P. Georgia Bullitt is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Investment Management and Securities Industry Practice. Ms. Bullitt focuses on securities, equity sales and trading, and private wealth management. Her experience includes equity brokerage, equity derivatives, representation of exchange traded funds (ETFs), corporate finance, SEC reporting, and private banking.
Ms. Bullitt represents both registered and unregistered investment advisers in connection with a broad range of regulatory issues, including compliance issues under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, fiduciary issues, and trading and market practices. Her clients include traditional money managers, pension plan advisers, and mutual fund advisers, as well alternative managers.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Bullitt was an executive director and counsel at Morgan Stanley. While there, she advised the Institutional Equity Division, the Private Wealth Management Division, and the Retail Division, and developed training and policies and procedures addressing a number of different areas of the federal securities laws.
Ms. Bullitt received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School in 1987, where she was a member of the University of Michigan International Law Journal. She received her B.A. in East Asian studies from Yale University in 1982.
Ms. Bullitt is a member of the New York State Bar Association and a member of SIFMA's Investment Advisory Committee.
Ms. Bullitt is admitted to practice in New York.
Practice Accolades
Investment Management
Ranked, Band 1: Financial Services Regulation: Broker-Dealer Regulation in Chambers USA (2011)
Ranked, Band 1: Investment Funds: Registered Funds in Chambers USA (2011)
Ranked, Band 1: Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual Funds in The U.S. Legal 500 (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Securities/Capital Markets Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)