Speaking Engagement

Fund Operations: The Board, the Manager, and the Rest of the Cast

Blank Rome Partner Stacy H. Louizos will serve as a panelist at Practising Law Institute’s (“PLI”) Basics of Mutual Funds and Other Registered Investment Companies 2022, being held in New York, New York, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This program is designed to provide attendees with a basic overview of the legal, regulatory, and operational issues affecting “registered investment companies”—the universe of publicly offered pooled investment vehicles that include mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and others. Attendees will learn the fundamentals of the extensive regulatory framework that dictates the structure and operations of retail investment funds as well as hot topics and developments affecting this $13 trillion industry. A distinguished faculty of practitioners will offer insights into regulatory and enforcement developments that could significantly change the landscape of the retail investment management industry.

Stacy’s session, “Fund Operations: The Board, the Manager, and the Rest of the Cast,” will take place from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. and will cover:

• The role of independent directors
• Structuring the advisory relationship
• Other service providers

Other program sessions include:

• The Registered Fund Industry: Evolution to Today
• Fund Structures
• Fund Marketing: Distribution and Advertising
• Fund Strategies: From Equity and Debt to Digital Assets and ESG
• Fund Litigation

CLE credit may be available.

PLI is a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise, as well as preparing them to fulfill their pro bono responsibilities.

To register or for more information, please visit the program webpage.