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Experience:
Elizabeth Knoblock focuses on laws governing investment advisers, registered investment companies, hedge funds, and private accounts, including institutional, retail, and wrap fee clientele. She has significant experience with securities-related policies and procedures, disclosure, compliance, and regulatory issues.
Elizabeth also draws on her extensive experience to serve as one of the Advisers Act point persons on Mayer Brown's new Subprime Lending Response team, an interdisciplinary team of lawyers formed to help clients address the issues resulting from the continuing distress in the subprime lending market.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown in 2005, Elizabeth worked for many years in the securities industry in Washington, New York and Florida, including stints at Franklin Templeton Investments; Kidder, Peabody; Gruntal; Shearson Lehman Hutton; the Securities and Exchange Commission; and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She has been praised by clients for her ability to "see the business viewpoint and to interact with management on difficult issues" (Chambers USA 2007).
Education:
NOVA University, MBA, 1993; Dean's List, Georgetown University Law Center, LLM, Securities Regulation, 1989; Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, Georgetown University Law Center, JD, 1979; Dean's List; Editor, Law and Policy in International Business, Stetson University, BA, magna cum laude, 1976; Dean's List. | 