Gregory Weston Joins Winston & Strawn in New York

Winston & Strawn LLP recently announced that Gregory Weston has joined the firm as partner in New York.  For insight from Winston & Strawn LLP partners, see “Permanent Capital Structures Offer Managers Funding Stability and Access to Capital While Granting Investors Liquidity and Access to Managers,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 8, No. 14 (Apr. 9, 2015).  Weston was most recently senior counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman.  Weston advises emerging managers and other sponsors of private equity, real estate and debt funds regarding fund formation and transactional matters.  For more on emerging managers, see “Key Accounting and Legal Hurdles in Starting a Hedge Fund Management Business, and How to Surmount Them,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 18 (May 8, 2014); and “How Can Emerging Managers Raise Institutional Capital While Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 33 (Aug. 22, 2013).  He also represents institutional investors in connection with their alternative investments.  For more on institutional investors, see “Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Survey Considers Factors in Institutional Investors’ Investment and Redemption Decisions, Appetite for Alternative UCITS and Anticipated 2015 Hedge Fund Investments by Strategy and Region,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 8, No. 12 (Mar. 27, 2015); and “Why and How Do Corporate and Government Pension Plans, Endowments and Foundations Invest in Hedge Funds?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 14 (Apr. 4, 2013).

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