Gretchen Passe Roin

Gretchen Passe Roin, a partner at WilmerHale, counsels investment advisers, independent directors and large financial institutions regarding regulatory requirements relating to wrap programs, separate accounts, mutual funds and private funds. She advises on a wide variety of issues, including SEC and state securities registration and exemptions, conflicts of interest and affiliated transactions, regulatory reporting obligations, compliance policies and procedures, and complex enforcement matters. Ms. Roin has substantial experience addressing regulators' evolving concerns and ever-increasing expectations for disclosures to clients and mitigation of conflicts of interest.

Ms. Roin represents both registered and unregistered investment companies and investment advisers. She works with a wide range of registered fund structures, including open- and closed-end mutual funds, ETFs, money market funds, variable annuity and life insurance funds. Her representation of unregistered funds focuses on hedge funds and stable value funds, though she also works with real estate managers and venture capital and private equity fund advisers to determine eligibility for and compliance with exemptions from registration of their advisory business and/or funds.