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New York OfficeThree Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States of America 10036-6797
Stephen H. Bier represents investment advisers and mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and business development companies and their boards of directors in a variety of matters including the development of new investment products and strategies, transactional issues and regulatory guidance. He also regularly assists registered funds and advisers on a variety of compliance issues, including responding to SEC exams, and has experience in working on SEC enforcement matters.
Mr. Bier has been listed as a leading lawyer for investment funds by Chambers USA. In a recent edition, a client stated that “Stephen is terrific - he is very analytical, responsive and commercial.” “He is an exceptionally talented and responsive attorney.” A previous edition noted that he is “a very good lawyer and a quality partner for registered funds.” He has also been recognized in The Legal 500 (U.S.) in the area of mutual/registered funds.
Mr. Bier is an adjunct professor at St. John's University, where he teaches Regulation of Mutual Funds.
- SEC Rulemaking Webinar Series: New Rule 2a-5: Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value, Part 1 — Dechert LLP, Webinar (April 22, 2021)
- Compliance Issues in the Current Environment — Dechert LLP, COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact Webinar (April 21, 2020)
- Developments in Derivatives Regulation — 2016 San Francisco Investment Management Symposium, San Francisco, CA (November 9, 2016)
- Introduction to Mutual Funds — Dechert LLP, New York, NY (July 1, 2014)
- Asset Management Roundtable — Dechert LLP, New York, NY (March 19, 2013)
- Euro Crisis Webinar Series: Issues Affecting Fund Management — Dechert LLP, Webinar (June 13, 2012)
- Applying Whistleblower Rules at Investment Adviser Firms — Dechert LLP, Webinar (May 3, 2012)
- Whistleblower Issues for Asset Managers — Dechert LLP, Webinar (July 27, 2011)
- Navigating the New Regulatory Structure Governing Money Market Funds — Dechert LLP, Webinar (April 8, 2010)
- How Mutual Funds are Priced and Sold — Practising Law Institute's ABCs of Mutual Funds, New York, NY (June 10, 2009)
- Trends in Principal Protected Investments & Product & Structure Review for Principal Protected Plans — FRA's Principal Protected Investment Products Conference, New York, NY (May 22, 2008)
- Correctly Defining the Roles and Responsibilities of Advisors and Sub-advisors — The 2008 NY Sub-Advised & Multi-Managed Funds Summit, New York, NY (January 25, 2008)
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- Rutgers College, B.A., 1985, magna cum laude
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989, cum laude, executive editor for the Harvard Environmental Law Review
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- New York