LAW REPORT - Key Persons
As Managing Editor, Jill leads the Law Report Group products, which include the Hedge Fund Law Report, Private Equity Law Report, Cybersecurity Law Report and Anti-Corruption Report. As Editor-in-Chief of the Cybersecurity Law Report, Jill manages editorial content, cultivates relationships with experts and writes on a range of cybersecurity and data privacy topics, with a focus on operational guidance for privacy and security leaders as well as legal and regulatory developments. She also leads webinars and speaks at privacy and security conferences.
Jill was previously an editor at Thomson Reuters and spent the majority of her legal career as a litigator at Dentons, where she gained significant experience in both state and federal courts on a wide array of matters, including intellectual property and contracts. She was also Of Counsel at The Lustigman Firm where her practice focused on advertising law, including regulatory work and litigating false advertising and unfair competition claims.
Jill graduated summa cum laude from Touro Law School, where she was a Law Review editor, and has a B.S. in public relations from The University of Florida.
Philip Moustakis, most recently a Senior Counsel in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, has joined Seward & Kissel as counsel. As Senior Counsel for more than a decade, Moustakis investigated and prosecuted complex matters involving violations of the federal securities laws. He also served a lengthy tenure in the Asset Management Unit; was a founding member of the Cyber Unit, where he focused on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings; and was a founding member of the Distributed Ledger Technology Working Group, which was formed to coordinate the response to the emerging technology across the SEC's divisions and offices. The Hedge Fund Law Report recently interviewed Moustakis in connection with his move to Seward & Kissel. This first article in our two-part series summarizes his thoughts on his experience in the government, as well as the regulatory approach to digital assets and blockchain. The second article will explore enforcement trends in general and in the digital asset space specifically, along with whistleblowers. For additional insight from other Seward & Kissel attorneys, see "With the Filing Deadline Looming for Many Advisers, Seward & Kissel Attorneys Provide a Roadmap to Amended Form ADV" (Mar. 8, 2018); and our two-part series "HFLR and Seward & Kissel Webinar Explores Trends Identified in Side Letter Study": Part One (Nov. 16, 2017); and Part Two (Nov. 30, 2017).
Job Titles:
- Editor - in - Chief
- Editor - in - Chief of the HFLR
As Editor-in-Chief, Robin oversees all editorial content, cultivates relationships with industry experts and writes on a range of legal and compliance issues for hedge fund managers. She writes articles of various types based on research and extensive interviews of industry experts, such as law and accounting firm partners; hedge fund manager leaders, including GCs, CCOs, COOs, CFOs and others; prime broker and administrator executives; and institutional investor decision-makers.
Robin has more than 15 years of editorial and reporting experience, writing about compliance issues in a variety of industries and legal contexts. She also worked for eight years as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
Robin has a law degree from New York University School of Law, where she served as a teaching assistant for a legal research and writing course, and graduated summa cum laude in three years from Purdue University with a BA in political science and a minor in English.
Robin can be reached at robin.barton@iongroup.com.
Job Titles:
- Editor for the Hedge Fund
Rorie is an Editor for the Hedge Fund Law Report who uses his legal background and experience in the private funds industry to help private fund managers mitigate their operational risks and navigate an evolving compliance landscape. He began his legal career as an associate at Ropes & Gray representing private equity funds, both on the debt financing and equity sides, in portfolio company acquisitions. Prior to joining the HFLR, Rorie was an associate attorney at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen where he advised hedge fund managers on structuring, launching, offering and administering fund vehicles.
Rorie received his bachelor's degree with a double major in political science and international studies from the University of Richmond, and his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law. He graduated magna cum laude from each institution.
Rorie can be reached at rorie.norton@iongroup.com.
Job Titles:
- Legal Analyst for the Hedge Fund
Vincent has been a Legal Analyst for the Hedge Fund Law Report since early 2009. He covers legal and regulatory developments, compliance issues, enforcement proceedings and private litigation.