Stuart Coleman > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
11 TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Stuart Coleman has counseled registered funds and their independent board members and market-leading investment advisers for more than 40 years, through cycles of industry expansion and innovation and in times of economic and regulatory crisis. His clients include funds and/or boards in more than 30 well-known complexes (including those with registered hedge and private equity funds, ETFs and BDCs), with assets of nearly 10% of all the money invested in investment companies. Stuart also has represented board litigation committees and has served as an expert in a significant matter before the SEC and in private litigation.

A well-known individual in the industry, Stuart has chaired the New York City Bar Association Committee on Investment Management Regulation and has served on the ABA’s Task Force on the Fund Director’s Guidebook. In addition, he has spoken at numerous prominent industry conferences and before industry groups.

He is passionate about the performing arts in New York City. He and his wife serve on the boards of a number of dance companies and performing arts venues.

Before joining Proskauer, Stuart was the co-managing partner of a national law firm for 12 years.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds

(Hall of Fame)

Stuart Coleman –Proskauer Rose LLP

Proskauer Rose LLP is a trusted counselor to investment companies and their board directors, fund complexes and financial services firms, with expertise in registered funds and registered alterative fund products, including exchange traded funds, money market funds and business development companies. Furthermore, the ‘very knowledgeable and professional’ team advises on novel developments in the field, including recently on blockchain-enabled registered funds as well as evolving regulations in the field. Practice head Stuart Coleman sits in New York and offers a comprehensive advisory service to registered fund companies and board directors, including Apollo Independent Director Engagements and Central Park Group Funds. New York based David Stephens further strengthens the regulatory side of the practice, especially in SEC regulations and the Advisers Act. The grew in the last year with the addition of John Mahon in March 2023 from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP in Washington DC.