Phil Newman, a partner in the firm's Business Law Department and chair of the firm's Investment Management Practice, works primarily with registered investment companies, independent directors of investment companies, registered and unregistered investment advisers, banks and other financial services institutions in the investment management industry.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mr. Newman is a member of the Boston and American Bar Associations and has served as co-chair of the Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers of the Boston Bar Association. He has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Newman regularly speaks at mutual fund industry conferences, including the ALI-ABA Conference on Investment Company Regulation and Compliance, the annual ICI-SEC Securities Law Developments Conference and the semi-annual ICI Investment Company Directors' Conference. Mr. Newman has published numerous papers for these and other industry programs and is a contributing author to Mutual Fund Regulation, a PLI treatise on the regulation of investment companies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Following graduation from law school, Mr. Newman served as law clerk for the Honorable Robert E. Keeton, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS
Mr. Newman is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.