Richard Chen is a seasoned corporate and securities attorney with more than 25 years of practice under his belt following his graduation from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He is the Founder and President of Brightstar Law Group, a law firm specializing in serving the regulatory and corporate needs of investment advisory firms (including wealth managers, private fund sponsors, and fintech companies). Among other things, Richard’s practice focuses on regulatory matters including investment adviser registration; compliance program development, implementation, and management; mock audits; and SEC examinations and investigations. On the corporate side, Richard’s practice focuses on advising breakaway advisors; launching and structuring ownership for advisory firms; drafting and negotiating commercial contracts; advising on employment matters; advising on mergers and other transactions; succession planning; and launching private funds (such as hedge, private equity, venture capital, and real estate funds). Before launching his practice, Richard spent many years at several preeminent law firms in New York including Simpson Thacher &Bartlett, K&L Gates, Schulte Roth & Zabel, and Arnold & Porter. Richard regularly publishes industry content (including having contributed to various Practicing Law Institute treatises on investment adviser topics) and regularly speaks at industry conferences (including Practicing Law Institute seminars, National Society of Compliance Professional conferences, and InvestmentNews conferences). Please visit his firm’s website and LinkedIn page to learn more about him and his practice.
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