Faegre Baker Daniels recently announced that nine partners from four firms have joined its Chicago office, including a team of financial services attorneys from Ulmer & Berne: Jeffrey Blumberg, Kurt Lebakken, James Martignon and David Porteous.  For insight from FaegreBD’s Matthew L. Thompson, see “What Are Hybrid Gates, and Should You Consider Them When Launching Your Next Hedge Fund?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 6 (Feb. 18, 2011); “Investors Demand More Specificity in Hedge Fund Governing Documents Regarding Circumstances in which Liquidity Management Tools May be Used,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 30 (Jul. 29, 2009); “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Prevent or Mitigate Revocations of Redemption Requests?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 21 (May 27, 2009); “Hedge Fund Managers Turn to Hybrid Fund Structures to Reconcile Fund Liquidity Terms and the Duration of Assets,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 2, No. 5 (Feb. 4, 2009).