With extensive experience outside of the United States, Catherine Anderson focuses her practice on assisting investment advisers and private investment funds (including hedge funds). Catherine is experienced in the formation of alternative asset private equity funds, onshore and offshore (Cayman, British Virgin Islands) hedge funds. Recently Catherine has also provided advice on the investor-side for investments into private investment funds. Catherine regularly provides help to investment advisers on a variety of regulatory compliance matters including, SEC filings, “know-your-client” matters, secondary transfers, policies and procedures and routine operational matters.
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Catherine has experience in data privacy and cybersecurity issues and has recently advised clients on matters involving the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Catherine also assists clients with international transactional matters. She provides advice on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, helps implement international joint ventures and commercial contracts and offers guidance to clients that seek to establish and maintain operations in other countries. Most recently Catherine has worked on a multi-jurisdiction implementation of a delegations of authority project. Apart from her Australasian experience, Catherine has worked with clients in transactions involving Singapore, Cambodia and other South American countries (including Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay).
Before joining Foley Hoag, Catherine practiced for five years in Auckland, New Zealand in the corporate departments at two major law firms: Minter Ellison Rudd Watts and Simpson Grierson. She remains a member of the New Zealand Law Society.
