
Joshua Yang
Joshua advises investment managers on structuring and forming private investment funds, including hedge funds, commodity pools, and hybrid funds. He also counsels investment managers and broker-dealers on SEC and CFTC registration, compliance, derivatives documentation, and other investment management matters. He has negotiated hundreds of ISDA master agreements, custody agreements, prime brokerage documents, master repurchase agreements, executing broker agreements, futures account agreements, and other trading agreements on behalf of hedge funds, mutual funds, prop trading firms, and corporations.
In addition, Joshua serves as family counsel to a number of wealthy Chinese families in China and abroad, and advises them on setting up and managing public and private trust companies, family offices and foundations to accomplish their philanthropic, investment, business and wealth transfer objectives.
Committed To Helping Our Clients Succeed
Experience & Education
Legal Experience
- Lapistone Law LLC, Founder, January 2021 - Present
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Partner, September 2017 - December 2020
- K&L Gates, Partner, August 2016 - September 2017
- Winston & Strawn LLP, Associate / Of Counsel, September 2006 - August 2016
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Associate, September 2005 - Septemeber 2006
Education
- William Mitchell College of Law, JD, 2005, summa cum laude, William Mitchell Law Review - Executive Editor
- Southern Methodist University, MBA, 1999
- Wuhan University, Master of Economics, 1995
- Wuhan University, Bachelor of Law, 1990
Certificate
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois