About Stanley V. Polit

Stanley Polit advises asset managers, institutional investors, and institutional and emerging fund sponsors on structuring, regulatory compliance and capital raising across alternative investment strategies. He advises both sponsors and investors on negotiating and executing their most complex and significant investment arrangements.

Trusted counsel for asset managers and institutional investors

Backed by a multidisciplinary team, Stan helps asset managers and investors of all sizes navigate a range of complex corporate, regulatory and transactional matters.

Stan represents fund sponsors across a wide range of strategy types, including hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds, and advises on a full spectrum of fund structures from initial launch through ongoing operations. While he regularly serves as primary funds counsel for institutional fund sponsors, he is also a trusted advisor to emerging and first-time fund managers navigating spinouts, initial fund launches, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration requirements. He also has substantial experience advising non-US asset managers on US registration requirements and capital raising considerations.

In addition to his sponsor-side practice, Stan regularly represents institutional investors, with a particular focus on family offices and foundations. Leveraging his deep experience representing fund sponsors, Stan provides pragmatic and business-oriented counsel to institutional investors seeking to efficiently deploy capital while managing legal, regulatory and reputational risks.

Emphasis on capital raising

Stan's experience advising both sponsor- and investor-side clients provides him with a unique vantage point on current capital raising trends. He is often retained to advise on capital raising and deployment strategies. His work in this space routinely involves advising on nine-figure investments across bespoke fund-of-one, joint venture, and separately managed account arrangements and structures.

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Practice Focus

  • Alternative investment fund formation, structuring and ongoing operations
  • Hedge fund, private equity, real estate and venture capital fund representation
  • Capital raising strategies, including fund-of-one, joint venture and separately managed account structures
  • Institutional investor counsel, including for family offices and foundations
  • Emerging and first-time fund manager representation, including spin-outs and SEC registration
  • Non-US asset manager US registration and capital raising

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Education
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, JD
  • George Mason University, MA
  • Northwestern University, BS, magna cum laude, with honors
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois
Professional & Community Involvement
  • American Bar Association
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Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Ones to Watch
    Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2023–2026
  • National Forensics Association Hall of Fame
    2023
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