Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces the addition of Wendell Faria as partner in its Capital Markets practice. Faria focuses his practice on the regulation of investment companies and investment advisers, general securities regulation, and the structuring and operation of private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and real estate funds. He will be resident in the Firm’s Washington, DC, office.

Faria is an authority on matters arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ‘40 Act) and the related areas of federal securities law relevant to the formation of registered and unregistered investment funds and investment advisers. He frequently advises on investment company status questions and investment company opinions issued in connection with equity and debt offerings by US and non-US issuers, as well as financing transactions by US and non-US companies, and on status questions arising under the “covered fund” provisions of the Volcker Rule.

“We are very pleased to welcome Wendell to Dentons,” said Dentons US CEO Mike McNamara. “His successful history of dedicated regulatory expertise, particularly in relation to the ’40 Act, will be a terrific asset to our fund clients and our thriving Capital Markets practice.”

Before joining Dentons, Faria was in private practice. Prior to entering private practice, Faria worked in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, most recently as deputy chief and acting chief of the Office of Insurance Products. He served as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and as a lecturer-at-large at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Faria holds a JD from University of California Berkeley School of Law and a BBA from Baruch College, City University of New York.

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