Biography

Christopher focuses his practice on representing private investment funds and SEC-registered, state registered and exempt advisers. He advises clients in connection with:
- Private fund formation, structuring and fundraising, including the preparation of fund offering documents and other materials;
- Regulatory and compliance matters (including registering advisers with the SEC, developing compliance programs and codes of ethics for investment advisers, assisting with ongoing compliance obligations and advising investment advisers undergoing SEC examinations);
- Reviewing and negotiating separately managed account agreements;
- Reviewing investor communications and marketing materials;
- Drafting operating agreements for investment advisers;
- Preparing regulatory filings (e.g., filings required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934);
- Negotiating third-party contracts with service providers; and
- Negotiating seed arrangements.
Prior to joining Weil, Christopher was a partner at another international law firm.
Christopher received his J.D. from Albany Law School and his B.S. from Boston College.
Firm News & Announcements, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises JLL Partners in Formation of Continuation Fund to Extend Investment in Solvias AG Deal Brief — February 27, 2025
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in Completion of its $440M Strategic Investment in BrightNight Deal Brief — October 07, 2024
Speaking Engagements
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IBA’s 23rd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds
Speaker(s):
Chris Scully
March 10, 2025 — Weil Private Funds partner Chris Scully spoke on a panel titled “Workshop on Global Regulatory Trends and Developments” as part of IBA’s 23rd Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds.
- End of SEC Fiscal Year Flurry of Enforcement / Exam Activity Speaker(s): Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully and David E. Wohl — October 23, 2024 — Webinar
Latest Thinking
- In Two Significant Private Fund Regulatory Developments, SEC Staff Publishes FAQs Permitting Advisers to Present Gross-Only Extracted Performance and Investment Characteristics under the Advisers Act Marketing Rule and No-Action Letter Providing Clear Guidance for Verifying Accredited Investor Status in Rule 506(c) Offerings Alert — By David E. Wohl, Chris Scully, Chris Mulligan, Andrew B. Dean, John H. Bradshaw, Stephen Filocoma and Jake Henry Pero — PDF — March 20, 2025
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Further Update: Treasury Department Limits Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act To Foreign Reporting Companies
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Adé Heyliger,
Chris Mulligan,
Chris Scully and
Zack Tripp
— March 06, 2025
On March 2, 2025, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced that it will not enforce penalties or fines with respect to the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements against US citizens or “domestic reporting companies” (i.e., entities created by the filing of a document with a secretary of state or similar […]
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... - Further Update: Treasury Department Limits Enforcement Of Corporate Transparency Act To Foreign Reporting Companies Alert — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, Zack Tripp, Timothy C. Welch, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — March 05, 2025
- Further Update On Corporate Transparency Act: Reporting Deadlines To Be Extended; Enforcement Paused Alert — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, Zack Tripp, Timothy C. Welch, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — March 03, 2025
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Further Update: Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect as District Court Lifts Injunction
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Adé Heyliger,
Chris Mulligan,
Chris Scully and
Zack Tripp
— February 21, 2025
The deadlines for filing beneficial ownership information reports with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network as required by the Corporate Transparency Act have been restored with extensions as described in detail below, including a March 21, 2025 deadline for the vast majority of companies filing an initial, updated, and/or corrected BOI report. View this Governance & […]
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