Basil V. Godellas

Basil V. Godellas


Winston & Strawn LLP

Recognized since 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

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Basil represents companies in the asset management industry with in regulatory and transactional matters. He regularly counsels clients in connection with structuring and forming private investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, commodity pools, commingled funds, alternative investments and credit funds, group trusts and collective investment trusts, new product development, securities offerings, and related filing obligations, investment management compliance matters, acquisitions, divestitures, and domestic and cross-border reorganizations.

Basil has structured and documented numerous onshore and offshore funds, including “master feeder” funds, multi-class funds, series funds, and segregated portfolio companies. He has represented an international investment bank in connection with its acquisition of a futures commission merchant, a large investment manager in connection with its reorganization and the spin-off of its alternative investments business division, and the private banking division of a European bank in connection with its acquisition of a registered U.S. investment adviser.

Basil also advises a number of clients with respect to digital assets and blockchain technology.

Location
  • 35 West Wacker Drive
    Chicago, IL 60601-9703

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

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