Leader in Launching, Servicing & Reorganizing ETFs
The Practus ETF Group is nationally recognized for its leadership in launching, servicing, and reorganizing ETFs. Our team has decades of experience advising asset managers, fund sponsors, ETF Trusts, white label ETF platform providers, independent directors, fund administrators, transfer agents, custodians, distributors and other financial institutions, along with service providers in the ETF ecosystem. We understand the fast-moving ETF regulatory landscape and operational complexities in managing ETFs. The diverse experience of our team, which includes significant asset management in-house, SEC, FINRA and other regulator experience, in addition to Am Law 100 experience, enables our attorneys to deliver practical, responsive guidance tailored to your business model.
Practus Executed First Mutual Fund to ETF Conversion
Our attorneys have been at the forefront of novel legal projects, including being the first law firm to successfully execute a mutual fund to ETF conversion. We continue to shape the industry by helping clients respond to new regulatory developments, product innovation, and business challenges. Our team brings a business-minded approach to solving legal issues, always focused on speed to market, regulatory efficiency, and aligning legal strategy with growth goals.
Lifecycle Legal Support: ETF Formation, Structuring, Compliance, Governance
Clients rely on Practus for full lifecycle legal support—from formation and structuring to compliance and fund governance. Our ETF group also works seamlessly with our tax, corporate, and IP teams to address other issues that regularly face our ETF clients, such as corporate structuring issues, Section 351 conversions, licensing arrangements, and proprietary index design.
Sophisticated ETF Client Base, Proven Track Record
We are proud to represent one of the most sophisticated ETF client bases in the country and have helped launch hundreds of successful products, including active ETFs, ESG-focused strategies, leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs, and crypto-related products. Additionally, our firm has executed numerous fund reorganizations, and represents one of the leading tax practices in Section 351 conversions in the country.
At Practus, we offer the sophistication of BigLaw with a lean, modern business model that lets us be more agile, accessible, and cost-effective. Our team is deeply integrated with the industry ecosystem, including ETF platform providers, custodians, index providers, market makers, transfer agents, distributors, and administrators to name a few —giving us the real-world insight to guide your ETF through every stage of development and execution.
