New York, June 17, 2021 – Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan was recognized in the latest edition of The Legal 500: United States for its Hedge Funds and Investor Activism practices. The Hedge Funds practice was celebrated for advising a wide range of fund managers on large capital commitment facilities, as well as spin-outs and set-up issues for new managers.…
RITA FITCH
ASSOCIATE
Rita Fitch focuses her practice on the formation, structuring and ongoing operation of private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, managed accounts/fund-of-ones, co-investment vehicles and other hybrid vehicles. She advises funds on investment management, securities laws and other general corporate matters, including regulatory filings and compliance issues. Rita also works on employment and termination agreements and upper tier/management company agreements. Her practice covers managers ranging from start-ups to industry leaders.
Practices
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2014)
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (Certificate of Study in Business Economics and Public Policy, 2014)
Villanova University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2011)
Bar Admissions
2015, New York
Insights
Kleinberg Kaplan Receives High Marks from Clients in Latest Edition of The Legal 500: United States
June 17, 2021Firm NewsKleinberg Kaplan Attorney Named to Junior Advisory Board of Women in Funds
March 30, 2020Firm NewsPrivate funds associate Rita Fitch to serve on inaugural junior advisory board comprised of rising stars; Women in Funds looks to promote female leadership in private investment funds space. Premier boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan announced that private funds associate Rita Fitch has been named to the junior advisory board for WOMEN IN FUNDS, a…
SEC Withdraws Two No-Action Letters Concerning Proxy Advisory Firms
October 24, 2018Client Alerts, FEATURED PUBLICATIONThe Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC“) Division of Investment Management has announced the withdrawal of two no-action letters[1] that provided guidance to registered investment advisers regarding their use of proxy advisory firms consistent with Rule 206(4)-6 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Proxy Rule“). [2] Under the Proxy Rule, registered…
SEC Charges Thirteen Private Fund Managers with Form PF Filing Failures
June 13, 2018Client Alerts, FEATURED PUBLICATIONOn June 1, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced settlements with 13 registered investment advisers whom the SEC alleged had repeatedly failed to file required annual reports on Form PF over multi-year periods. [1] SEC-registered advisers to private funds with $150 million or more in regulatory assets under management are required to…