Richard Madris concentrates in private funds and transactional matters, including in the infrastructure, energy, and private equity areas. Mr. Madris advises hedge funds, infrastructure funds and other private investment funds in both their formation and investment stages. He has experience with mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings and securities offerings. In addition, he acts as counsel to the asset management division of a major investment bank.

Mr. Madris is often involved in structuring complex and innovative transactions and advises clients on such matters as corporate organization and structuring of acquisitions. He is also expert on pass-through entities, such as limited partnerships and limited liability companies.

Mr. Madris recently helped develop and structure a multibillion-dollar global Infrastructure Fund. He has recently helped his clients acquire interests in over $14 billion of privately held investments in the infrastructure sector.

Activities

Co-author, "President Obama Proposes Creation and Funding of a National Infrastructure Bank," Stroock Special Bulletin, March 2009; Co-author, "Infrastructure Funds: Bridging the Global Infrastructure Funding Gap," Derivatives Financial Products Report, February 2006

Admitted to Practice

New York, 1995

Education

J.D., cum laude, University of Chicago Law School, 1994; Member, University of Chicago Law Review

B.S., cum laude, Cornell University, 1991