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Alpha Magazine Ranks Kleinberg Kaplan Among The Top Onshore Hedge Fund Practices

Firm News | March 6, 2015

Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C., is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked among the Top Onshore Hedge Fund Practices in the 2015 Alpha Awards by Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine.

The Alpha Awards are based on a survey of more than 625 hedge fund firms. Alpha magazine asked managers to rate the quality of service they received from their onshore and offshore law firms over the past year in six categories, including: Regulatory & Compliance; Hedge Fund Expertise; Document Preparation & Fund Formation; Client Service; Tax Law Expertise; and Business Planning & Corporate Finance. To be eligible for the overall winner’s table this year, law firms needed enough votes to be ranked in at least four of the six aspects of service. Hedge funds were asked to rate the quality of service they received for the 12 months ending August 31, 2014.

For over 40 years, Kleinberg Kaplan has been a leader in the hedge fund industry. The firm represents hundreds of fund managers including leading domestic and offshore funds and fund-of-funds with many billions of dollars under management, advising them on all aspects of their businesses. Kleinberg Kaplan has developed a national and international reputation for its representation of private funds, including several pioneers in the hedge fund industry. The Hedge Fund practice has been designated as a leader in its field by the IFLR1000 – The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Firms. In 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014, the firm was included on HFMWeek‘s Service Provider Awards short list for best hedge fund law firms in two different categories – client service and best U.S. law firm overall, in 2014 the firm was also included for best onshore law firm – hedge fund start-ups.