investor arrangements
• Investor activism
• Securities law issues and compliance
• Capital raising and investor relations
• Litigation, investor rights enforcement, risk management
• Commodities law issues and compliance
• Tax
• ERISA
• Employment and compensation issues
• Establishing foreign offices
• Protection of proprietary information
• Trading questions and issues
• Derivatives and collateralized debt obligations
• Registered investment funds, including preparing registration statements, distribution arrangements and sales literature
• Real estate and other private equity investments
• Estate planning and business continuity planning for fund managers
• Personal tax, deferred compensation and asset protection planning for fund managers
• Private placement life insurance
• Bankruptcy