Tim Selby is the head of the Investment Funds Practice at Alston & Bird and served as former chair of the firm’s Management Committee. He advises clients on the structuring and management of hedge funds, managed futures funds, private equity funds, and publicly offered-direct participation programs. He represents a broad range of clients, employing a wide variety of alternative investment strategies; from well-established institutions to experienced fund managers that have decided to build their own asset management firms.
Tim advises clients on compliance with, and exemptions from, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, Commodity Exchange Act, Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC and CFTC regulations, and NFA and FINRA rules.
Every year since 2010 Tim has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, where he is recognized for his expertise in the hedge fund and managed futures sectors. In the 2017 edition of Chambers, Tim was praised as a lawyer who is “a pleasure to deal with” and “possesses a deep knowledge of all aspects of investment management.” Tim was named to The Best Lawyers in America© in the areas of Private Funds/Hedge Funds and Derivatives and Futures Law.
Before practicing law, Tim was licensed and practiced as a CPA.
