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Jonathan DePriest maintains a sophisticated practice focusing on corporate securities and finance law, with an emphasis on investment management issues related to private pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds and funds of funds), and mergers and acquisitions. He also provides general corporate representation emphasizing the unique needs of Spanish clients doing business in the United States. He counsels investment management clients in launching and managing private pooled investment vehicles. Mr. DePriest has assisted in launching private investment funds that currently manage over $3 billion in assets. These funds have comprised diversified multi-strategy funds of funds as well as single-strategy hedge funds, and alternative investments such as timber and private equity. In the mergers and acquisitions facet of his practice, Mr. DePriest has successfully concluded over $2 billion in merger and acquisition transactions, drawing also upon the Firm’s strength in the tax field to provide sophisticated analysis and support in structuring transactions. In his general corporate practice, Mr. DePriest utilizes his extensive knowledge of Spanish business and his fluency in the Spanish language to counsel clients from Spain on structuring their business operations to maximum advantage in the United States. | 