Currently, Josh is helping several firms assess how their investments activities may implicate requirements to register as commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisers with the CFTC, and whether those clients may avail themselves of exemptions from registration. He is also assisting a major Indian banking organization explore various means of attracting investments from the United States. In addition, he is advising asset managers, commercial lenders, and other financial institutions on Volcker Rule matters under Dodd-Frank.

Josh recently represented a bank-sponsored mutual fund complex and its independent directors in multiple reorganization and liquidation transactions, following the bank’s strategic decision to discontinue its captive mutual fund business. Josh also helped counsel a committee of independent directors during its review of several fund reorganizations that were prompted by a management buyout. In addition, he is assisting a “turn-key” multiple series trust launch new funds run by advisers who offer specialized investment programs, including managed futures, tactical allocation, and international strategies. Josh regularly advises fund managers on compliance, registration, and operational matters.

During the recent financial crisis, Josh took a leading role in helping several money market fund clients participate in the Treasury Department’s Temporary Guarantee Program. He also worked with a number of other Bingham lawyers to help money market funds obtain no-action relief that enabled those funds to receive financial support from their sponsors. In addition, Josh helped advise a board committee during its review of a shareholder demand regarding several funds’ investment of securities lending collateral in notes issued by structured investment vehicles.