About The Program

Blank Rome is pleased to host and sponsor the Manhattan Alternative Investment Network’s (“MAIN”) Making It Through the Family Office ODD Gauntlet: When the Mandate Is Yours to Lose, being held on June 12, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The event was coordinated by Jodi Lashin, co-chair of our Private Funds practice and a MAIN board member, and held at Blank Rome’s New York City office

MAIN presents a fireside chat with Steve Kahn, Head of Operations at single family office Talpion Fund Management, who will offer insights and suggestions for emerging managers on how to think about and be better prepared for the operational due diligence (“ODD”) in the current environment and share with fellow family office investors new and hot topics his family focuses on in ODD. The discussion will be facilitated by Bruce Frumerman, CEO of Frumerman & Nemeth.

About MAIN

MAIN is a non-profit trade association founded to serve two primary audiences: start-up and emerging manager investment firm owners and prospective investors seeking alternative investment strategy offerings of such firms. For money managers, MAIN seeks to provide a forum that delivers educational content from industry experts that can help them better manage and grow their businesses, and networking opportunities with alternative investment industry professionals, investors, and those who may influence them or provide critical services to them. For investors, MAIN seeks to provide a forum where portfolio managers can share their insights and strategies with investors, who may not have been aware of those portfolio managers, in an environment where managers and investors can network effectively.

Blank Rome is proud to be a sponsor of the Manhattan Alternative Investment Network.

Learn more at the event webpage.


Photo: Jodi Lashin (second from right) at Manhattan Alternative Investment Network’s Making It Through the Family Office ODD Gauntlet program, June 12, 2025.