Practices
Robert M. Kurucza is a partner in Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management practice. He is recognized as one of the country’s leading legal advisors in the financial services industry. He has represented major financial services companies, including banks, asset management firms, mutual fund complexes, trust companies, private wealth management firms and securities firms, in connection with regulatory matters.
Mr. Kurucza is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania only. His practice in the District of Columbia is limited to practice before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the FDIC, the Federal Reserve, certain other agencies, and the federal courts.
Mr. Kurucza is a past chairman of the American Bar Association Subcommittee on Securities Products, and was named by the American Banker as one of the 125 most influential people in Washington, D.C. with regard to financial service matters. Mr. Kurucza also served as General Counsel to the former Bank Securities Association.
Mr. Kurucza has chaired and appeared as a panelist on numerous banking, mutual fund and securities law programs. His many authored articles on securities, mutual fund and banking law matters have appeared in the Legal Times of Washington, American Banker, The Bank Securities Journal and various bar association publications, as well as an American Bankers Association publication, Banks and Mutual Funds. Mr. Kurucza is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, American Banker and other financial publications.
Prior to joining Seward & Kissel, Mr. Kurucza was a partner in the Washington, D.C. offices of Goodwin and Morrison & Foerster. He was formerly the Director of the Securities & Corporate Practices Division of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Assistant Director of the Division of Investment Management for the SEC, and Chief Counsel to the Pennsylvania Securities Commission.
Publications
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management 2023 Year in Review,” Seward & Kissel (March 14, 2024)
- Co-authored, “FinCEN Proposes AML Requirements for Certain Investment Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (March 7, 2024)
- Co-authored, “SEC Releases FAQ on Marketing Rule Compliance – Calculating Gross and Net Performance,” Seward & Kissel (February 9, 2024)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Registered Funds Group 2023 Highlights,” Seward & Kissel (February 8, 2024)
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Rules Expanding the Definitions of ‘Dealer’ and ‘Government Securities Dealer’,” Seward & Kissel (February 7, 2024)
- Co-authored, “FTC Announces 2024 HSR Filing Thresholds and Fee Schedule,” Seward & Kissel (February 5, 2024)
- Co-authored, “New Resources for Growth Equity and VC Managers,” Seward & Kissel (January 12, 2024)
- Co-authored, “FinCEN’s New Rule on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements: Application to Investment Advisers and Related Entities,” Seward & Kissel (January 2, 2024)
- Co-authored, “Countdown to Compliance with Tailored Shareholder Report Requirements: Key Considerations,” Seward & Kissel (December 6, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Division of Examinations Announced 2024 Examination Priorities,” Seward & Kissel (November 28, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Gross Short Position and Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Managers,” Seward & Kissel (November 8, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Amendments to the Fund ‘Names Rule’,” Seward & Kissel (November 6, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Amendments to Regulation 13D-G,” Seward & Kissel (October 18, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases 2022/2023 Hedge Fund Side Letter Study,” Seward & Kissel (October 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Proposes Improvements to EDGAR Filer Access and Account Management,” Seward & Kissel (October 3, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Sweep into Marketing Rule Violations Results in Charges Against Nine Investment Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (October 3, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases Second Edition of SPV Snapshot Report,” Seward & Kissel (September 20, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Compliance Dates for Final Rules Regarding the Regulation of Private Fund Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (September 18, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Charges FinTech Investment Adviser with First Violation of the Marketing Rule and Additional Compliance Violations,” Seward & Kissel (September 11, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel Releases Third Edition of SMA Snapshot Report,” Seward & Kissel (September 6, 2023)
- Co-authored, “The SEC Adopts Final Rules Regarding the Regulation of Private Fund Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (August 25, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Enforcement of Off-Channel Communications Continues – New Series of Firms Charged with Penalties Totaling $289 Million,” Seward & Kissel (August 16, 2023)
- Co-authored, “The Modern De-SPAC and a Way Forward,” Seward & Kissel (July 27, 2023)
- Co-authored, “SEC Adopts Money Market Reforms,” Seward & Kissel (July 24, 2023 as revised August 4, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Expiration of SEC Staff’s No Action Letters Providing Relief to Broker-Dealers Providing MiFID II Requirements Research,” Seward & Kissel (July 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s Established Manager Hedge Fund Study,” Seward & Kissel (June 20, 2023)
- Co-authored, “2022 Seed Transactions Deal Points Study,” Seward & Kissel (June 7, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Seward & Kissel’s 2022 New Manager Hedge Fund Study,” Seward & Kissel (May 17, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Building a Scalable Hedge Fund Business,” Seward & Kissel (April 19, 2023)
- Co-authored, “Off-Channel Communications: Action Items for Advisers,” Seward & Kissel (March 16, 2023)
Recognition
Mr. Kurucza has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, U.S. News-Best Lawyers and The Legal 500 U.S. as a leader in the fields of banking and mutual funds law.