We are pleased to announce that 17 of the firm’s attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Super Lawyers®, a national legal ranking. Attorneys were nominated by their peers and recognized for their outstanding professional achievement in several legal practice areas, including business litigation, estate & probate, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, securities…
CHRISTIAN GLOGER
PARTNER
Christian Gloger focuses his practice on the formation and operations of U.S. and international private equity, credit, real estate, hedge and hybrid funds. He also advises clients on structuring investment management businesses, including seed capital transactions, compensation arrangements, SEC registration and ongoing regulatory advice. Many of his clients are non-U.S. investment managers that raise capital in the United States or have U.S. operations.
Practices
About
Christian was recognized as a leading practitioner in Legal Media Group’s Banking, Finance and Transactional Law Expert Guide (Investment Funds category – United States) in 2019 and in its Expert Guide to Rising Stars (Investment Funds category – United States) from 2015-2018. He was most recently commended as a “Notable Practitioner” by IFLR1000 and previously as a “Rising Star.” Leading publications such as The Legal 500: United States have recognized him as a “key lawyer” in his field and Super Lawyers as a “New York Metro Super Lawyer” since 2021.
Education
New York University (LL.M., 2009)
University of Freiburg (PhD in law, 2005)
University of Freiburg (M.A., 2002)
University of Grenoble (Diplôme d’Administration et Politique Internationales, 1997)
Bar Admissions
New York
Germany
Languages
German, English & Portuguese (Fluent)
French (Advanced)
Spanish (Reading only)
Speaking Engagements
U.S. Securities Laws for Financial Intermediaries Outside the United States
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2023
Brazilian Managers Going Global — Investing, Raising Capital or Establishing a Physical Presence in the United States
Presenter, Goldman Sachs Conference, Brazil, October 2023
Brazilian Asset Managers Going Global – How to Raise Capital or Establish a Physical Presence in the United States
Co-presenter, Kleinberg Kaplan & Cepeda Advogados (Sao Paulo) Special Webinar, May 2023
New SEC Marketing Rule: What Asset Managers Need to Know to Be Ready for November 2022
Co-presenter, Kleinberg Kaplan Presents Private Funds: The Essential Series (Episode 1), September 2022
U.S. Securities Laws for Financial Intermediaries Outside the United States
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2021
Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law
Guest Lecturer, Freiburg University, Germany, December 2021
LIBOR Transition: What To Know and How To Prepare
Co-speaker, Kleinberg Kaplan & Demarest Special Webinar, March 2021
Introduction to U.S. Corporate Law
Guest Lecturer, Freiburg University, Germany, December 2020
U.S. Securities Laws for Financial Intermediaries Outside the United States
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2020
International Law & Business: U.S. Securities Law
Guest Lecturer, Zurich Business School, Switzerland, December 2019
Legal Risks and Cautionary Tales for Service Providers
Speaker, Hedge Fund Round Table, New York, September 2019
Recent Trends in Enforcement Actions Against Private Fund Advisers
Co-Presenter, 10th Annual Private Investment Funds Tax & Accounting Master Class, New York, May 2019
Publications
“How Advisors Can Get Ready for New SEC Marketing Rule,”
Think Advisor, September 2022 (featured)
Start-Up / Venture Capital August Newsletter
Beiten Burkhardt Newsletter, August 2019 (co-author)
Application of the EU Investment Fund Manager Directive for Non-U.S. Manager
Hedge Fund Law Report, May 2013 (co-author)
Shareholders’ Liability for Extinguishing the Corporate Entity and Undercapitalization
ZInsO, 2008 (publication in German) (co-author)
The New Shareholders’ Liability for Extinguishing the Corporate Entity under German Limited Company Law and Comparison to UK Law
DStR, 2008 p. 1141-1146 (Part I) and p. 1194-1197 (Part II) (publication in German) (co-author)
Special Aspects of Shareholders’ Liability of a Limited Company (Ltd.) in Brazilian Consumer Law
Revista do Direito do Consumidor, 2005 (publication in Portuguese)
Special Aspects of Shareholders’ Liability of a Limited Company (Ltd.) in Brazilian Consumer Law, Jayme, Erik/Schindler, Christian (Hrsg.)
Portugiesisch — Weltsprache des Rechts, Aachen: Shaker Verlag GmbH, 2004 (publication in German)
Brazil’s Political Landscape After the Elections: Election Results between Changes and Continuity
Lateinamerika Analysen, No. 4, 2003 (publication in German)
Presidential Pre-elections in Brazil
rennpunkt Lateinamerika, No. 08-02, 2002 (publication in German)
Insights
17 Kleinberg Kaplan Attorneys Named as 2023 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
September 27, 2023Firm NewsKleinberg Kaplan’s Private Funds & Investment Management and M&A Groups Recognized in 33rd Edition of IFLR1000
July 13, 2023Firm NewsThe 33rd edition of IFLR1000 named Kleinberg Kaplan among the leading U.S. law firms providing exceptional service across 170 national jurisdictions for Hedge Funds and M&A. Ranked as a Tier 3 law firm for Investment Funds: Hedge Funds in the United States and as an Other Notable Law Firm for its M&A practice, Kleinberg Kaplan is one…
Kleinberg Kaplan Partner Christian Gloger and Associate Mike Yi Published in Westlaw Today
July 5, 2023Firm NewsA recent client alert written by Kleinberg Kaplan partner Christian Gloger and associate Mike Yi was republished by Westlaw Today. The article, “Private Credit Funds – Structures and Recent Trends,” compares closed-end and open-end credit fund terms and structuring alternatives, as well as overall credit fund space developments. The article was included as part of Westlaw’s June…