Paul J. Delligatti, P.C.

Partner Investment Funds

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3049

Paul J. Delligatti, P.C.

Overview

Paul Delligatti is an investment funds partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Paul’s practice focuses on representing investment advisers, registered investment companies and their independent directors and other pooled investment vehicles. His investment company clients include open-end and closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, interval funds, tender offer funds, and business development companies. Paul is recognized as an industry leader in assisting private fund managers develop and structure products registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, particularly interval and tender offer funds.

Paul has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Legal 500 United States in the area of mutual and other registered funds law. He was named a Rising Star at the 2016 Mutual Fund and ETF Industry Awards. He is also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for his work in mutual funds law.

Paul frequently writes on topics relating to the investment management industry, and presents at industry events hosted by the Investment Company Institute, the Independent Directors Council and the Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

Paul has worked on a wide range of securities, regulatory, corporate, disclosure and transactional matters, including:

  • Counseling investment companies and independent directors on various aspects of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933 and other federal securities laws during all stages of investment company operation, including fund formation matters and ongoing SEC regulatory, compliance and registration requirements
  • Forming and advising on complex/alternative investment companies (such as real estate, private equity and private credit), including interval and tender offer funds
  • Advising on matters relating to money market funds operating in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940
  • Advising on matters unique to exchange-listed closed-end funds, including matters associated with activist investors
  • Representing funds and investment advisers in obtaining exemptive relief and no-action letters from the SEC or its staff
  • Representing funds, investment advisers and independent directors in connection with investment adviser acquisitions and similar transactions, as well as fund mergers, reorganizations, redomicilings, and liquidations
  • Counseling investment advisers on various aspects of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in connection with a broad range of regulatory, distribution and transactional matters, as well as the application of FINRA rules
  • Developing and refining compliance manuals for investment companies and investment advisers, and advising on the implementation of effective compliance programs

Partner and Chair of Investment Management Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP

Associate, Goodwin Procter LLP

Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Law Student Observer, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement's Trial Unit

Research Assistant to the Columbus School of Law's Securities Law Chairperson Professor David Lipton

  • Acknowledged in Professor Lipton's West publication Broker Dealer Regulation

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Memberships & Affiliations

Advisory Board Member, BoardIQ

Member, District of Columbia Bar Association

Member, New York Bar Association

Member, Cornell Alumni Chapter

Member, Chaminade Baltimore/Washington Alumni Chapter

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • New York

Education

  • Catholic University of America, Columbus School of LawJ.D.cum laude
  • Cornell UniversityB.S.