Andrew L. Zutz
Overview
Andrew Zutz is an investment funds partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Andrew focuses his practice on the investment management industry, primarily representing registered investment companies and their investment advisers and boards of directors with respect to a wide variety of regulatory, compliance, securities law, governance and fiduciary matters.
The clients with whom Andrew works include all types of registered funds, including traditional open-end mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, money market funds, sub-advised funds and closed-end funds (including interval funds and tender offer funds). As regular outside counsel, Andrew advises registered funds on various aspects of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other applicable federal securities laws during all stages of fund operation, including product development and fund formation matters and on-going SEC regulatory, compliance and registration requirements. Andrew also counsels fund independent directors on oversight matters, including with respect to their fiduciary and oversight responsibilities, and he regularly advises investment advisers on various aspects of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in connection with a broad range of regulatory and transactional matters.
Experience
Prior Experience
Prior to joining Kirkland in 2024, Andrew was a partner in the registered funds practice at Goodwin Procter LLP.
While in law school, Andrew served as a legal intern in the Division of Examinations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and in the Division of Enforcement at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
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Thought Leadership
Andrew regularly prepares thought leadership pieces relating to the investment management industry. Recent publications and speaking engagements include:
- Panelist, “Changes at the SEC: What’s Happened Already and What’s On the Horizon,” ICI’s 2025 Leadership Summit, May 2025
- “Board Oversight of Co-Investments”, Closed-End Fund Roundtable, sponsored by MFDF, January 2024
- Co-author, “SEC Updates Regulatory Framework for Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value,” Journal of Investment Compliance, Volume 22, Issue 2, July 2021
- “Whistleblower Rules – Time for an Ombudsman?” Webinar, sponsored by MFDF, March 2020
Recognition
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Education
- The George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D.magna cum laude2014Editor, The George Washington Law Review
- University of Notre DameB.A.cum laude2011