Michael Saarinen has joined Alston & Bird as a partner in the investment management, trading and markets practice of the firm’s financial services and products group. Saarinen advises private fund sponsors of varying sizes and profiles on the formation, operation and marketing of hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, growth equity funds and bespoke hybrid products. For additional insight from Alston & Bird attorneys, see “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Use Advisory Committees to Manage Conflicts of Interest and Mitigate Operational Risks?”: Part One (Apr. 11, 2013); and Part Two (Apr. 25, 2013); and our three-part series on identifying, preventing, detecting, handling and correction of trade errors: Part One (Mar. 7, 2013); Part Two (Mar. 14, 2013); and Part Three (Mar. 21, 2013).