
Julia M. Ansanelli
Julia Ansanelli earned her bachelor's degree from New York University and her J.D. from Touro Law Center, where she graduated as valedictorian of her division. During law school, she served as case note editor of the Touro Law Review and vice president of Touro's Latin American Law School Association. Julia also interned for the Honorable Magistrate Kathleen Tomlinson in the Eastern District of New York.
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As our other Top Ten posts have demonstrated, there is no shortage of risks for private fund sponsors to navigate in today’s economic and regulatory environment. Nevertheless, they need to prioritize the risk that hits closest to home – lawsuits by private litigants seeking to pull sponsors, their funds, and their board director designees into … Continue Reading
The SEC last month proposed rules under the Advisers Act indicating a dramatic shift in how the SEC intends to reduce conflicts of interest involving private fund managers and their investors. As we previously noted in the context of increased disclosure obligations, the SEC’s recent approach previews a sea change redefining the relationship between private … Continue Reading
Last month, the SEC proposed new rules under the Advisers Act that, if implemented, would be the most significant enhancement of disclosure obligations for private fund managers since the Dodd-Frank Act. Citing investor protection and transparency concerns for limited partners as investors, these proposals signal the Commission’s intent to add additional tools to the fund … Continue Reading
Over the past few years, the SEC has brought fewer insider trading and Material Non-Public Information (MNPI)-related cases compared to historical numbers. We expect to see a reversal of that trend in 2022. The SEC has provided some hints of its renewed focus on insider trading. First, even though the overall number of insider trading … Continue Reading
2021 continued the trend of increased regulatory focus on privacy and cybersecurity for private investment funds in the U.S. and abroad. There are no signs of the trend leveling off any time soon. One of the topics that captured our attention last year was the rise of ransomware. As previously shared, ransomware has evolved from … Continue Reading
Sanctions continue to be a dynamic area of regulation and enforcement. In its first year, the Biden Administration has already undertaken a number of different sanctions initiatives. The three examples below highlight the range of strategies employed and their potential ramifications for private investment funds.… Continue Reading
A threshold question in many cryptocurrency inquiries is whether the digital assets qualify as securities under the federal securities laws. If so, then they are subject to a full suite of federal securities regulations. If not, they still may be subject to AML and other DOJ regulations regarding currencies, as well as the Commodity Futures … Continue Reading
If 2021 was the year in which regulators and investors enthusiastically embraced environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations, by creating new legal and regulatory frameworks, then 2022 will be the year for asset managers to identify and confront the practical challenges of integrating legal requirements and stakeholder expectations into investment policy and performance.… Continue Reading
We reported last year that unprecedented SPAC deal volume signaled an increased risk for disputes given their unique structure, including risks associated with disclosure requirements, material non-public information, valuation, and conflicts of interest. Our assessment proved prescient, as the SEC began to flex its enforcement muscles vis-à-vis SPACs as the year progressed, and took specific … Continue Reading
The SEC’s push to regulate the next generation of blockchain-based applications will likely give rise to disputes and enforcement actions, particularly in the developing decentralized finance (DeFi) space. Although DeFi has the potential to enhance or replace traditional financial products by speeding execution and reducing transaction costs using blockchain technology, the SEC presumes that actors … Continue Reading
Last year, we wrote, “The regulatory and litigation risks for private funds are greater than at any time since the financial crisis in 2008.” That statement is even more true today. The Wall Street Journal recently published separate front-page stories on an SEC initiative to oversee large private companies and the explosive growth of the private … Continue Reading
With new types of digital assets and related business on the rise, federal authorities have been busy investigating. Recently, the SEC, FinCEN and the CFTC have imposed some notable settlements involving cryptocurrency trading platforms for allegedly operating without appropriate approvals from financial regulatory authorities. This may be the start of the next wave of government … Continue Reading
In a cautionary tale about the career-limiting risks of SEC sanctions, a private fund adviser and its owner were found to have misused over $1 million of fund assets, resulting in a bar from the investment industry as well as a civil penalty. Monsoon Capital, LLC (Monsoon) is an SEC-registered investment adviser founded and owned … Continue Reading
The SEC has been active in pursuing several insider trading cases this year on both the large and the small-scale, some of which involved trades that yielded profits as small as $40,000-$60,000. Why does the enforcement division spend resources on these smaller cases? And how will the SEC continue to investigate new leads through data … Continue Reading
Portfolio Company Risk: Plaintiffs Set Sights on Sponsors and Board Directors
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Robert Sutton, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Disputes, Enforcement, Private Equity, Private Equity Litigation
Conflicts of Interest: How High Will the Bar be Raised?
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Robert Sutton, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Enforcement, Examinations, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
The Trend of Increasing Disclosure Obligations for Private Funds Continues in 2022
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Enforcement, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
Insider Trading, MNPI and Related Internal Controls: A Renewed Focus by SEC
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Dorothy Murray, Timothy W. Mungovan, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Compliance, Enforcement, Examinations, Private Equity, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
Increased Regulatory Focus on Privacy and Cybersecurity for Private Funds in 2022
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Kelly McMullon, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Disputes, Enforcement, Private Equity, Regulation
Economic Sanctions and Asset Seizures: An Important Focus for the Biden Administration
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, Adam L. Deming, William D. Dalsen, Amy Gordon, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Enforcement, Private Equity, Regulation, White Collar
Regulatory Shake-Out on Digital Assets: An Industry Waits for Additional Guidance
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, Julia M. Ansanelli, James Anderson, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Disputes, Enforcement, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Regulation, SEC, White Collar
ESG: Practical Points For Where Market Practice and Legal Trends Collide
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, Julia M. Ansanelli, James Anderson, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Disputes, Enforcement, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, Private Equity, Private Equity Litigation, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
Treating “Like for Like”: SPAC Disclosure, Marketing and Gatekeeping in 2022
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Disputes, Enforcement, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, Private Equity, Private Equity Litigation, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
Decentralized Finance: The Next Frontier of SEC Enforcement
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Disputes, Enforcement, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, Private Equity, Private Equity Litigation, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law
Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2022
By Steven Baker, Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, William Komaroff, Kirsten E. Lapham, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Jonathan M. Weiss, Julia Alonzo, James Anderson, Julia M. Ansanelli, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, Reut N. Samuels and Hena M. Vora on Posted in Asset Management, Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, Disputes, Enforcement, Examinations, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, Private Equity, Private Equity Litigation, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law, SPACs, White Collar
U.S. Federal Regulators Turn Up the Heat on Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms
By Julia M. Ansanelli, Joshua M. Newville, Seetha Ramachandran and Samuel J. Waldon on Posted in Compliance, Cryptocurrency, Enforcement, Regulation, SEC, Securities Law, White Collar
Misuse of Private Fund Assets Leads to SEC Enforcement and Industry Bar for Fund Manager
By Julia M. Ansanelli, Joshua M. Newville and Samuel J. Waldon on Posted in Asset Management, Disputes, Private Equity Litigation, SEC, Securities Law
SEC Continues to Use Advanced Data Analytics to Investigate Insider Trading
By Joshua M. Newville and Julia M. Ansanelli on Posted in Regulation, SEC, Securities Law