Jason M. Daniel

Jason M. Daniel is a member of Akin Gump’s investment funds practice.

Practice & Background

Mr. Daniel is a member of Akin Gump’s investment funds practice and is a member of its knowledge management team.

Mr. Daniel received his B.A. summa cum laude in philosophy and Spanish from the University of Missouri at Columbia and his J.D. in 2001 from Washington University.

Mr. Daniel is a member of the State Bar of Texas.
Representative Matters

Mr. Daniel’s recent engagements include:
Securities trading and reporting advice

representing several fund clients that were affiliates of issuers with the analysis of available exemptions from the Securities Act of 1933
advising several fund clients in connection with filing exemptions from Schedules 13D and G and Forms 3, 4 and 5, and in connection with determining potential exemptions from disgorgement
representing an activist fund in two ultimately successful proxy contests for a “short slate” of nominees to be elected to the board of directors of a public company
representing a distressed debt fund in connection with the sale of a portfolio company’s equity securities as a selling stockholder in an initial public offering and a follow-on offering

Investment adviser compliance and registration

the review of multiple Forms ADV Part 1A and Parts 2A and 2B
the review of multiple compliance manuals in connection with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Securities Act of 1933
analysis of whether multiple managers are required to register under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
advice regarding compliance on the various rules under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

Mergers and acquisitions transactions

advising a publicly traded REIT in connection with its merger into another publicly traded REIT
advising a publicly traded company in connection with the acquisition of multiple registered futures commission merchants
representing a private media holding company in connection with the acquisition of several newspapers

Speaking Engagements

Commodity Pools Before and After Dodd-Frank, Dallas Quarterly Investment Funds Roundtable, June 6, 2012
Form PF Cliff notes…Everything you Need to Know to be Ready, Crescent Hotel in Dallas, March 28, 2012

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Emerging Markets Funds Transactions, 2) Energy and Natural Resources Funds, 3) Fund Manager Transactions, 4) Hedge Funds, 5) Investment Adviser and Fund Compliance, 6) Investor Representation, 7) Private Equity Funds and 8) Investment Management
Law School Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Education University of Missouri - Columbia, B.A., 1997
Bar Member / Association Texas State Bar Associations
Most recent firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP
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