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W. Danforth Townley

W. Danforth Townley

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Attorney Fellow, Division of Investment Management
New York, NY, USA


W. Danforth Townley is an Attorney Fellow in the Division of Investment Management at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in New York and Washington, D.C. Mr. Townley participates in rulemaking activities of the Division and provides advice on policy initiatives affecting the asset management industry. Prior to joining the SEC, Mr. Townley was a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, advising clients on the structuring and offering of hedge funds, private equity funds and other investment vehicles and advising on regulatory compliance with the Investment Company Act and the Investment Advisers Act. Mr. Townley has been practicing in New York City for most of his career; he also worked for several years in the Hong Kong and Tokyo offices of Davis Polk. Mr. Townley received his J.D. from the Yale Law School in 1985 and graduated from Yale College with a B.A. in History in 1979. He clerked with U.S. District Court Judge Robert Sweet from 1985-86.

W. Danforth Townley is associated with the following items:
Course Handbooks  Course Handbooks Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters DavisPolk, Client Memorandum, SEC Issues Final Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (June 29, 2011) - Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Wednesday, September 05, 2012
DavisPolk, Client Newsletter, Investment Management Regulatory Update (June 19, 2012) - Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Memorandum to Interested Persons Re: Negotiation of Prime Brokerage Arrangements (July 2012) - Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Web Segment  Web Segment The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers - Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Monday, September 10, 2012
MP3 Audio  MP3 Audio Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers , Monday, September 10, 2012
Transcripts  Transcripts The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers , Monday, September 10, 2012
MP4 - Mobile Video Seg  MP4 - Mobile Video Seg Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers - The Changing Regulatory Framework for Hedge Funds and Managers , Monday, September 10, 2012
On-Demand Web Programs  On-Demand Web Programs Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Wednesday, September 19, 2012 , New York, NY
Live Seminar  Live Seminar Hedge Fund Management 2013 , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , New York, NY
Hedge Funds 2012: Strategies and Structures for an Evolving Marketplace , Wednesday, September 05, 2012 , New York, NY
Live Webcast  Live Webcast Hedge Fund Management 2013 , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , New York, NY
Investment Management Institute 2014 , Thursday, March 06, 2014 , New York, NY
PLI Grpcast-Live Web  PLI Grpcast-Live Web Hedge Fund Management 2013 , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , Boston, MA
Hedge Fund Management 2013 , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , Columbus, OH
Hedge Fund Management 2013 , Thursday, September 12, 2013 , Birmingham, AL
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