SRZ Named Alternative/Hedge Funds Law Firm of the Year by The Legal 500

SRZ has been named the Alternative/Hedge Funds Law Firm of the Year by The Legal 500 United States Awards for 2015. For the second straight year, SRZ has been honored with this prestigious acknowledgment. The annual awards identify the best practice teams based on comprehensive research into the U.S. legal market.

SRZ has long been recognized as having the premier practice in investment management. According to The Legal 500, “Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP’s deep bench and ‘unparalleled’ experience acting for the most prominent players in the hedge funds space mark it as ‘among the best in the business.’“

SRZ advises funds and managers located in the United States, United Kingdom, continental Europe, the Middle East, Southern Africa, Asia (Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan) and Australia. The lawyers advise on the establishment and operation of hedge funds, and on the structuring and operation of hedge fund management groups, including LLP agreements, and on seed capital arrangements. SRZ is one of only a few firms with a dedicated group of lawyers specifically focusing on regulatory and compliance matters within its hedge fund practice.

In all, The Legal 500 listed SRZ as a leading firm in the following practice areas:

Finance: Corporate Restructuring (including Bankruptcy)

Finance: Financial Services: Regulatory

Finance: Structured Finance

Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds

Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds

Litigation: Commercial Litigation

Litigation: Securities: Shareholder Litigation

Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense

Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts: M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-999m)

Real Estate and Construction: Real EstateTax: Domestic Tax