Nicholas Hodge

Practice Areas

For more than thirty years Nicholas Hodge has concentrated his practice on hedge funds and other private investment vehicles. In that time he has advised many of the largest hedge fund and fund of funds groups in the country in regard to fund structure, advertising, private placement procedures, soft dollars, compliance policies and procedures, side letters, and a host of other issues. His experience extends to Opportunity Zone funds, real estate investment trusts and partnerships, timber funds, private equity funds, complex partnership reorganizations, and mergers and acquisitions. Nicholas represents numerous domestic and offshore hedge funds, ranging from startup funds to major fund complexes.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association, chair of the Subcommittee on Partnerships, Trusts and Unincorporated Associations of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities 1992-1994

Angel Flight Northeast (Clerk and Pro Bono Legal Counsel)

From 1996 to 2011, Nicholas provided pro bono legal services to create and maintain Angel Flight Northeast, a non-profit organization that provides free air transportation by volunteer pilots in private aircraft for medical patients and their families. He was honored by Angel Flight Northeast at the 2006 Evening of Angels for his service to the company.

Publications

“Hedge Funds: A Practical Global Handbook to the Law and Regulation,” Globe Law and Business Ltd, Second Edition, August 2019

“India-Mauritius Protocol Seeks to Close Tax Loopholes,” The Investment Lawyer, 2016

Investment Management Update, K&L Gates publication, Fall 2009

Investment Management Update, K&L Gates publication, Summer 2007

In addition to the listed publications, Nicholas authored chapters on hedge fund regulation and marketing for the third edition of Evaluating and Implementing Hedge Fund Strategies, edited by Ronald A. Lake and published by Euromoney Books.

Education