Biography: Private funds

David R Sawyier is a partner in Sidley's Chicago office and a member of the investment products and derivatives group. Mr Sawyier advises and represents clients in investment advisory, hedge fund and futures-related corporate and regulatory matters, including the organisation and offering of interests in hedge funds and commodity pools and investments in advisory and trading firms.

Mr Sawyier was the captain of the Harvard and Oxford crews and represented the United States in the 1971 World Championships and in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany.

Mr Sawyier received a Diploma in Law from Cambridge University in 1979, his JD from Harvard Law School in 1977, his MA from Oxford University in 1974 and his BA from Harvard University in 1972.