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Molly Moynihan is firmwide chair of the Investment Management practice. She has previously served on the Management and Executive Committees of the firm. Molly represents investment management clients, including registered open-end investment companies, registered investment advisers, independent directors of fund complexes, and private funds. She is also active in fintech and has most recently advised boards of directors on oversight of the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Molly represents the independent directors of several mutual fund complexes and serves as fund counsel to a major fund complex, regularly advising on fund formation, regulatory requirements, and compliance. She has in-depth experience with risk management issues associated with portfolio management and valuation and has developed and counseled on adviser and fund compliance and risk management programs, including cybersecurity. She has also provided counsel in connection with mergers and acquisitions of affiliated and unaffiliated investment companies and investment advisers, affiliated transactions, and distribution issues. Her representation includes funds serving as underlying investment vehicles for variable insurance products and business development companies.
Molly served as general counsel to a multibillion-dollar registered investment company whose primary investors were large public and ERISA-regulated pension plans, handling the company's regulatory filings and compliance and acted as liaison to the board of trustees. In addition, she was responsible for structuring issues related to mortgage-backed securities and real estate transactions and advice relating to the fund’s pension plan investors.
Molly regularly writes and lectures on the role of independent directors, risk management, and current regulatory issues faced by the industry. She is a member of the American Bar Association Task Force on Fund Directors and a co-author of the ABA Fund Directors Handbook. Molly serves on the board of the National Archives Foundation where she chairs the Governance Committee.
Molly is a member of the District of Columbia and New York state bars.
Professional Leadership
- Foundation of the National Archives, Board of Directors, Member
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Sub-Committee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
- Perkins Coie Firmwide Management Committee, Member, 2017 - 2020
- Perkins Coie Firmwide Executive Committee, Member, 2012 - 2015, 2017 - 2020
Related Employment
- K&L Gates LLP, Washington, D.C., Partner, Investment Management, 2008 - 2010
- AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, Washington, D.C., General Counsel, 2003 - 2008
- Sullivan & Cromwell, London, New York and Washington, D.C., Associate, 1988 - 1992; Specialist, 1993 - 1999
Clerkships
- Chief Justice Thomas Phillips, Supreme Court of Texas, 1987 - 1988
