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Michael J. Nelson

Michael Nelson is counsel in the firm’s Asset Management and Investment Funds practice. His experience includes performing due diligence, leading legal negotiations, and recommending private equity fund investments involving state retirement assets. He has presented recommendations to investment committees and the board; drafted and revised preferred legal terms; and overseen investments and general partner relationships through quarterly reporting, annual meetings, and limited partner advisory committee meetings. Michael has also conducted on-site due diligence both domestically and internationally and has trained newer team members in due diligence, legal negotiations, and the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of general partners and prospective fund investments.

This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael was an assistant attorney general with the Washington State Office of the Attorney General, where he served as one of two general counsels to the Washington State Investment Board and conducted legal due diligence and negotiations for private markets investments. His work included reviewing investment agreements and related documentation across private equity, private credit, tangible assets, and real estate investments, as well as managing domestic and international securities litigation aimed at recovering pension fund losses caused by corporate fraud.

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