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Experience and Background
Karen L. Anderberg is a partner in Dechert's financial services group. She focuses her practice on advising U.K., U.S. and European financial services firms, investment managers, and investment funds on U.S. regulatory issues, including investment adviser and fund registration and compliance. Ms. Anderberg also advises offshore funds on compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements and advises European retail (UCITS and non-UCITS) vehicles on organisation, registration, corporate governance, and global distribution issues. In addition, Ms. Anderberg's practice includes counselling large U.S. financial services firms on accessing European markets.
Ms. Anderberg was selected by Legal Business for inclusion in the 2008 edition of Legal Experts in the field of Investment Funds. Prior to 2003, she practiced in Dechert's Washington D.C. office.
Ms. Anderberg co-edited "U.S. Regulation for Asset Managers Outside the United States" published by City and Financial Publishing in 2008, and she has written and spoken extensively on international compliance matters.
Ms. Anderberg became a partner in January 2001. She joined Dechert as an associate in 1992. She is admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Maryland Court of Appeals. She is also a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland Bar Associations.
Education
Ms. Anderberg is a graduate of Colgate University (B.A., 1986) and Boston University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1992, editorial board of the Boston University Law Review
Publications and Lectures
Publication: Co-editor "US Regulation for Asset Managers Outside the United States" (2008)
Lecture: "Soft Dollar Issues: US and UK", Current Issues for SEC Registered Investment Advisers (London, June 2007)
Lecture: "UCITS: The International Passport", Dechert Breakfast Briefing (California, March 2007)
Lecture: "Global Products and Distribution: New Markets, New Challenges", The National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) Annual Conference (Florida, February 2007)
Lecture: "Implications of the US Pension Protection Act of 2006", Goldman Sachs Prime Brokerage Hedge Fund Roundtable (London, October 2006)
Lecture: "Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Regulation in the United States", Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (London, June 2006)
Lecture: "Opportunities and Issues in the European Hedge Fund Market," Dechert Conference (January 2006)
Publication: "CESR's Guidelines for Supervisors regarding the Notification Procedure according to Section VIII of the UCITS Directive" Comment Letter to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (January 2006)
Lecture: "US Regulation of Hedge Fund Managers - Obligations and Opportunities" (Citigroup Global Prime Brokerage Seminar) (London, November 2005)
Publication: "Hedge Fund Regulation: A Comparison of Regulation in the Channel Islands, Germany, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and Luxembourg" Funds Europe (Alternative Investments Supplement) (November 2005)
Publication: "Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Overseas", Compliance Reporter (July 2005)
Publication: "Clarification of Definitions concerning Eligible Assets for Investments of UCITS" Comment Letter to the Committee of European Securities Regulators (June 2005)
Publication: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Publishes Final Rule Requiring Hedge Fund and Certain Other Private Fund Advisers to Register," Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation (March 2005)
Publication: "Key Considerations in Selling Hedge Funds to U.S. Investors," Chapter 5 of Starting a Hedge Fund - A European Perspective (ISI Publications, 2005) (co-authored with Susan Ervin, Adrienne Baker, and John O'Hanlon of Dechert LLP).
Publication: "The SEC's New Hedge Fund Rule Proposal", European Financial Services Regulation (September 2004)
Lecture: Guest Speaker on "UCITS III Implementation," Investment Company Institute International Operations Advisory Committee Meeting (17 February 2005).
Lecture: Guest Speaker on "UCITS Implementation Issues," Investment Company Institute International Committee Meeting (1 February 2005).
Lecture: "SEC Registration of European Hedge Fund Advisers: Are You Prepared?" (London, November 2004)
Lecture: "Recent Developments in Investment Funds Legislation in the U.S. and Its Possible Impact on the European Market," Evolution of the European Industry of Collective Investment Schemes Conference (Milan, October 2004)
Lecture: "Opportunities in the European Hedge Fund Market" (London, July 2004)
Lecture: "Tool Kit for Dealing with the New U.S. Investment Adviser Self-Compliance Programme Rules: Things You Need to Understand Right Now" (London, June 2004)
Lecture: "Recent Initiatives in the U.S. Impacting the European Hedge Fund Market," Hedge Fund Servicing: Pan-European Insight in Product Design, Registration, Listing, Fund Distribution and Administration Opportunities (MGI Switzerland S.A.) (Luxembourg, May 2004)
Lecture: "Current U.S. Developments for Hedge Funds" (London, 2003)
Lecture: American Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg, "Sarbanes-Oxley Issues for European Firms" (Luxembourg, 2003)
Lecture: "Funds of Hedge Funds and Principal Protected Products" (New York, 2003)
Lecture: "Current Securities Law and Compliance Developments for Investment Advisers" (London, 2002)
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