From Offer to Exit: Employment Lessons for Fund Managers
Event summary
Cooley’s employment and fund formation teams hosted a discussion on employment considerations unique to fund managers. The session highlighted key updates for 2025, including common pitfalls and lessons learned from their practice.
The session began by discussing worker classification and approaches to multistate and international hiring. Panelists examined compensation-related decisions, focusing on carried interest structuring and legal considerations ranging from deal-by-deal carry to broker-dealer regulations. Finally, they addressed employee departures, shared strategies to mitigate risk, and explored ways to reach mutually beneficial outcomes during personnel transitions.
Individuals involved in the human resources, legal, operations, or compliance functions of their firms were encouraged to attend.
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