Am Law Names Brian Daly a 'Northeast Trailblazer,' Publishes Profile

August 23, 2022

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(New York) – Akin Gump is pleased to share that The American Lawyer has selected investment management partner Brian Daly as a Northeast Trailblazer. Trailblazers are “agents of change…who have moved the needle in the legal industry,” while “Northeast” refers to the New England states plus New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

In the profile published on the occasion, Mr. Daly discussed the work that made him a trailblazer.

  • What started him on the path to trailblazer: “Over the past decade, the private funds industry has shifted from a largely unregulated industry to a highly scrutinized one. With more changes taking effect in the next year, the industry will enter an era of hyper-regulation. When I was in-house, it was clear these changes were coming and I enjoyed the challenge of helping my firm adapt to this new reality.”
  • The resulting change: “My work has evolved in parallel with the industry. We are in the midst of commenting on a raft of SEC rulemaking proposals that will transform the level of regulation and supervision of fund managers, and there is a small vanguard of lawyers who focus on this space leading that charge.”
  • What lies down the road: “The future belongs to those who can marry knowledge, technology and processes to protect managers, safeguard clients and client assets, and work with regulators…Substantive knowledge will not be enough, as the real trailblazers will be able to apply that knowledge in uncertain situations.”

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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