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Saher is counsel in the Corporate Transactions & Securities group. She has 20 years of investment management legal experience, both in private practice and as in-house counsel and chief compliance officer for registered investment advisers and their affiliated broker-dealers.

Saher provides comprehensive guidance on investment adviser compliance, assisting with SEC and state registrations, drafting Forms ADV, developing compliance manuals for newly registered investment advisers, and conducting ongoing compliance consulting. She also advises clients on SEC exams and complex regulatory filings.

On July 21, 2025, to much welcome relief by investment advisers, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its postponement of the effective date of its recently issued anti-money laundering rule (IA AML Rule) from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028. The IA AML Rule requires certain registered investment