Speaker
Allison M. Fumai
Partner
Financial Services and Investment Management
Dechert LLP
Allison M. Fumai focuses her practice on the representation of registered investment companies and their investment advisers. She regularly advises mutual funds, closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds and their investment advisers on issues relating to the development and launch of new funds, ongoing compliance and regulatory matters, mergers, liquidations and restructuring of funds.
In its most recent edition, Chambers USA recognized Ms. Fumai as an Up and Coming Lawyer and noted that clients declare that "she is an excellent '40 Act lawyer," adding that "she is thoughtful, articulate and measured; she is great at keeping her clients abreast of new regulatory and legal developments." The Legal 500 (US) recognized her as a Next Generation Lawyer in the area of mutual/registered funds and noted that she is "extremely knowledgeable about '40 Act funds and consistently provides timely, accurate advice."
Ms. Fumai is a graduate of Cornell University (A.B., Economics) and Cornell University Law School (J.D.). She is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars.