Fifth Annual Hedge Fund General Counsel Summit Covers Insider Trading, Expert Networks, Whistleblowers, Exit Interviews, Due Diligence, Examinations, Pay to Play and More

On September 13, 2011, ALM Events hosted its fifth annual Hedge Fund General Counsel Summit at the Harvard Club in New York City.  Participants at the event discussed how the changing regulatory landscape is impacting the day-to-day policies, procedures and practices of hedge fund managers.  Of particular note, discussions focused on insider trading in the post-Galleon world; best compliance practices for engaging and using expert network firms; how to motivate employees to report wrongdoing internally rather than filing whistleblower complaints; the interaction between non-disparagement clauses in hedge fund manager exit agreements and the whistleblower rule; best practices for exit interviews; best practices for responding to initial and ongoing due diligence inquiries; consistency across DDQs and other documents; standardization of DDQs versus customized answers; whether to disclose the existence or outcome of regulatory actions; how to deal with government investigations and examinations; and strategies for complying with the pay to play rule.  This article summarizes the most noteworthy points made at the event.

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