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Stradley Ronon Partner Bruce Leto Discusses Board Oversight at IDC Fund Directors Conference
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PHILADELPHIA — Stradley Ronon partner Bruce Leto spoke at the Independent Directors Council (IDC) 2025 Fund Directors Conference on October 28 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Stradley Ronon served as a sponsor for the conference, which provided fund directors with practical takeaways and covered top-of-mind issues for investment companies and their boards.
Bruce’s session, “Board Oversight of Product Development and Management,” focused on the role of fund boards in overseeing the design, implementation and ongoing management of investment products, including governance responsibilities, regulatory considerations and practical challenges directors face in discharging their fiduciary duties.
Bruce counsels investment companies, investment advisers, independent trustees and broker-dealers on a wide array of regulatory, governance and compliance matters. He has experience advising mutual funds and their boards on oversight practices, product development issues and operational risks, and is a frequent speaker on investment management regulatory developments.
About Stradley Ronon’s Investment Management Practice:
Stradey Ronon’s investment management practice is continuing to drive industry innovation, as it has for nearly a century. Our world class asset management lawyers have created novel products and secured industry firsts that transformed the asset management industry. Home to many former SEC Division of Investment Management officials who shaped the regulations that govern the industry today, Stradley Ronon delivers insights only seasoned practitioners can provide. Whether you're an investment adviser, public or private fund manager, fund board or service provider, we can help build or protect your business with pragmatic guidance and strategic solutions.
About Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Counseling clients since 1926, Stradley Ronon has helped private and public companies — from small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations — achieve their goals by providing pragmatic, value-driven legal counsel. With offices coast to coast, our lawyers seamlessly address the full spectrum of our clients’ needs, ranging from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex commercial litigation.