Practices
Robert B. Van Grover is a partner in and co-head of Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management Group. He joined the Firm in 1997.
Rob specializes in the formation and representation of private funds (U.S., offshore, single and multi-strategy, fund of funds and private equity), investment advisers (federal or state registered and non-registered), broker-dealers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors. Rob advises clients on a wide variety of securities, tax and business law matters relating to the investment management business, including compliance and regulatory matters, fund and management company structuring, counseling on mergers and acquisitions, buy-sell agreements, employment matters, non-compete and confidentiality agreements, marketing and distribution arrangements and presentation materials, joint ventures, seed capital arrangements, soft dollar and other brokerage arrangements, and general organizational matters.
Rob is a contributing author to Hedge Funds: Law and Regulation (Sweet & Maxwell 2001) (chapter entitled, “U.S. Legal and Regulatory Issues Faced by Offshore Funds and Their Sponsors”) and has authored articles on various investment management topics. Rob is a frequent speaker on “hedge fund” and investment management related issues. Rob spoke at the Regulatory Compliance Authority (RCA) RegTeligence 2021 Symposium, on the General Counsel Roundtable. Rob was also a panelist on a Private Funds CFO Network webinar titled, “The Latest on the Marketing Rule,” on April 21, 2023.
Rob is a member of the International Bar Association.
Publications
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation 13D-G,” Seward & Kissel (October 18, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases 2022/2023 Hedge Fund Side Letter Study,” Seward & Kissel (October 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Proposes Improvements to EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management,” Seward & Kissel (October 3, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Sweep into Marketing Rule Violations Results in Charges Against Nine Investment Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (October 3, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases Second Edition of SPV Snapshot Report,” Seward & Kissel (September 20, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Compliance Dates for Final Rules Regarding the Regulation of Private Fund Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (September 18, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Charges FinTech Investment Adviser with First Violation of the Marketing Rule and Additional Compliance Violations,” Seward & Kissel (September 11, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases Third Edition of SMA Snapshot Report,” Seward & Kissel (September 6, 2023)
- Co-authored, “The SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding the Regulation of Private Fund Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (August 25, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Enforcement of Off-Channel Communications Continues – New Series of Firms Charged with Penalties Totaling $289 Million,” Seward & Kissel (August 16, 2023)
- Co-authored, “The Modern De-SPAC and a Way Forward,” Seward & Kissel (July 27, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Expiration of SEC Staff’s No Action Letters Providing Relief to Broker-Dealers Providing MiFID II Requirements Research,” Seward & Kissel (July 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s Established Manager Hedge Fund Study,” Seward & Kissel (June 20, 2023)
- Co-authored, “2022 Seed Transactions Deal Points Study,” Seward & Kissel (June 7, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s 2022 New Manager Hedge Fund Study,” Seward & Kissel (May 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Building a Scalable Hedge Fund Business,” Seward & Kissel (April 19, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Off-Channel Communications: Action Items for Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (March 16, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Division of Examinations Announces 2023 Priorities,” Seward & Kissel (February 22, 2023)
- Co-authored, “New HSR Filing Thresholds and Fee Schedule,” Seward & Kissel (January 26, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management 2022 Year in Review,” Seward & Kissel (January 13, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Updates FAQ Regarding Marketing Rule Compliance – Displays of Gross and Net Performance,” Seward & Kissel (January 12, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Memo to Clients 2023 – Annual Reminders,” Seward & Kissel (January 4, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Merger of TIC Form S into Revised TIC Form SLT,” Seward & Kissel (December 12, 2022)
- Co-authored, “SEC Proposes New Oversight Requirements for Certain Services Outsourced by Investment Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (November 30, 2022)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases 2021/2022 Hedge Fund Side Letter Study,” Seward & Kissel (October 25, 2022)
- Co-authored, “New York City Implements Pass-Through Entity Tax for 2022,” Seward & Kissel (October 19, 2022)
- Co-authored, “Introducing the SPV Snapshot Report,” Seward & Kissel (October 12, 2022)
- Co-authored, “New Marketing Rule: One Month Away from the Compliance Date,” Seward & Kissel (October 4, 2022)
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