Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Corporate Transactions

Partner - Corporate and Finance Transactions

U.S. Head of Fund Formation

Rob Crea is the U.S. Head of Fund Formation and a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Finance Transactions Department. Rob is a well-known practitioner in the private funds arena with deep experience in a broad variety of investment products, including real estate, venture capital, private equity and hedge funds.  He regularly counsels investment advisers, private fund managers, broker-dealers, pension plans and other institutional investors on fund formation, product structuring, regulatory and compliance, performance presentation and securities law matters.  Rob is experienced on a variety of state and federal regulatory and compliance issues affecting private fund sponsors, including with respect to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

In addition to his private funds work, Rob often guides venture investors and pre-IPO companies on general corporate matters, financings and mergers and acquisitions. Since 2016, he has counseled clients and been a frequent author and public speaker on securities law matters affecting digital asset offerings and the digital assets industry.

Rob clerked for the Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a CFA charterholder and CAIA charterholder and a member of each of the CFA Institute, CAIA and California Alternative Investments Association.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Member, CFA Institute Member, CAIA Association Member, California Alternative Investments Association