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Attorneys
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Partner
Mr. Gillett provides specialized legal representation to hedge funds, fund-of-funds, offshore funds, investment advisers, broker-dealers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors throughout the United States. He has extensive experience in all aspects of the fund formation process, investment adviser registration and compliance, broker-dealer registration and compliance, and commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor registration and compliance.
Mr. Gillett previously practiced law at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP in the firm's investment management practice group. Prior to working as an attorney, Mr. Gillett worked as an equity analyst for Marquis Capital Management. He received his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt School of Law in 1995 and his Bachelor of Arts from Duke University in 1991. Mr Gillett was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1995.
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Partner
Mr. Mottern joined the Investment Law Group (“ILG”) in April 2008, bringing substantial corporate and securities law experience, specifically in the areas of corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, banking and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 compliance work. Prior to joining ILG, Mr. Mottern was a shareholder in Jones, Haley & Mottern, P.C., and before that Weizenecker, Mottern & Fisher, P.C.
Mr. Mottern’s background includes many years of experience in private law practice, representing a variety of public and private companies in corporate, governance, financing and securities matters, as well as corporate disputes, regulatory investigations and securities arbitrations. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Mottern practiced at Moore & Peterson, P.C. and Weil, Gotshal & Manges in their corporate reorganization departments. He received his Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School in 1984, and a B.S.B.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1981. Mr. Mottern was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1984 and the State Bar of Georgia in 1992.
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Partner
Mr. Walker provides specialized legal representation to private investment companies, and their owners and employees. He has extensive experience practicing both transactional law and litigation, including complex multiparty corporate and securities litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity financings, and the representation of professionals before the SEC, NASD and other regulatory bodies.
Mr. Walker previously practiced law at Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison's Los Angeles Office, and within the corporate department of various fortune 500 companies. He has also been an entrepreneur, and among other ventures, was a founder of and legal counsel to c-call.com, where he oversaw its growth from start up to its employment over 100 employees and eventual sale to firm now owned by Thompson Financial. Mr. Walker received his Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt School of Law in 1995 and a dual Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from Portland State University in 1992. Mr. Walker was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1995.
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Associate
Mr. Boswinkle joined ILG in October 2008 and provides specialized legal representation to investment companies. Mr. Boswinkle’s background also includes substantial experience across a broad spectrum of corporate and securities law, commercial lending, mergers and acquisitions, real estate capital markets and commercial mortgage backed securities and general transactional work.
Mr. Boswinkle was previously Counsel at Powell Goldstein, LLP (now part of Bryan Cave LLP) in the firm’s Real Estate Capital Markets practice group, and Counsel at Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP in the firm’s Capital Markets practice group. During his time practicing law with Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Mr. Boswinkle was also an associate in the Commercial Lending and Securities and Franchising practice groups. Mr. Boswinkle also practiced law as an associate in the Business Law Department at Holland & Knight LLP and worked as a Senior Arbitrage Analyst with Deloitte & Touche LLP. He received a Juris Doctorate from The Florida State University College of Law in 1992 and a Bachelor of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990 with certificates in Accounting and Finance. Mr. Boswinkle was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1993 and the State Bar of Georgia in 2000.
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Associate
Mr. Dunn joined ILG in December of 2008, bringing substantial experience in all aspects of representing private investment funds (including offshore and domestic hedge funds, funds-of-funds and private equity funds) and their management companies, from structuring funds and drafting and negotiating legal documentation to advising clients with respect to applicable laws (including the Investment Advisers Act, other federal securities law, and state corporate law). He has also worked extensively representing institutional investors in negotiating investments in private funds and venture capital investments in preferred stock financings.
Mr. Dunn came to ILG from King & Spalding LLP, where he practiced on the private equity team in the firm’s corporate practice group in Atlanta. Prior to King & Spalding, Mr. Dunn worked in the investment management and financial services practice group of Dechert LLP in the firm’s New York office, primarily in the hedge fund and investment adviser context. Mr. Dunn received his Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2003 where he served as an Articles Editor on the Law Review and his Bachelor of Arts from Binghamton University (State University of New York) in 2000. Mr. Dunn was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in 2004, and was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2008.
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Associate
Mr. Cott joined the Investment Law Group (“ILG”) in March 2008. He provides comprehensive support to investment managers, specializing in establishing domestic and offshore hedge funds and advising managers on registration and compliance regulations. Mr. Cott received his Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law in 2006 and his B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Georgia in 2002. Mr. Cott is also a Chartered Financial Analyst Candidate; he will be sitting for Level 1 of the CFA Exam in December 2008.
Mr. Cott was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in November 2006. Prior to joining ILG he practiced commercial litigation at a local Atlanta firm.
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Associate
Mr. Kalt assists clients with issues related to fund formation, internal governance, and general compliance matters. He has experience working with private securities offerings for both operating companies and alternative investment funds.
He has also assisted hedge funds in an independent advisory and marketing capacity.
Mr. Kalt graduated magna cum laude from the George Washington University with a BBA in Finance and International Business.
He received JD and MBA degrees from Emory University School of Law and Goizueta Business School and was inducted into the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society for outstanding academic achievement.
Mr. Kalt holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
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Associate
Ms. Baughman has practiced securities law for over 12 years. From 1999 – 2009, she worked as an Associate in the Financial Services Group of the Washington D.C. office of Dechert LLP. Prior to that, she was associated with a boutique law firm located in Washington D.C. that specializes in insurance-related financial products. Her practice generally focuses on the regulatory issues facing registered investment companies, their investment advisers and board of directors and the general market participants involved in the distribution of mutual fund shares. Ms. Baughman regularly counsels mutual funds, their boards of directors and their federally registered investment advisers. During her career, Ms. Baughman has been involved in all stages of the “life cycle” of a mutual fund, including, development, initial registration, distribution arrangements, board composition, fund reorganizations, and fund liquidations.
Ms. Baughman earned her J.D. from Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law in 1997 and her LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation from Georgetown University Law Center in 2002. She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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