Ms. Penry-Williams is a co-head of the Financial Services Group. Her practice focuses on general securities law including representation of corporate boards.

Ms. Penry-Williams concentrates on the regulation and corporate governance of investment companies and investment advisers, and represents mutual funds and their directors and trustees in all aspects of transactions in a mutual fund complex, including reorganizations and mergers. She also advises investment companies on issues related to international investments, complex securities, commodities and derivatives.

Ms. Penry-Williams has expertise in developing new investment company products, offshore funds, securities investment trusts, group trusts, investment-limited partnerships, funds of funds, commodity pools and wrap fee programs. She also counsels non-U.S. financial services companies on entering the U.S. financial services industry, structuring U.S. acquisitions and forging strategic alliances.

Ms. Penry-Williams speaks at industry conferences and has written articles on her areas of expertise.

J.D., Columbia Law School, 1976

• Parker Program in International and Foreign Law, with honors
• Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  

B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University, 1974

New York, 1977

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York,
Member, Committee on Minorities in the Profession, 1986-1991;
Member, Investment Management Regulation Committee, 2002-2006
International Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, The Early Alzheimers Foundation