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Phyllis A. Schwartz is a partner in the New York office, where she focuses her practice on the structuring, formation and operation of private equity funds, including buyout funds, venture capital funds, mezzanine funds, distressed funds, real estate funds and small business investment companies. She represents both fund sponsors and investors in her practice. In addition to assisting fund sponsors with their internal management arrangements and the creation of internal investment vehicles, she has extensive experience with institutional investors and regularly advises on the acquisition and disposition of partnership interests and market terms of investment funds. Phyllis also represents private equity funds in connection with their investments in, and disposition of, portfolio companies.
A member of New York's Private Investment Fund Forum, Phyllis frequently shares her insights on effective fund formation strategies at industry conferences and seminars. She is co-author of Private Equity Funds: Formation and Operation (Practising Law Institute, 2009), which is considered the leading treatise on the subject. Phyllis is a graduate of Smith College and Columbia University School of Law.
Selected Publications
Selected Speaking Engagements
“Real Estate Funds: Terms and Trends,” SRZ 21st Annual Private Investment Funds Seminar, January 2012
“Evolving Terms of Private Equity Funds,” SRZ Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2011
“State of the Industry,” FRA Private Equity C-Level Summit, October 2011
“Fund Formation: Considerations for Effective Tax and Operational Standards,” FRA 2nd Annual Private Investment Funds Tax Master Class, May 2011
“Private Equity Investment Adviser Registration,” SRZ Investment Management Hot Topics, December 2010
AIFEA Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Boot Camp, November 2010
“New Trends and Best Practices in Investor Relations and an Update on FBAR,” Alternative Investment Financial Executives Association NY Membership Meeting, May 2010
“Tax Issues for Converging Private Equity Funds,” FRA Private Investment Funds Tax Master Class, May 2010
Americas Regional Summit Series, November 2009
“Ground-Breaking Fund Structuring Strategies for Optimizing Your Fund’s Tax Efficiency” and “Innovative and Creative Techniques Concerning Allocations, Distributions and Preferred Returns,” FRA 10th Annual Tax Practices for Private Equity Funds Conference, October 2009
“Private Equity Funds: New Investor Demands,” SRZ Investment Management Hot Topics Seminar, June 2009
“Tax Issues Involving Hybrid Funds,” FRA 9th Annual Tax Practices in Private Equity Funds Conference, May 2009
“Domestic Tax: Straightforward Approaches to Structure & Formation,” FRA Private Equity Financial Management Summit II, December 2008
“Fund Structuring Techniques: Innovative Fund Structuring Strategies for Optimizing Your Fund's Tax Efficiency,” FRA 8th Annual Tax Practices for Private Equity Funds Conference, October 2008
“Domestic Tax: Straightforward Approaches to Structure & Formation,” FRA Private Equity Financial Management Summit, May 2008
“Buyouts Fund-Raising Workshop,” 20th Annual Buyouts East Conference, March 2008
“Accredited Investor Standard: Overview of the Proposed Amendments,” FRA Private Equity Compliance Forum, July 2007
“Private Equity Regulatory Guidelines: Updates & Issues,” Annual Private Equity Fund Administration Seminar, May 2007 and December 2006
“Implementing Strategies for Tax Efficient Fund Form,” FRA 6th Annual Tax Practices for Private Equity Funds Conference, May 2007
“Structuring Private Equity Funds,” FRA’s 2006 Tax Practices for Private Equity Funds East Conference, October 2006
“Effective Structures for New Fund Formation,” FRA Tax Practices East for Private Equity Funds Conference, October 2005
“Negotiating Private Equity Limited Partnership Agreements,” Private Funds Committee of the Bar of the City of New York Seminar, March 2006
“Assessing Current Private Equity Market Trends,” Private Equity Fund Formation and Operations Conference, 2005
“Effective Strategies for New Fund Formation and Periodic Tax Issues & Planning Opportunities,” FRA Conference, October 2004
“Formation of Private Equity Funds,” Law Education Institute Conference, January 2002
“Managing the Offering Process,” IIR Conferences, January and September 2000, May 2001
“Fundamentals of the Formation of Private Equity Funds,” SRZ Conferences, September and October 2001
“Securities Offerings and the Internet,” SRZ Conference, December 2001
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Memberships
Member of New York Private Investment Fund Forum
Other Distinctions
The Best Lawyers in America
The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers
IFLR Guide to the World’s Leading Investment Funds Lawyers
IFLR Guide to the World’s Leading Private Equity Lawyers
IFLR Guide to the World’s Leading Women in Business Law (Investment Funds)
Bar Admissions
Education
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Columbia Law School, J.D., 1983
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Smith College, A.B., 1979
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