Duff & Phelps, the global advisor that protects, restores and maximizes value for clients, announced today that Adam August has joined the firm as a director in the Compliance and Regulatory Consulting (CRC) practice. Based in Dallas, he will lead the expansion of Duff & Phelps CRC offering to the Texas area. Adam has over 11 years of experience in corporate and securities law.
Adam joins Duff & Phelps from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld LLP, where he was senior counsel in the Investment Funds and Private Equity Practice Group. Adam has advised investment managers of private funds with respect to private placements, complex federal and state registration and exemption issues for investment advisers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisers, as well as other corporate matters and compliance issues beginning with the initial fundraising process and continuing throughout the life of the fund. In addition, Adam has assisted asset managers with all manner of regulatory items, including SEC filings, Form ADV and Form PF, SEC exams, due diligence, compliance manuals and related policies and procedures.
“I am very excited to have Adam joining our team,” commented Chris Lombardy, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Compliance Consulting at Duff & Phelps. “As securities law and regulation continues to evolve, I know Adam will be a valuable resource for our clients. I look forward to watching him leverage his expertise and client relationships to expand our CRC practice in Dallas and Texas.”
Adam is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, the Dallas Bar Association and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. He is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
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Duff & Phelps is the global advisor that protects, restores and maximizes value for clients in the areas of valuation, corporate finance, investigations, disputes, cyber security, compliance and regulatory matters, and other governance-related issues. We work with clients across diverse sectors, mitigating risk to assets, operations and people. With Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps since 2018, our firm has nearly 3,500 professionals in 28 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.duffandphelps.com.
