MacRae Robinson is counsel in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group.
He focuses his practice on the full spectrum of alternative investment products, advising both sponsor and LP clients on private fund matters as well as registered and retail‑oriented vehicles. His experience spans private placements, capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, registration and compliance matters, and general corporate issues. In addition to traditional private fund structures, MacRae regularly counsels clients on business development companies (BDCs), tender offer funds, and interval funds, including product structuring, regulatory considerations, disclosure matters, and ongoing compliance.
MacRae has extensive experience navigating a wide range of alternative asset classes, including venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds, and advising on diverse investment structures such as access funds, master‑feeder arrangements, funds‑of‑funds, captive vehicles, funds of one, separately managed accounts, and registered closed‑end interval and tender offer funds. He frequently represents institutional alternative investment platform providers in structuring and offering both private and retail‑facing products, and he provides guidance on related securities law and regulatory considerations. He also represents a broad array of investment advisers and private fund sponsors regarding registration, compliance, and general corporate matters.
MacRae is known for delivering thoughtful, commercially minded guidance that aligns legal precision with business realities, helping sponsors and asset managers make confident, time‑sensitive decisions. Drawing on deep market experience, he frames issues pragmatically, calibrates risk to strategic objectives, and offers real world solutions.
MacRae has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch” since 2024 in the Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law categories.
MacRae received his Juris Doctor from The University of North Carolina and his Bachelor of Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
MacRae is admitted to practice in the states of New York and North Carolina.
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Credentials
Education:
- University of North Carolina - 2015 Juris Doctor
- University of North Carolina - 2011 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar