David C. Ulich

David is a partner of the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP.

Areas of Practice

David specializes in the representation of hedge funds, providing advice on formation and structuring, compliance with Department of Corporation and SEC regulations, registered investment advisor issues and broker dealer matters. David has substantial experience with private investments in public equity ("PIPEs"), as well as commodity pools, including post-closing stock registration, reporting and notice issues.

David advises clients on matters ranging from family oriented businesses to multi national corporations in many diverse industries – financial, investment management, venture capital, entertainment, sports, health care, consumer goods and aerospace. His primary areas of practice are general corporate and securities law, tax law, merger and acquisition transactions, business start ups, contractual matters (including licensing and distribution agreements) and general business counseling.

David was born in Los Angeles, California in 1959. He completed undergraduate work at Haverford College, where he received a B.A. with honors in Economics and German. He earned his J.D. from the University of California Los Angeles in 1984, and his Master of Law in Taxation from New York University in 1985.

David has extensive experience in the structuring of corporate reorganizations, including mergers, stock for stock exchanges, corporate spin-offs and shareholder redemptions, as well as the tax treatment of "S" corporations. He has handled all aspects of partnership and limited liability company taxation including formation and dissolution of partnerships and LLC's, drafting partnership and LLC agreements, merging of partnerships and tax treatment of partners, and LLC members in transactions with their companies. He is an authority in the area of tax-deferred exchanges of real estate.

Professional Qualifications and Activities

David is a member of the Board of Directors of TERRALEX, an international referral service for law firms.

David has been a professor at the University of Southern California Masters Tax Program, where he taught classes on the Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders.

David is on the Board of Directors of several non-profit foundations.

David was admitted to the California Bar in 1984.

Representative Clients

AOM French Airlines - AirLib
Arnold & Bierbrauer, GmbH
Aspen Education Group, Inc.
Asset Managers International Ltd.
Cape Investment Advisors, Ltd.
Cayman Holdings, Ltd.
Cormier/Peterson/Lewis Automotive Group
Country Floors, Inc.
Detection Logic Fire Protection Co.
FFC3 APS, Ltd.
Fulton, Breakefield Broenniman, LLC
GBM International
Hamilton Fiduciary Services, Ltd.
HS Seafood Company
Honda Finance Company
Hurley International
Illac Advisors, Inc.
Integrated Research Services, Inc.
Kaufman + Bernstein, Inc.
M.A.G. Capital, LLC
Mercator Advisory Group, LLC
Mercator Momentum Fund, L.P.
Mercator Investment Advisors
Mecos Traxler, GmbH
Monarch Pointe Fund, L.P.
Nosrat Farms, LLC
On Point Technologies, Inc.
Pentagon Capital Management Plc
Pentagon Bernini Fund, Ltd.
Robinson Reed, Ltd.
Signature Liquidity Fund, Ltd.
Solara Fund, L.P.
Snaidero USA
Snaidero Design Team
Stiassni Capital Partners, LP
Stiassni Capital, LLC
Terbest Insurance Co.
Trancas Water Company
Vector Fund, L.P.
Warwick Fiduciary Services, Ltd.
The Yanks Air Museum

Education

• LL.M., New York University, 1985
• J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1984, Member, UCLA Law Review
• B.A., Haverford College, 1981

Languages

• German