Martin Cornish

Martin is widely recognised as a leading fund management and financial services regulatory lawyer with over 25 years’ experience. Martin leads the firm’s hedge fund practice but his practice is much broader, encompassing all forms of alternative investment funds and acting, inter alia, for proprietary traders, brokers and dealers.

Experience

Martin was previously a partner at a leading UK ‘silver circle’ law firm, partner in charge of fund management at two US/Global law firms, European Legal Director of an international investment bank and partner in charge of fund management and managing partner of M.W. Cornish & Co., a niche financial services law firm which merged with MJ Hudson in 2013.

Education and Qualifications

• Millfield School
• MA History and Law, Downing College, Cambridge University
• Guildford College of Law
• Solicitor (England and Wales)

Recent Engagements

• Launch of ‘seed capital/accelerator’ Luxembourg hedge fund for US client including seed capital agreement with seed provider to UK LLP management company and executing first investment by the Fund into a third party Cayman CTA Fund.
• Advising on the establishment of an international wealth manager with offices in Dubai, the UK, U.S.A. and Guernsey by a team spinning out of a major international bank including related corporate structuring.
• Advising on the acquisition of an international fund administrator by a sovereign wealth fund.
• Advising on the establishment of a novel platform solution to marketing alternative investment funds in the EU/EEA under the Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive.

Interests

Martin is a member of the All England Lawn Tennis Club and he represents Surrey County and GB at World Seniors Championships.