Brent A. Morowitz has joined Pepper Hamilton as of counsel in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group, resident in the New York office.
Morowitz will also be a member of the firm’s Funds Services Group.
He counsels investment advisers and private investment funds on regulatory compliance, fund structuring and ongoing operations. He organizes open-end and closed-end private investment funds and has represented sponsors raising private equity and venture capital funds in size ranging from $10 million to more than $10 billion.
Morowitz also has significant experience in negotiating private equity and venture capital investments for institutional clients, including funds of funds, insurance companies and family offices. He previously worked in house as part of the legal department of a preeminent Connecticut-based private equity fund of funds, advising on primary fund investments, fund formation matters and regulatory compliance issues.
“Brent has impressive experience in the funds industry, both as outside counsel to private funds and as in house counsel,” said James D. Rosener, managing partner of the firm’s New York office. “He will be a significant asset to our funds and corporate practices, and we are thrilled to welcome him to the firm.”
Before joining Pepper Hamilton, Morowitz was counsel at Day Pitney.
