Keynote Speaker and Panel Moderator

Robert Heim
Meyers and Heim LLP
Robert G. Heim was formerly an Assistant Regional Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in New York City. Mr. Heim specializes in corporate and securities law, hedge fund formation and compliance, capital raising, securities regulatory work, securities litigation, white collar criminal defense and NASD arbitrations. Mr. Heim is frequently asked to speak on subjects relating to business and securities law and he has lectured at Yale University, the Wharton School of Business and New York University's Stern School of Business. Mr. Heim has also written for the New York Law Journal. Mr. Heim received his B.A. degree, Phi Beta Kappa, from Fordham College in 1990. In 1993, Mr. Heim graduated cum laude, from Fordham Law School in New York, New York.

Mr. Heim is also the author of the book Going Public in Good Times and Bad, A Legal and Business Guide, American Lawyer Media, Inc., February 1, 2002. This comprehensive book provides an insightful and well-structured roadmap for any firm considering moving towards private or public equity funding.

Mr. Heim is admitted to practice law in the U.S. Supreme Court and in the State and Federal Courts of New York and is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

Panel Members

William G. Mulligan
CEO, HedgeOp Compliance, LLC
Prior to founding the Group on January 1, 2001, Bill was an associate in the Investment Management Group of Seward & Kissel LLP for almost six years. At S&K, he specialized in the formation and structuring of private investment funds and private equity products. Bill also represented both registered and unregistered investment advisers while assisting clients in addressing CFTC-related matters. He handled the listing of private investment funds on both U.S. and non-U.S. exchanges, advising clients about ongoing SEC filing requirements, as well as providing overall securities, corporate and tax advice to the firm's clients. Bill received a JD degree from Cornell Law School in 1995 and a BA from Boston University in 1991 and is certified as an Investment Adviser Certified Compliance Professional (IACCPsm) by National Regulatory Service's Center for Compliance Professionals. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Managers of the Alternative Investment Compliance Association.

Jeremie Bacon
CEO, Backstop Solutions Group
In May 2003, Jeremie Bacon co-founded Backstop Solutions Group, and since then, he has guided Backstop to become a leader in the arena of Hedge Fund software.

Jeremie's industry experience gives him a unique understanding of business systems, services and best practices for the asset management community. Prior to founding Backstop, he spent several years at the Equities division of Goldman Sachs, where he serviced traditional and alternative institutional asset management firms. He is a board member and strategic advisor to several companies in the fund management and investment banking universe. Additionally, he serves on the committee for the Midwest Chapter of Hedge Funds Care, a not-for-profit group within the hedge fund community.

Jeremie earned a BA at Brigham Young University as well as a graduate research diploma from The University of Tsukuba, Japan.

Warren Roy
President & CEO, Global Relay
Warren Roy, President & CEO, has guided Global Relay Communications since its inception in 1999 to become a leader in email archiving and compliance. Warren brings over 16 years of experience in the information technology sector, including experience as an innovative software architect designing a range of applications.

A life-long entrepreneur, Warren's vision and leadership in developing a hosted solution to store electronic documents was the foundation of Global Relay and he has rapidly expanded the company consecutively over the last nine years to become a market leader.


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