Aaron D. Withrow
Partner | Washington, D.C.
Aaron D. Withrow

Aaron Withrow helps leading financial services firms grow and protect their businesses. He works closely with U.S. registered fund complexes and investment advisers on key business initiatives as well as regulatory and transactional matters. 

Recently, a significant portion of Mr. Withrow’s practice has been devoted to advising on the development and registration of investment products focused on bringing private markets strategies to a broader investor base. In his fifteen years of practice, Mr. Withrow has advised clients on a variety of regulatory, transactional and compliance matters. These have included the formation and registration of new products and adviser entities, fund reorganizations and adviser change of control issues, fund and adviser compliance programs and codes of ethics, marketing and disclosure issues, fund governance, the regulation of cross-border advisory service and product offerings and fund service provider contractual arrangements. He also has experience seeking exemptive and no-action relief from the SEC Staff and representing clients in SEC investigations and enforcement matters.

Mr. Withrow was recognized as a “Rising Star” at the Mutual Fund & ETF Awards 2023, selected by With Intelligence.

Services
    • Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 2004, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
    • Case Western Reserve University, M.S., Mathematics, 2006
    • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2010, cum laude, Edward F. Hennessey Scholar, Recipient of the Dean’s Award for Best Exam in Mutual Funds, Article Editor for the Review of Banking & Financial Law
    • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Securities & Financial Regulation, 2011, with Distinction, Dean’s List, Recipient of the CALI Award for Best Exam in Complex Derivative Transactions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York