Paul Raymond’s practice focuses on the representation of open-end and closed-end funds, investment advisers, and fund directors. Paul counsels clients on a wide variety of regulatory, transactional and compliance matters. He has also assisted clients in obtaining no-action relief, exemptive orders and interpretive guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a member of the Investment Management Practice Group, Paul has been involved in a number of special projects. He played a significant role in the rationalization and reorganization of a major mutual fund complex. This project involved more than 100 funds and included a redomicilation of the funds, the adoption of fundamental policies for all of the funds and the adoption of a common governance structure for the funds as well as the consolidation of fund boards. He also had significant involvement in the review of the compliance programs for both major mutual fund advisers and fund complexes.

Paul has been involved in the representation of the independent directors of two fund complexes as those directors dealt with the regulatory investigations of the funds’ advisers and resulting civil litigation. In addition, he has had significant involvement in a number of fund reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions of investment advisers.

Prior to joining the firm, Paul served as a law clerk to the Hon. Norman K. Moon, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia.