Allison Yacker and Blair Wallace, associates in the firm’s Financial Services Practice, authored an article in The Hedge Fund Journal on jurisdiction as an aspect of risk analysis. The article explains that while jurisdiction is often misunderstood, it is a crucial factor in complex investing. “Now that custodian, broker and fund insolvency are real concerns, investors and fund managers must put a premium on asset protection and legal certainty when making decisions,” the authors write. The article goes on to explain jurisdiction as it relates to the laws of custodians, custody and related trading arrangements, and cross-border transactions. (“The Role of Jurisdiction in Risk Analysis,” September 2009)