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Biography

Jay Baris is a partner in the Investment Funds group of Shearman and Sterling and has practiced in the asset management area for more than 35 years. Jay is widely recognized for his breadth of experience representing registered funds, investment advisers, financial institutions, broker-dealers and independent directors on the full spectrum of financial services regulation, transactions and governance matters. He has extensive experience advising on the regulatory aspects of fund and investment advisory operations, including mergers and acquisitions reorganizations and exemptive applications and compliance issues. More recently, he has been advising FinTech clients on cryptocurrency issues.