Investment Funds Lawyer Joins Baker & McKenzie in New York
Firm News
4 January 2011
New York, USA, January 4, 2010 - Baker & McKenzie LLP has strengthened its Corporate & Securities practice with the addition of Niamh Curry as partner in its New York office. Ms. Curry joins the Firm from Dechert LLP.
Ms. Curry advises clients on alternative investment fund matters. She focuses her practice on the structuring and formation of, and investment in, international and domestic private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, and fund-of-funds. She also advises clients in connection with their investment activities and legal issues, including issues concerning the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
“We are very pleased to welcome Niamh Curry to the Firm,” said Amar Budarapu, chair of the Firm’s Global Securities Practice. “Today’s regulatory environment has had a significant effect on private investment funds as well as their managers and investors. Niamh brings a wealth of experience in this area, and we look forward to having her serve the diverse needs of our funds clients around the world.”
Ms. Curry received her J.D., cum laude, from Brooklyn Law School in 1997 where she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar. She received her LL.M. in 2002 from New York University School of Law.