Understand The Business
We start with the investment strategy, commercial priorities, and decisions ahead. That context informs how we approach the structure, transaction, or ongoing legal question.
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Clear Perspective.
Decisive Counsel.
For the capital you put to work,
from the foundation you’re building.
A Broader Perspective
The Firm
Private Capital.
Business Counsel.
Nwabuzor & Associates PLLC is a New York law firm focused on private funds, asset management, and corporate matters. We advise fund sponsors, investment advisers, institutional investors, family offices, entrepreneurs, and privately held businesses.
Our work connects fund formation and investment management with the transactions and governance decisions that follow. We help clients consider the legal structure, commercial objectives, and ongoing responsibilities together.
Fund SponsorsInvestment AdvisersPrincipalsGrowing BusinessesInstitutional InvestorsEntrepreneursPrivately Held Businesses
Our Expertise
Built Around
Your Next Move.
Focused legal counsel across the life of an investment, a transaction, and a business.
01Private Funds &
Asset Management
Asset Management
We advise sponsors on the formation, structuring, launch, and ongoing operation of private investment funds. Our asset management practice considers the investment vehicle alongside the adviser’s business and the relationships that support it.
- Hedge, private equity, and venture capital funds
- Private credit and real estate funds
- Funds of funds and co-investment vehicles
- Separately managed accounts
02Investor Representation
We represent institutional investors and family offices in private fund investments. Our counsel focuses on understanding the investment structure, evaluating the terms of a commitment, and considering the governance rights and obligations that continue after closing.
- Private fund investment review
- Investor-side representation
- Investment terms and governance considerations
03Corporate Transactions
We advise entrepreneurs and privately held businesses on mergers, acquisitions, and emerging business transactions. By considering the transaction alongside the company’s broader objectives, we help clients assess the legal choices involved in a change of ownership or a new phase of growth.
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Emerging business transactions
- Privately held business matters
04Governance &
General Counsel
General Counsel
We provide corporate governance advice and outsourced general counsel services for businesses and investment management firms. The work brings an ongoing legal perspective to management decisions, board responsibilities, and the practical needs of a developing business.
- Corporate and fund governance
- Outsourced general counsel
- Strategic business counsel
Connected Perspectives
Understand the Structure.
See the Relationship.
Private capital brings together sponsors, managers, and investors with different priorities. Our practice spans those perspectives, connecting the legal details to the people and decisions behind them.
For Sponsors & Managers
From a fund’s formation and launch to its ongoing operation, we advise on the vehicle, the management business, and the corporate matters around them.
For Investors
We advise on private fund commitments with attention to investment terms, governance, and the continuing relationship with the sponsor.
Our Founder
Experience.
With Perspective.
Ekwutozia U. Nwabuzor, Esq.
Founder & Managing Member
Ekwutozia advises private fund sponsors, investment advisers, institutional investors, family offices, entrepreneurs, and privately held businesses on sophisticated transactional matters.
Before founding Nwabuzor & Associates, she was a Member in the Corporate Practice Group at Cozen O’Connor. Earlier in her career, she served as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for a global investment management firm.
More About Ekwutozia
Her practice spans private fund formation, asset management advisory services, investor-side representation, mergers and acquisitions, emerging business transactions, and corporate governance.
She also serves as an independent director and chairperson for a Cayman Islands hedge fund, bringing a board-level perspective to governance, fiduciary responsibilities, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk.
Our Approach
The Details Matter.
So Does the Bigger Picture.
Bring The Issues Into Focus
We connect the structure, terms, and governance considerations. Our aim is to make the important choices clear and help clients understand the legal implications of each.
Stay Close To The Work
We advise through a transaction and as the business evolves. Fund, corporate, and governance work are considered together, with attention to the responsibilities that continue beyond a closing.