Jeffrey T. Skinner

Jeffrey T. Skinner

Jeffrey Skinner is a partner in the Corporate Department, where he leads the firm's Investment Management Team. His practice includes particular emphasis on securities offerings, investment companies, investment partnerships and investment advisers. Mr. Skinner has extensive experience assisting clients with ongoing investment management and securities law compliance responsibilities, both on the federal and state level. He provides counsel and business advice to public companies on SEC filings, corporate governance and disclosure matters on a regular basis.

Mr. Skinner's funds practice includes registered and unregistered funds, and involves regular counsel on registration statements, prospectuses and related offering documentation, as well as blue sky and corporate law issues. His pooled vehicle experience includes mutual funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, and real estate.

Selected Experience

· Lead counsel in public and private securities offerings; venture capital and other private financings; proxy solicitations; and disclosure and overall securities regulatory compliance by public companies.

· Representation of numerous investment companies in securities, regulatory and compliance matters.

· Counsel and representation of independent directors and trustees of mutual funds and mutual fund complexes.

· Representation of numerous investment advisers in legal and compliance matters, including SEC examinations and investigations.

· Assistance to start-up companies with seed capital and early-round venture financing needs, and experience in various corporate and commercial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

Publications, Articles and Speeches

Mr. Skinner has been a panelist and speaker at professional and business conferences and has published articles in legal and business journals. His interests outside of his law practice focus on family, church activities, elementary education and related civic issues. Mr. Skinner's civic activities have included serving on the board of the Wesley Foundation of Duke University. His publications include:

· Author or co-author of numerous Kilpatrick Stockton Legal Alerts on investment management issues.

· Paper and Panelist, "Leveraging Technology for Knowledge Management," October 2001.

· Co-Author, "Drafting for a Long-Term Relationship: Money Managers and IT Outsourcing Agreements," Investment Lawyer, 2001.

· Author, "Resolving the Doubt about the True Doubt Rule in Director, Office of Workers' Compensation v. Greenwich Collieries," Volume 73, North Carolina Law Review, 1995.

· Author, "Why the Best Interests Standard Should Survive Petersen v. Rogers," Volume 73, North Carolina Law Review, 1995.

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