Gary Ross has more than 20 years of experience advising clients across the US, Asia, and Africa. He regularly represents private equity and venture capital fund sponsors on all aspects of the fund lifecycle, from initial structuring to final distribution, with clients ranging from top-tier alternative asset managers to solo general partners of micro-funds and special purpose vehicles (SPVs). His practice includes advising on compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and he also frequently represents fund investors.
In addition to his fund practice, Gary counsels emerging growth companies on public and private capital formation and secondary transactions. His public company work includes offerings and transactions involving SPACs and de-SPACs. On the private side, his experience spans offerings under Regulation D, Regulation A, and Regulation Crowdfunding, as well as resales under Rule 144, Section 4(a)(1½), and Section 4(a)(7). Recognized for his extensive knowledge of exempt transactions, he has testified in court as an expert on securities law matters.
Gary is co-chair of the annual ALI-CLE Regulation D Offerings and Private Placements program, widely regarded as the gold standard of Reg D programs. He is also the creator and host of the American Bar Association (ABA) podcast series VC Law and is active in the Business Law Section of the ABA. He has participated in drafting several of the ABA’s comment letters to the SEC regarding various proposed rules or requests for comments. He is on the ABA Business Law Section’s Content Board and is the current ABA Editorial Board Producer for Securities Law.
Prior to joining McCarter, Gary founded Ross Law Group, a securities law boutique he led for 12 years, where he was joined by several colleagues who now practice with him at McCarter. He previously worked at Sidley Austin and Alston & Bird. From 2009 to 2012, Gary served in the US Department of the Treasury, where he oversaw contractors and financial agents engaged by Treasury to provide asset management, advisory, and other services relating to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
Gary has written numerous articles and chapters in prominent securities law treatises. He was an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School for five years and has lectured at institutions such as the World Bank (where he previously served as a consultant), Northwestern University School of Law, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, Fordham University School of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law and The New School. His commentary has been featured in Law360, MarketWatch, Corporate Counsel, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New York Times, and the Associated Press.
Gary is a marathon runner and a New York Jets season ticket holder. Both of these pastimes bring him a lot of pain for only a few moments of pleasure.
