What are the responsibilities and job description for the White Collar Crime / Investigations & Regulatory Counsel - Hedge Fund position at Simmons & Hanbury?
Leading Global Investment Firm | Competitive Compensation Bonus
An elite global investment firm is looking to appoint a White Collar Crime, Investigations & Regulatory Counsel to join its high-performing legal team in New York.
This is a rare opportunity for an outstanding lawyer to move into a sophisticated buy-side environment, working alongside senior legal, compliance and business leaders on high-profile regulatory matters, internal investigations and enforcement issues impacting a global investment platform.
The successful candidate will provide strategic legal advice across a broad range of contentious regulatory matters while partnering closely with Compliance, Risk, Trading, Portfolio Management and senior management. The position will have exposure to Ai and Data.
Key Responsibilities
- Advise on regulatory investigations, examinations and enforcement matters involving U.S. and international regulators.
- Lead and support internal investigations relating to trading activity, market conduct, employee misconduct and regulatory inquiries.
- Manage interactions with government agencies, regulators and external counsel.
- Advise senior stakeholders on legal and regulatory risk arising from new business initiatives, trading activities and strategic projects.
- Develop investigation strategies, oversee fact gathering and assess legal exposure.
- Provide guidance on securities laws, market abuse, insider trading, anti-fraud and other financial regulatory frameworks.
- Draft responses to regulatory requests, subpoenas and information demands.
- Deliver practical, commercial legal advice to business stakeholders operating in fast-moving financial markets.
- Partner closely with Compliance on regulatory developments, policies and governance initiatives.
Candidate Profile
- Juris Doctor (JD) from a leading law school.
- Admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- Approximately 3–6 years' post-qualification experience.
- Experience gained within a top-tier law firm, U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice, SEC, CFTC or other leading enforcement agency.
- Strong background in white collar crime, government investigations, securities enforcement, financial crime or complex regulatory investigations.
- An interest in Ai.