Michael Koffler, a member of Sutherland’s Financial Services Practice Group and head of the firm’s Investment Adviser Team, focuses his practice on the investment adviser and broker-dealer industries. Michael works on securities issues associated with the management and distribution of investment products by financial institutions, including investment advisers, wirehouses, banks, independent broker-dealers and insurance companies.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael spent two years on the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Division of Investment Management, where he reviewed registration statements, no-action requests, exemptive applications and proxy statements. Michael also helped promulgate SEC rules and answer interpretive questions from financial institutions.