Matt Chambers focuses his practice on investment management, corporate and securities law. In his investment management practice, he advises registered investment companies, investment partnerships and investment advisers. Mr. Chambers 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 investment companies and investment advisers on SEC filings, corporate governance and disclosure matters on a regular basis. Mr. Chambers advises registered and unregistered funds, including mutual funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, and provides regular counsel on registration statements, prospectuses and related offering documentation, as well as blue sky and corporate law issues. Mr. Chambers also practices in the areas of general business and corporate law, private equity and venture capital financings and securities regulation. He regularly represents public companies as well as closely-held middle market businesses in a variety of large and complex transactions. He has also represented clients participating in mergers and acquisitions ranging in size from $1 million to $140 million. Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Chambers pursued graduate studies in religion, culminating in two years of doctoral studies at Emory University's Graduate Division of Religion. Professional & Community Activities 88.5 WFDD - The NPR News and Triad Arts Station, Community Advisory Board, Chair Georgia Law Review, Former Articles Editor Experience Corporate governance and securities law compliance advice to NYSE-listed specialty metals manufacturing company, Represented a NYSE-listed specialty metals manufacturing company for varied corporate governance and securities law compliance matters. *Experience gained by attorney prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend Publications 17 January 2012, New Department of Labor Regulations Offer More Investment Advisers the Opportunity to Provide Advice to Participants in 401(K) Plans and IRAs, Legal Alerts 20 September 2011, Deadline for Meeting the New Investment Adviser Regulatory Requirements Under the Dodd-Frank Act is Quickly Approaching, Legal Alerts 09 November 2010, SEC Adopts New Form ADV, Part 2, Legal Alerts 30 September 2010, SEC Proposes New Approach to Mutual Fund Asset-Based Distribution Fees, Legal Alerts 19 January 2010, The SEC Amends Custody Rule for Registered Investment Advisers, Legal Alerts 11 September 2009, Investment Companies May Provide Summary Prospectuses to 401(k) and Other ERISA Plans Offering Their Funds, Legal Alerts 25 June 2009, UPDATE: IRS Modifies FBAR Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund and Similar Investments, Legal Alerts 24 June 2009, Recently Announced FBAR Reporting Requirements for Hedge Fund and Similar Investments - Due June 30, 2009, Legal Alerts 17 June 2009, New Proposal Would Give Certain Shareholders the Right to Include Director Nominees in Company Proxy Materials, Legal Alerts 20 March 2009, Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Mutual Fund Case, Legal Alerts 31 December 2008, SEC Adopts New Disclosure Rules for Mutual Funds, Legal Alerts 01 January 2008, Last Ditch Options: An Assessment of Independent Director Liability and a Proposal for Congressional Action in Light of the Employee Stock Option Backdating Scandal
Source: 42 Ga. L. Rev. 569, Other Publications News 10 November 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend Media Report -- November 4 - 10, 2011, News Releases 13 October 2011, Kilpatrick Townsend's Matt Chambers Appointed Chair of WFDD's Community Advisory Board, News Releases |