Ron S. Geffner is a Partner of Sadis & Goldberg LLP and oversees the Financial Services Group. He regularly structures, organizes and counsels private investment vehicles, investment advisory organizations, broker-dealers, commodity pool operators and other investment fiduciaries. Mr. Geffner also routinely counsels clients in connection with regulatory investigations and actions. Mr. Geffner's broad background with federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of Security Dealers, Commodities Futures Trading Commission and various other regulatory bodies, enables him to provide strategic guidance to a diverse clientele. He provides legal services to several hundred hedge funds and private equity funds organized in the United States and offshore.
Mr. Geffner began his legal career with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, where he investigated and prosecuted violations of the Federal securities laws. He also assisted federal and state criminal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office and the Attorney General's Office, in connection with their investigations of possible criminal violations of federal and state securities laws.
Prior to joining Sadis & Goldberg, Mr. Geffner was associated with two other New York City based law firms, where he represented domestic and offshore private investment vehicles, as well as broker-dealers, registered investment advisers and registered investment companies. He began his corporate legal career as in-house counsel to the Investment Management Industry Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He provided legal advice to the Group regarding investment advisers, registered investment companies and broker-dealers.
Mr. Geffner is often interviewed as a legal expert in the securities industry and has been interviewed on Fox News, CBS Morning Show, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, Squawk Box and Power Lunch on CNBC, British Broadcasting Channel, Bloomberg Radio, and is regularly quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Barron's, Barron's Online, Reuters, Dow Jones, Financial Times, New York Newsday, London Daily News, TheStreet.com, Private Equity Week and other national and international publications. On April 6, 2005, Mr. Geffner was invited to speak to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Washington D.C. as a panelist on the CPO and Commodity Pool Roundtable in connection with developments in the hedge fund industry. In addition, he has published a number of leading industry and legal articles.
Mr. Geffner received his J.D. in 1991 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and received his B.A. degree in 1988 from Rutgers University. He is a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars.
Other Distinctions
Listed in:
"Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals Throughout the World,” Legal Industry, Madison Who’s Who. (2010)
“Presidential Who’s Who: The Presidential Registry (2009)
"Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Private Funds Lawyers," Law Business Research Ltd. (2008, 2009)
"Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers," Law Business Research Ltd. (2008, 2009)
Board of Directors, Hedge Fund Association Ltd. (2008, 2009)
"2008 Guide to the World's Leading Investment Funds Lawyers," Legal Media Group, in association with the International Financial Law Review (2008)
Contact Information:
551 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10176
Phone: 212.573.6660 Fax: 212.573.6661 Email: rgeffner@sglawyers.com
2009 Speaking Events
2.18.2009 - Horizon Cash Management Roundtable
3.12.2009 - Citi's Thought Leadership Conference Call Series "A Review of the Secondary Market for Hedge Funds"
3.25.2009 - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law "Dean Speaker Series"
4.28.2009 – The HFA Symposium on U.S. Hedge Fund Regulation
5.4.2009 – Terrapinn’s Alternative Investment Summit Brasil 2009
5.13.2009 – Skybridge Alternatives Conference
6.3.2009 – The HFN Hedge Fund Investor/Management Summit
6.10.2009 – The HFA Symposium on U.S. Hedge Fund Regulation
6.16.2009 – Vault and the New York City Bar Event
6.25.2009 – International Institute for the Regulation and Inspection of Investment Advisers
7.14.2009 – Weiser LLP “Financial Services Practice Development Conference
8.5.2009 – Finding a Strategic Partner in Today’s Environment/What’s Your Hedge Fund Worth? 9.24.2009 - Bloomberg Fall Investor Forum 9.30.2009 - Bermuda Financial Services Conference in New York 10.5.2009 - Capitol Hill Symposium on U.S. Hedge Fund Industry Regulation 10.13.2009 - Hedgeco Presents "Starting a Hedge Fund"
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