Mr. Ahmedani is a member of the Firm's Investment Funds and India practices.  He has substantive experience advising managers on the organisation and establishment of U.S. and international private investment funds both onshore and offshore (tax haven) jurisdictions, including hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, distressed debt funds and Shari'ah compliant funds.  Mr. Ahmedani represents managers, placement agents and fund sponsors around the world, with equity diverse investment and distribution strategies.

He has also represented fund sponsors on the establishment of management companies and compensation arrangements, as well as on U.S. regulatory issues, including investment advisory, investment company, ERISA, securities listing, distribution strategy, and commodities and futures trading matters.  He has had articles published on topics such as securities issues related to private investment funds, hedge fund advisor performance compensation, and U.S. broker-dealer issues.

Mr. Ahmedani has also spent time in the Firm's Palo Alto, Hong Kong and Tokyo offices, and continues to counsel Tokyo-based managers.

Bars and Courts
California State Bar, 1998

Education
JD, University of Southern California, Order of the Coif, 1998
BS, University of California, Irvine, 1994

Languages
English
Urdu
Hindi

Citizenship
United States