Senior Vice President

Prior to joining HedgeOp in April of 2008, Rachel was an associate in the Private Funds and Investment Management practice groups of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. Prior to this, Rachel was an associate for three years in the Investment Management group of Seward & Kissel LLP. Rachel began her career at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, where she started as a litigation associate for two years before moving to the corporate department where she spent two years in the Private Equity Funds group. Over the past seven years, Rachel has maintained a diverse private funds and investment management practice, representing investment managers and private fund sponsors in connection with structuring, formation, offering and operation of a variety of domestic and offshore hedge funds, funds of funds and private equity funds. Rachel also provided fund managers with ongoing regulatory advice on compliance with the Advisers Act and other applicable securities laws. Rachel received a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School in 1999 and a B.A./M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. Rachel also received an LL.M in corporate law from the New York University School of Law in 2004.