Biographies

TODD CIPPERMAN has nearly 2 decades of experience in the investment management and financial services industries as both an inside general counsel and in private practice. He previously served as general counsel of a large, public mutual fund and financial technology firm, which included advising its proprietary mutual fund family through significant market and regulatory changes. Cipperman has also served as U.S. general counsel to a large UK-based international equity manager during its management buyout. He also worked for several years in private practice on Wall Street representing both buy-side and sell-side clients in investment management and capital markets transactions. Cipperman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Cornell University. Cipperman teaches for the NASD Institute at Wharton and frequently speaks at industry conferences about distribution issues. During his career, Cipperman has engaged in all aspects of the investment management business. He has created mutual, hedge, offshore, and private equity funds; developed separate account, wrap account, and annuity products; designed innovative distribution structures; negotiated financial technology licensing agreements; and worked several acquisitions and joint ventures. He has also developed and executed compliance and internal audit programs. Cipperman has represented a wide range of industry participants including investment advisers, broker-dealers, fund sponsors, fund servicers, and technology providers.

KRISTEN NOLAN WINSKO has over 10 years experience in the investment management industry including work as an institutional sales representative and mutual fund wholesaler, a regulatory manager, and as counsel. Most recently, she served as Counsel to one of the largest fund administrator/distributors, advising with respect to hedge funds, wrap programs, custody, distribution, and transfer agency. She previously provided legal support to one of the industry’s leading wrap program sponsors, including product development, marketing review, board support, and compliance. Before her legal career, she spent several years developing relationships with, and wholesaling to, investment advisers and broker-dealers with respect to wrap programs and institutional products. She is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Widener University School of Law and Villanova University.

ROBERT TULEYA is an experienced investment management lawyer who has served at the SEC, at a large investment management firm, and in private practice. Bob spent 8 years in the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, Office of Investment Adviser Regulation, where he helped write some of the most significant rules affecting the industry. He also drafted no-action letters and other industry guidance. Most recently, Bob worked as Senior Counsel with BNY Mellon’s Pershing Managed Account Solutions Division and Lockwood Advisors, where he advised on legal, regulatory, and transactional issues for managed accounts, SMAs, UMAs, and mutual fund wrap products. He also served as Chief Legal Officer of BNY Mellon Managed Investments Inc. (fka ADVISORport), an SEC-registered investment adviser providing managed account services. Earlier in his career, Bob worked at a law firm in Virginia. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law and The College of William (cum laude).

RISHI DESAI has experience representing public and private funds with respect to regulatory and transactional issues. He has also advised financial institutions on a wide variety of commercial transactions. Before joining the firm, he worked at a large regional law firm. He is a graduate of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and The George Washington University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics. He is admitted to practice only in the State of Ohio.

RICH KRAEMER has several years experience as an Enforcement Lawyer with the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. While in the PSC’s Division of Enforcement, he prosecuted securities fraud in several contexts including investment adviser and broker-dealer suitability and disclosure cases. He was also involved with cross-agency policy-making. Following his time at the PSC, he also practiced securities litigation at a private law firm. He is a graduate of Temple Law School and Vassar College.

GINO MALASPINA has nearly 20 years experience in the investment management industry. During his career, he has touched nearly every aspect of the registered fund business including registration statements, board materials, board meetings, service provider agreements, operations, SEC filings, and compliance. He has worked at two well-known law firms and at a large fund administrator, where he serviced several institutional clients. He is a graduate of Widener University School of Law and Albright College.