Nathan M. Iacovino

Nathan M. Iacovino advises asset managers, investment funds, financial institutions, endowments, institutional investors and service providers throughout the financial services ecosystem on regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters spanning alternative, traditional and digital asset classes. Nathan represents asset managers, fund sponsors, and institutional investors, including endowments, across the full range of fund and investment structures — including separately managed account and private wealth platforms, private equity and hedge funds, funds of funds, registered investment companies, and digital asset and tokenized funds — through their full life cycle. He also advises investment advisers from launch and formation through registration, as well as daily operations including as to structuring, compliance matters, integration of artificial intelligence while also supporting state sponsors, program managers, and administrators of SECURE Act retirement savings, Section 529, and Section 529A (ABLE) programs. He also advises clients regarding board and adviser fiduciary responsibility, and SEC compliance, as well as assisting clients in all aspects of SEC and other regulatory examinations.

Within this space, Nathan has particularly in-depth experience advising on the regulatory and transactional matters affecting digital assets, including both state and federal frameworks. He counsels transfer agents, tokenization providers, and digital asset custodians on product development, custody structuring, and operational and regulatory considerations, with particular emphasis on digital custody arrangements, custodial controls, and safekeeping requirements applicable to digital assets. Nathan also advises sponsors and managers of private and registered funds, including mutual funds and ETFs, on cryptocurrency, digital tokens, and digital asset investment strategies, including product development, distribution, custody, valuation, and regulatory risk.