Robert M. Crea is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services group in the San Francisco office.
Mr. Crea counsels investment advisers, private fund managers and broker-dealers on a variety of fund formation, product structuring, regulatory and compliance, performance presentation and securities law matters. He regularly works with clients to structure and document U.S. and offshore private investment funds and assists clients with a variety of state and federal regulatory and compliance issues. He represents pension plans and other institutional investors in connection with their investments in hedge funds, private equity, venture capital and real estate funds.
Mr. Crea regularly counsels pre-IPO companies regarding governance, formation and financing, and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he also counsels on regulatory matters pertaining to digital asset offerings and the digital assets industry.
Mr. Crea clerked for the Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a CFA charterholder and CAIA charterholder and a member of each of the CFA Institute and CAIA Association.
