Jonathan S. Adler is a corporate partner resident in Fried Frank's New York Office. He joined the Firm in 1994 and became partner in 2002.

Mr. Adler's practice focuses primarily on the representation of alternative investment vehicles, including hedge funds and private equity funds, which he advises with respect to fund formation and regulation, as well as the acquisition and disposition of investments. Mr. Adler also has significant experience representing acquirers, sellers, and investors involved in mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies.

Mr. Adler has made presentations at the New York City Bar, the Practicing Law Institute and several prominent investment banks.

Honors & Awards

Mr. Adler has been recognized by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business and by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation. He is consistently recognized by Legal 500 in Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds and has been recognized in Investment Fund Formation and Management: Private Equity Funds.

Professional Associations

Member, American Bar Association

Publications

Client Memoranda

SEC Proposal Would Allow General Solicitation in Regulation D (Rule 506) and Rule 144A Offerings, Aug 31, 2012
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Jonathan S. Adler, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Stacey Song

Impact of JOBS Act on Private Investment Funds, Apr 5, 2012
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Justin Nasatir

House Passes Bill Raising Limit on Number of Shareholders an Issuer May Have Before Being Required to Register with the SEC and Relaxing Rules Prohibiting General Solicitation in Regulation D Offerings, Mar 13, 2012
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Justin Nasatir

SEC Adopts Rule Banning Investment Advisers from Engaging in Pay-to-Play Practices, July 13, 2010
Authors: Jessica Forbes, Gregory P. Gnall, Adi Hanetz, Lawrence N. Barshay, Kenneth I. Rosh, Jonathan S. Adler, John M. Bibona, Edward F. Ughetta, David S. Mitchell, Richard I. Ansbacher, Walid Khuri, Bradford R. Lucas, Richard A. Steinwurtzel

SEC Publishes Section 13(d) and 13(g) Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations, Sep 24, 2009
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, John M. Bibona, Jessica Forbes, Paul M. Reinstein, Philip Richter, John E. Sorkin, Ilan Katz

SEC Amends Short Selling Ban and Reporting Requirements, Sep 22, 2008
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Carmen J. Lawrence, Michael A. Levitt, Terrance O'Malley, Paul D. Tropp, David A. Kanarek, Dixie L. Johnson, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Gabrielle Hirz, Neil Macleod, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler

SEC Issues Emergency Ban on Short Selling of Financial Stocks, Requires Reports of Short Sale Activities in Other Stocks and Temporarily Relieves Restrictions on Corporate Buy-Back Programs, Sep 20, 2008
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Andrew B. Barkan, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Valerie Ford Jacob, Carmen J. Lawrence, Michael A. Levitt, Terrance O'Malley, Paul D. Tropp, David A. Kanarek, Dixie L. Johnson, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Gabrielle Hirz, Neil Macleod, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler

Ruling Creates Uncertainty Under Section 13(d), Jun 13, 2008
Authors: William McGuinness, Douglas H. Flaum, Stephanie J. Goldstein, David Hennes, Peter L. Simmons, Robert C. Schwenkel, Jonathan S. Adler, Jessica Forbes, Peter S. Golden, Philip Richter, John E. Sorkin

SEC Proposes Significant Revisions to Securities Act Rules 144 and 145, Jul 13, 2007
Authors: Richard A. Steinwurtzel, Joshua Wechsler, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Valerie Ford Jacob, Jonathan S. Adler, Daniel J. Bursky, Jessica Forbes, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Paul Tropp, Vasiliki B. Tsaganos, Anita Finkelstein

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC-Registered Non-US Companies (Updated), Feb 17, 2006

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Expands Corporate Governance and Accounting Requirements for SEC-Registered Non-US Companies (Updated), May 23, 2005

The Post-Enron Corporate Governance Environment: Where are We Now? (Updated), Oct 17, 2003
Authors: Valerie Ford Jacob, Jonathan S. Adler, Stuart H. Gelfond, Michael A. Levitt, Laraine S. Rothenberg, Timothy E. Peterson, Daniel J. Bursky

Sarbanes-Oxley Act Adds New Corporate Responsibility and Disclosure Requirements and Creates Auditor Oversight Board, Aug 2, 2002
Authors: Howard B. Adler, Jonathan S. Adler, Kenneth R. Blackman, Donald P. Carleen, Thomas W. Christopher, Stuart H. Gelfond, Barbara S. Gillers, Jean E. Hanson, Valerie Ford Jacob, Robert E. Juceam, Michael A. Levitt, Sheldon Raab, Kenneth I. Rosh, Laraine S. Rothenberg, Mark J. Stein, Joseph A. Stern, David E. Birenbaum, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, David B. Hardison, Dixie L. Johnson, Paul H. Pashkoff, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, David K. Robbins, Edward S. Rosenthal, Daniel J. Bursky, Christopher Kandel, Sanford Krieger, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Eric Cafritz

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Sets Forth New Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Auditor Requirements Affecting Issuers, Management, Employees, Attorneys, Auditors and Investment Banks, Aug 2, 2002
Authors: Howard B. Adler, Jonathan S. Adler, Kenneth R. Blackman, Donald P. Carleen, Thomas W. Christopher, Stuart H. Gelfond, Barbara S. Gillers, Jean E. Hanson, Valerie Ford Jacob, Robert E. Juceam, Michael A. Levitt, Sheldon Raab, Kenneth I. Rosh, Laraine S. Rothenberg, Mark J. Stein, Joseph A. Stern, David E. Birenbaum, Karl A. Groskaufmanis, David B. Hardison, Dixie L. Johnson, Paul H. Pashkoff, Richard A. Steinwurtzel, David K. Robbins, Edward S. Rosenthal, Daniel J. Bursky, Christopher Kandel, Sanford Krieger, Robert P. Mollen, Timothy E. Peterson, Karen C. Wiedemann, Eric Cafritz

The Escort Carrier: The SEC's Proposed Revisions to the Rules Governing Business Combination Transactions, Dec 3, 1998
Authors: Charles M. Nathan, Jonathan S. Adler, K. Susan Grafton, Philip Richter, Andrew P. Varney, Lawrence R. Bard

Articles

Effects of the JOBS Act on Marketing Activities of Private Investment Funds, June 2012
Source: INSIGHTS
Authors: Jonathan S. Adler, Justin Nasatir

Financial Statement Requirements for Acquisitions in Registered Public Offerings, January 26, 2000
Source: Securities & Commodities Regulation

The SEC's Proposed Revisions to the Rules Governing Business Combination Transactions, January 1999
Source: The M&A Lawyer, Vol. 2, No. 8

News

News Releases

The Legal 500 United States 2010 Edition Recognizes Fifty-two Fried Frank Lawyers and Nineteen Practice Areas, Jun 8, 2010

Chambers Global 2010 Recognizes 23 Fried Frank Lawyers and 13 Practices as Global Leaders, Nov 10, 2009

Fifty-eight Fried Frank Partners and Thirty-one Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA 2009, Jun 11, 2009

The Legal 500 United States 2009 Edition Recognizes Forty-Three Fried Frank Lawyers and Nineteen Practice Areas, Jun 3, 2009

Fifty-four Fried Frank Partners and Thirty-two Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers USA 2008, Jun 13, 2008

Fried Frank Represents WPP in Acquisition of Grey Global, Sep 13, 2004

Fried Frank Recognized by AmLaw in Big Deals Representations, Jun 8, 2004

Fried Frank Represents BellSouth in $41 Billion Deal by Cingular to Acquire AT&T Wireless, Feb 17, 2004

Media Mentions

Firm recognized for representation of SPX Corp. in its disposition of Edwards Systems Fire Technology Inc. to General Electric Co., The Daily Deal, "GE Buys SPX Fire Detection Tech Business", Nov 16, 2004

Partners Arthur Fleischer, Jr., Laraine Rothenberg, Philip Richter, Jonathan Adler, Alan Kaden and Deborah Garza noted for their representation of WPP Group plc in its acquisition of Grey Global Group Inc.," New York Law Journal, "New Deals", Sep 17, 2004

Fried Frank noted for representation of WPP Group plc in its acquisition of Grey Global Group Inc., The Wall Street Journal, "WPP to Acquire Grey Global Group for $1.52 Billion", Sep 13, 2004

Firm client AEA Investors Inc. noted for acquisition of Kranson Industries Inc. from Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, The Daily Deal, "AEA Wraps Up Deal for Kranson Industries", Jul 7, 2004

Firm client Audiovox Corp. noted for sale of Audiovox Communications Corp. to UTStarcom Inc., Newsday, "Calling It Quits: Audiovox Will Exit Cell Business", Jun 15, 2004

Firm Partners noted for representation of BellSouth Corp. in its joint acquisition with SBC Communications Inc. of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., New York Law Journal, "New Deals", Feb 26, 2004

Partners noted for representation of BellSouth Corp. in its joint acquisition with SBC Communications Inc. of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., International Financial Law Review, "Firms Cash in as Cingular Takes AT&T Wireless", Feb 26, 2004

Firm noted for representation of BellSouth Corp. in its joint acquisition with SBC Communications Inc. of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., The New York Times, "Mobile Merger: The Overview; $41 Billion Offer by Cingular wins AT&T Wireless", Feb 18, 2004

Partners Arthur Fleischer, Jr., Philip Richter and Jonathan Adler noted for representation of BellSouth Corp. in its joint acquisition with SBC Communications Inc. of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., The Daily Deal, Feb 18, 2004

Partners Philip Richter and Jonathan Adler noted for representation of BellSouth Corp. in its joint acquisition with SBC Communications Inc. of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Legal Week Global, "Fried Frank/S&C Take Lead on AT&T Sale", Feb 18, 2004

Rankings - Legal 500

Legal 500 US 2012, Jun 14, 2012

Events

Past Events

Speaking Engagements

Hedge Fund Regulatory Seminar, Nov 19, 2008

M&A Deals - Anticipating and Resolving Issues that Threaten to Derail the Deal, May 23, 2006