Michael Chiswick-Patterson

Partner Investment Funds

Washington, D.C. +1 202-389-5014

Michael Chiswick-Patterson

Practices

Overview

Michael Chiswick-Patterson’s practice focuses on investment fund formation, including co-investment offerings. Michael regularly advises fund sponsors, investors and other market participants on the organization, negotiation, structuring, and operations of investment funds. His practice also addresses internal governance, structuring, and regulatory compliance issues for the sponsors of investment funds, particularly under the Investment Advisers Act. His extensive experience in fund formation matters and the operational issues of investment managers ranges from smaller "first" funds and newly organized sponsors through multi-billion dollar funds and complex sponsor arrangements.

Michael has published a variety of articles regarding current topics in investment fund formation and related regulatory matters, including SEC and CFTC rules and regulations.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Michael’s representative matters included:

  • Represented a multi-platform fund sponsor in the formation of its flagship global energy and power fund

  • Represented a newly formed investment fund sponsor in its internal organization and the formation of its first fund, a middle-market buyout vehicle focused on the healthcare, financial services, and education sectors

  • Represented a fund sponsor in the formation of its second and third investment funds, each focused on opportunistic credit investments in the domestic energy industry

  • Represented an investment management firm in the formation of its clean tech and sustainable energy fund, as well as its international sustainable forestry fund with the backing of multiple development finance institutions

  • Represented multiple fund sponsors in registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser and development of a compliance program consistent with the Investment Advisers Act, as well as consulting during inspections of the registered adviser by SEC staff

  • Represented a fund sponsor in the sale of an ownership interest in its management company to a non-U.S. asset manager

  • Represented a series of oil and gas funds in the efficient structuring of their portfolio company investments in Canada, with ongoing structure maintenance obligations

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Thought Leadership

Publications

"SEC Enforcement Priorities for Private Equity Firms: Actions and Trends," (LexisNexis, December 7, 2016)

“Appeals Mechanism in International Investment Disputes,” eds. Karl Sauvant and Michael Chiswick-Patterson (Oxford University Press, 2008)

Seminars

Trends in Private Equity Investing & New Approaches, Moderator, Mid-Atlantic Venture Association Investor Forum (Washington, D.C., 2017)

Accelerator Law, Bootcamp for Accelerator Managers (San Francisco, CA, 2017)

Launching Your New Fund, Austin Capital Factory (Austin, TX, 2016)

Recognition

Named to the 2016 and 2017 “Rising Stars” lists published by Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers

Selected among the 2016 “Trending 40 Lawyers Under 40,” DCA Live, Washington, D.C.

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2007

    Stone Scholar

  • Princeton UniversityA.B., Historymagna cum laude2002