Sadis & Goldberg

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Sadis & Goldberg
Type Limited liability partnership
Industry Legal services
Founded1997
Headquarters New York City
Key people
Jeffrey C. Goldberg
Ron S. Geffner
Douglas R. Hirsch
Website www.sadis.com

Sadis & Goldberg LLP is a New York-based law firm with practices in hedge, private equity, venture capital, real estate and commodity fund formation, family office, transactional counseling, compliance services, regulatory representation, litigation, derivatives, tax, ERISA, estate planning and real estate. [1] [2] Sadis & Goldberg was voted "Best Global and North American Law Firm" for hedge funds [3] and ranked number five in 2016 Preqin Global Hedge Fund Report. [4] The firm serves 900 funds including domestic and international financial institutions, family offices, hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and commodity pool, making it the largest provider of professional and legal services for alternative asset class in the US. [5]

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History

Sadis & Goldberg was founded in 1997. The firm's senior attorneys are former SEC enforcement lawyers and seasoned attorneys who started their careers in major law firms. [6]

Notable clients and cases

Awards

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