Sheena Paul is a partner based in the Washington D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. Ms. Paul focuses on regulatory and compliance matters in the investment management industry and has extensive experience advising U.S. and non-U.S. asset managers and other financial institutions on complex issues arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, including the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and the Securities Act of 1933.

Ms. Paul counsels private fund advisers across a range of regulatory issues, including the structuring of new products, registration, compliance with new SEC rules and interpretations, fund marketing, SEC filings, compliance programs, SEC examinations, and conflicts of interest. She works closely with the firm’s other practice groups to provide regulatory expertise in the context of fundraising, mergers and acquisitions, capital-markets transactions, SEC enforcement matters, and transactions involving insurance arrangements.

Ms. Paul writes frequently on regulatory issues that are important to investment advisers and is a regular speaker at industry events. She is ranked for Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance by Chambers USA (2024), where clients describe her as “a very knowledgeable lawyer.” She is also recommended by The Legal 500 US (2024).

She received her B.A. from Macalester College in 2007 and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2012.