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Practice Mr. Ruggiero, Partner and Co-Chair of the International Corporate Department and head of the International Funds Practice Group, concentrates on the legal aspects of professional investment management, particularly in the area of hedge funds, private equity and venture capital financing. Mr. Ruggiero has extensive experience in all aspects of the structuring, documenting and operation of offshore investment funds and U.S. private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, leveraged buyout funds and other pooled investment management vehicles. He also counsels U.S. and foreign clients on Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act considerations for private funds and represents clients participating in mergers and acquisition transactions, general and limited partnerships and joint ventures, particularly joint ventures between U.S. entities and non-U.S. entities. Mr. Ruggiero is also chairman of the Firm�s Personnel Committee. Education - J.D., Stanford Law School, 1982 B.S., Economics, magna cum laude, New York University, 1979, Associations, New York State Bar Association Languages - English, Italian, French, German. | 