Cynthia Reid Beyea, a member of Sutherland's Financial Services Practice Group, focuses her practice on advising mutual funds, mutual fund boards of directors, investment advisers and business development companies on issues arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and other federal securities laws.
Cynthia assists clients with registration, reporting and disclosure requirements, as well as with fund governance and compliance matters. She also regularly advises clients with respect to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Federal Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) requirements for investment company advertisements and sales literature.
Professional And Community Involvement
· Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association
· Member, Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section, District of Columbia Bar
Recent Publications
· Co-author, Publicly Traded Private Equity Regulatory Review (November 2008)
· Co-author, "Mutual Recognition: A Step Towards Greater Access to Global Markets," The Investment Lawyer (May 2008)
· Co-author, "Shedding Light on Hedge Funds: The SEC Rethinks the Lack of Regulation," Business Law Today (May/June 2004)
Industries
Financial Services
Legal Alerts
Legal Alert: CFTC Issues Rules to Increase Oversight of Funds That Invest in Commodity Interests
February 29, 2012
Legal Alert: Regulatory Watch List for 2012: Issues Anticipated to Impact the Commodity ETF Industry
February 10, 2012
Legal Alert: SEC Adopts Extensive Changes to Investment Adviser Regulatory Scheme as Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act
June 23, 2011
Legal Alert: Impending Federal Government Shutdown: Steps to Take Now at SEC
April 7, 2011
Legal Alert: SEC Issues Temporary Emergency Orders to Ban Short Selling of Financial Companies and Restore Market Liquidity
September 24, 2008
Legal Alert: SEC Proposes Guidelines for Directors Overseeing Mutual Fund Portfolio Trading
August 5, 2008
Legal Alert: Enhanced Disclosure and New Prospectus Delivery Option Proposed for Mutual Funds
November 30, 2007
Publications
Publicly Traded Private Equity Regulatory Review
November 2008
Mutual Recognition: A Step Towards Greater Access to Global Markets
May 2008 The Investment Lawyer
Shedding Light on Hedge Funds: The SEC Rethinking the Lack of Regulation
May/June 2004 Business Law Today