David M. Leahy

David is co-leader of the Investment Management Group. His practice consists of counseling both domestic and foreign investment companies and their directors, investment advisers and broker-dealers on matters relating to the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Bar & Court Admissions

• New York
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court, District of Columbia

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School
• B.A., magna cum laude, Columbia University

Community Engagement

• District of Columbia Bar Association
• Phi Beta Kappa

Awards & Honors

• Best Lawyers in America (2012-2020)
• Chambers USA, Recognized Practitioner in Investment Funds (Nationwide) (2017-2019)
• The Legal 500 U.S. (2012-2019)

• Ramifications of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Open-End Investment Companies
  Client Alert
  March 16, 2020
• Kirkland, Dechert Assist Crescent's $142M Alcentra Buy
  Law360
  August 13, 2019
• Sullivan Client Alcentra Capital Corp. Acquired by Crescent Capital BDC
  Mergers & Acquisitions
  August 13, 2019
• Sullivan Earns Top Rankings in the 2019 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Sullivan Press Release
  May 30, 2019
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2019 Edition of Chambers USA
  Press Release
  April 25, 2019
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2018 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  May 30, 2018
• Sullivan Launches Corporate Governance and Board Advisory Practice
  Press Release
  November 9, 2017
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2017 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  May 31, 2017
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
  Press Release
  May 26, 2017
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2016 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  June 15, 2016
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2015 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  June 3, 2015
• David Leahy Nominated for Independent Counsel of the Year
  Institutional Investor
  March 26, 2015
• David Leahy Nominated for Independent Counsel of the Year
  Institutional Investor
  March 27, 2014
• Sullivan Ranked in the 2013 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  June 4, 2013
• Sullivan & Worcester Attorneys Named in 2013 Best Lawyers®
  August 22, 2012
• Sullivan Receives Top Rankings in Six Categories in the 2012 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
  Press Release
  June 1, 2012
• Chapter 4, "Board and Director Obligations," Mutual Funds: Law and Practice
  Law Journal Press
  July 2011