Phil Newman is a partner in Goodwin Procter’s Financial Institutions Group and chair of its Investment Management Practice. For more than 30 years, Mr. Newman has worked extensively with open-end and closed-end registered investment companies, independent directors of mutual funds, investment advisers, banks and other institutions in the investment management industry, providing ongoing representation and advice on a broad range of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance matters.

An expert in the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related securities laws and regulations, Mr. Newman has been recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and in the Hedge & Mutual Funds and Investment Funds: Registered Funds categories for his “impressive understanding of his clients' business needs” and “his good bedside manner and diplomatic way of dealing with the fine lines.”