Todd Zerega, Mark Parise, and Betselot Zeleke have moved to Morgan Lewis as partners, a significant transition from Perkins Coie, reported by Bloomberg Law Automation on March 15, 2024.
Zerega, who will be practicing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, previously co-chaired the investment management practice at Perkins Coie while also serving as a member of the blockchain technology and virtual currency group. Morgan Lewis acknowledges his extensive experience in these areas.
Positioned in Hartford, Connecticut, Parise brings his specialisation in governance, regulatory compliance, and transactional issues related to mutual funds, closed-end funds, private equity, and hedge funds.
Joining in Washington D.C., Zeleke is well-versed in compliance with the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, a critical skill she brings to Morgan Lewis’s expanding portfolio.
The newly formed team’s move to Morgan Lewis indicates the law firm’s ongoing expansion in investment management expertise. Changes in legal teams and partnerships of this caliber often signal strategic business operating movements, a keen point of interest for law firms and corporations alike.