Sam Starr
Biography
Sam Starr is an associate in the Investment Management Practice Group at Haynes Boone's New York office.
Sam represents fund sponsors and institutional investors in the formation, offering, and negotiation of private investment funds and related vehicles. He advises limited partners and managers across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and co-investment strategies. Sam also assists clients with regulatory compliance, including with the preparation of filings such as Form 4, Form 13F, Form ADV, Form D, Form ADV, and Schedule 13G. Sam counsels sponsors throughout the fund life cycle, from entity formation and offering document preparation through closings, continuation transactions, and secondary market liquidity solutions.
Sam maintains an active pro bono practice focusing on expungements and small business matters.
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- "Regulatory Relief: The CFTC Proposes to Codify the QEP Exemption," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, September 1, 2026.
- "SEC Issues Risk Alert on Investment Adviser Economic Conflicts of Interest," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, July 7, 2026.
- "CFTC Re-Issues & Expands Relief from CFTC Letter No. 25-50," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, March 3, 2026.
- "Fifth Circuit Rejects 'Passive Investor' Test for Limited Partner Exception from Self-Employment Tax," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, January 23, 2026.
- "CFTC No-Action Letter Provides Interim Relief From CPO Registration for Certain Fund Managers," co-author, Haynes Boone Client Alert, January 20, 2026.
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Education
- J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2025
- B.A., International Studies and Spanish, University of Mississippi, 2022, summa cum laude
Admissions
- New York