Practices
Lance King is counsel in Seward & Kissel’s Investment Management Group and is located in the Washington, DC office.
Lance’s practice focuses on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters affecting investment companies and registered investment advisers. His experience includes counseling clients in the establishment, registration, and operation of registered investment companies; developing and reviewing compliance programs for investment companies and investment advisers; and counseling clients undergoing regulatory examinations.
Lance previously served as assistant vice president and associate general counsel at an investment management firm, where his responsibilities included the preparation of disclosure and regulatory filings, the review of mutual fund advertising, and drafting and reviewing contracts with service providers. He formerly held Series 7 (General Securities Representative), Series 24 (General Securities Principal), and Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal) FINRA licenses, and earned the Claritas® Investment Certificate from the CFA Institute.
Lance received a B.A. from Tufts University and a J.D. from The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
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, “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)