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Eric S. Purple

Partner, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

Washington, D.C.

Eric S. Purple is a partner at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young in Washington, D.C., working on funds regulatory, private credit funds and real estate funds; previously at the SEC.

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Overview

Office
Washington, D.C.
Main practice
Funds regulatory
Represents
GPs and Sponsors

Appears in: Private Fund Lawyers Who Worked at the SEC; Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, FundOpsHQ guides that name everyone they count.

Source: stradley.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio

Practice

  • Funds regulatorythe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “assists registered investment companies, investment advisers and independent trustees in distilling complex issues”

  • Private credit funds

    From the bio
    “business development companies (BDCs), and investment advisers”

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “Represents a 1940 Act-only closed-end fund focused on private real estate.”

Focus

  • Evergreen and semi-liquid funds
    From the bio
    “Serves as board counsel to private BDCs, closed-end interval funds and closed-end tender offer funds investing in private credit or private equity.”
  • Registered funds (’40 Act)
    From the bio
    “Represents multiple exchange-traded fund (ETF) complexes, their independent directors or their investment advisers, and is well versed with all regulatory aspects of passive ETFs, actively managed ETFs and less transparent ETFs.”
  • SEC exams and enforcement
    From the bio
    “Assisted in securing the dismissal of all charges brought against two mutual fund independent trustees by the SEC in the first enforcement action brought pursuant to Rule 22e-4”

Read from the practice description in the bio on stradley.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Experience

Before Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionRegulator

Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on stradley.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Education and admissions

Education
  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M.
  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D.
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A.
Bar admissions

As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.

As listed in the bio on stradley.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young

All 50

Fund Lawyers in Washington, D.C. at other firms

All 215

Partners with practices in common with Eric, most in common first.

  • Gregg S. Buksbaum

    Morgan, Lewis & BockiusPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

  • Paul J. Delligatti

    Kirkland & EllisPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

  • Marian Fowler

    Gibson DunnPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

  • David J. Greene

    Weil, Gotshal & MangesPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

  • Madelyn Healy Joseph

    Hogan Lovells CadwaladerPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

  • Mac M. Laban

    Kirkland & EllisPractices in common: private credit funds, real estate funds

Questions about Eric S. Purple

What does Eric S. Purple work on?

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young’s bio of Eric S. Purple leads with funds regulatory, and also lists private credit funds and real estate funds. It says Eric S. Purple acts for sponsors (GPs).

Where is Eric S. Purple based?

In Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young’s Washington, D.C. office.

Where did Eric S. Purple work before Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young?

The bio names the SEC.

Where did Eric S. Purple study?

Georgetown University Law Center, University of Alabama School of Law and Vanderbilt University.

Where is Eric S. Purple admitted to practise?

The bio lists District of Columbia.

How can I contact Eric S. Purple?

Through the bio page on stradley.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.