The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that investment management industry veteran Brian Daly will become the new director of the division of investment management, effective July 8.
Daly brings decades of experience serving in roles at global law firms and investment management firms while advising fund managers and sponsors on regulatory compliance.
For the past four years, he has been a partner in the investment management practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in New York City, where he has guided investment advisers and other clients on their legal and compliance programs, policies and procedures as well as counseling on fund and management company formation, operational and trading issues, contentious matters and management company transactions.
Prior to joining Akin, Daly spent nearly a decade as a partner in the investment management group of Schulte Roth & Zabel, advising investment advisers and fund managers on legal, complian