Nathan J Greene

Practice Areas

NATHAN GREENE is a partner in the Investment Funds practice. As a leading regulatory lawyer, he has extensive experience advising on all aspects of fund and investment advisory operations. His practice includes representation of U.S. and foreign investment companies, advisers and trustees; SEC registration, exemptions, inspections and investigations for funds and advisers; board and governance matters; and high-profile corporate transactions involving asset management businesses. With a strong interest in innovation, he also counsels funds and financial institutions on regulatory considerations around emerging technologies like blockchain, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Nathan is in demand as a speaker on many topics. He has lectured on funds regulation at prominent New York-area law schools. He is regularly quoted in prominent publications and news services, including BoardIQ, Bloomberg, Fund Board Views, Hedge Fund Law Report, Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal.

Nathan has been recognized by Chambers Global (2021 and 2022) and Chambers USA in Registered Funds (2017–2021). Clients commented in the 2021 edition that “he's been nothing but reliable, diligent and professional.” “He's very active, he's articulate and he has a good, solid practice.” In the 2020 edition, they stated that he is “a very accomplished ’40 Act attorney” who is “on the cutting edge of the most complex issues in the industry.” In the 2019 edition, clients said he is “a terrific and very thoughtful lawyer” who is “really pragmatic.”

Nathan has also been recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Investment Funds in Best Lawyers 2022. He has also been recognized as a “Leading Individual” in Private Funds: Regulatory by Who’s Who Legal (2017 - 2022) and as a “Leading Individual” in Private Funds: Formation (2022).