Maynard & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce the formal organization of its Fund Formation and Investment Management practice group. The group, which includes seven lawyers, is based in Maynard's Birmingham office. Over the past few years, Maynard has successfully formed a number of real estate funds, hedge funds, funds-of-funds, feeder funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, bank investment funds, tax lien funds and other similar investment vehicles for its clients.

Maynard’s Fund Formation and Investment Management practice group recently received a National First-Tier ranking in the Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law category in the U.S. News/ Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings released in September 2010. Maynard was one of only 23 firms in the nation to receive this distinction and was the only firm in the Southeast included. Greg Curran, head of Maynard's Fund Formation and Investment Management practice group said, "This is a great recognition of the firm's capabilities in this area. We have had a very active fund formation practice over the last several years, and have been recognized as an attractive alternative to the large New York firms that typically dominate this field. This is also a reflection of the success of our local fund formation clients, several of which have successfully sponsored multiple funds over the last few years." Maynard was also ranked among the Top 20 firms nationally in the category of Venture Capital Law.