Practices
As a member of the Firm’s Investment Management group based in New York, Kevin Cassidy represents sponsors of both closed-ended and open-ended alternative investment funds. He has a particular focus on private credit and hedge funds.
Kevin focuses on the structuring, fundraising, and operation of private investment funds, drawing on his experience representing clients in SEC examinations and asset management M&A transactions, including seeding and stake deals.
Kevin also has extensive experience negotiating across from (and on behalf of) institutional limited partners in private fund investments, including commingled fund investments, “funds-of-one” and SMAs.
In 2025, he was selected to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide and recognized by IFLR1000 in the investment funds practice area.
Kevin holds a B.A., magna cum laude, from The George Washington University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Albany Law School. While at Albany Law School, Kevin served on the editorial board of the Albany Law Review.
Publications
- Quoted, “ABF emerges as go-to strategy for evergreen funds,” Structured Credit Investor (July 10, 2025)
- Co-author, “Structuring and Finance Considerations of Evergreen Private Credit Funds,” Private Equity Law Report (September 19, 2024)
- Quoted, “Record PE Dry Powder Shows Slowed Exit Activity, Attys Say,” Law360 (July 8, 2024)
- Quoted, “Annual Outlook Survey,” Hedge Fund Alert (January 8, 2024)
Events
- Panelist, The Rise of Evergreen Structures in Private Credit, AIMA Webinar (June 11, 2025)
- Panelist, Evergreen Fund Structures in Private Markets: Formation, Operation, Strategic Advantages, Risk Allocation, Strafford Webinar (February 4, 2025)
- Roundtable Host, Under the microscope: Anticipating higher regulatory involvement? Private Equity Wire Private Credit US Summit (September 12, 2024)
- Panelist, Hedge Fund Vista: SEC Private Fund Advisor Rules: Ten Things You Should Know about Scope and Timing, Simmons & Simmons Webinar (December 3, 2023)
- Panelist, Impact of US Private Fund Adviser Rules on non-US managers, Simmons & Simmons Global and Legal Business Outlook Forum (October 12, 2023)