On October 14, 2014, the London office of Ropes & Gray announced the appointment of counsel Anna Lawry to the firm’s hedge funds group.  For insight from the firm, see “Ropes & Gray Attorneys Discuss Implications for U.S. Hedge Fund Managers of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 27 (Jul. 18, 2014); “Ropes & Gray Attorneys Discuss the Impact on Private Fund Managers of Final Regulations Under the Volcker Rule,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 10 (Mar. 13, 2014).  Lawry will focus her practice on derivatives and will enhance the firm’s current capabilities in this area to serve clients in the U.S., London and across the globe.