Cynthia R. Beyea

Cynthia R. Beyea is a partner in Dechert’s financial services practice in Washington, D.C. She represents mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, business development companies, investment company boards, and investment advisers. Cynthia focuses on matters involving the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and related federal securities laws. Her work includes fund structuring, registration, reporting, disclosure, governance, compliance, reorganizations, acquisitions, and advice concerning Section 529 college savings plans.

Cynthia earned a J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where she served as Notes Editor of The Environmental Lawyer. She received a B.A., magna cum laude, from American University and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Her academic background supports detailed work with federal securities statutes, regulatory filings, governance requirements, and complex financial-services transactions. This training helps her analyze legal requirements affecting regulated investment products and their boards, advisers, and service providers.

Cynthia advises investment-company clients through the full range of regulatory and organizational issues that arise in the registered-funds sector. She helps clients structure and register products, prepare required reporting and disclosures, address governance and compliance questions, and complete reorganizations or acquisitions. Her work with investment advisers and fund boards requires balancing regulatory duties with practical business objectives. She also counsels on specialized savings products that operate within federal and state regulatory frameworks.

Cynthia R. Beyea is admitted in the District of Columbia and Maryland and has been ranked by Chambers USA and Chambers Global for registered-funds work. She is active in business-law and securities-law professional groups. Her practice combines technical knowledge of the federal securities laws with practical experience advising regulated investment products. She helps fund sponsors, advisers, boards, and related financial-services clients manage compliance obligations, launch and maintain products, and complete transactions within a heavily regulated industry.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Dechert LLP
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Education

• The George Washington University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• American University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Magna Cum Laude)

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