Michael Saarinen is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Investment Management, Trading & Markets Team. Michael represents a wide range of private fund sponsors, from small, closely held startup asset management businesses to global financial institutions. He advises on the domestic and international aspects of fund development, formation, marketing and operations across many types of funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, growth equity funds and other innovative investment products. He also counsels clients on regulatory and compliance issues, compensation arrangements, strategic transactions and governance.

In 2015, Michael was honored by Private Funds Management as one of the world’s top 30 private funds lawyers under the age of 40 and highlighted as “a fund formation lawyer to watch in the coming years.”