Robert Hill
Associate
Rob Hill is an associate in the Asset Management Group at Davis Graham. He is not yet admitted to practice in Colorado.
Rob focuses his practice on securities law and investment management matters. His background includes exposure to investment advisers and private fund regulation, Investment Company Act matters, exemptive applications, and regulatory examinations and investigations.
During law school, Rob worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an SEC Scholar in the Chief Counsel’s Office within the Division of Investment Management. In this role, he worked on registrant compliance matters and regulatory policy development. Additionally, he gained experience at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the Division of Enforcement, where he participated in enforcement proceedings across multiple asset classes, including derivatives, foreign exchange, and cryptocurrency.
Rob has also worked with key industry organizations in various capacities. At the Investment Company Institute, he gained hands-on experience with fund policy development and regulatory advocacy. He also worked at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association within the Office of General Counsel, where he contributed to SEC and FINRA rule proposals and anti-money laundering efforts.
This diverse background across federal agencies and industry organizations provides Rob with practical insight into the regulatory landscape that investment advisers, fund sponsors, and institutional clients navigate daily.
Rob earned his J.D. with a specialization in securities law from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where he served as the Executive Editor of Volume 74 of the Catholic University Law Review. He distinguished himself as a Faculty Merit Scholar and Securities Law Program Scholar, completing 414 hours of pro bono work and earning Pro Bono Highest Honors.
He was also a competing member of the Moot Court Association, President of the Securities Law Student Association, and a member of the Student Bar Association. Rob also played for the University’s Ice Hockey team.
Rob holds a B.A. in Political Science with a Pre-Law emphasis and a minor in Diplomacy from the University of Central Florida, where he graduated as a Burnett Honors College Scholar.
He has authored “Preempting Paradigms: NSMIA, ESG Investing, and the Search for Market Integration,” published in Volume 74 of the Catholic University Law Review, “Chinese Economic Development and its Global Implications,” published at the University of Central Florida, and served as a panelist on “Offshore Funds and Products” at the 2024 Catholic University Securities Law Conference.
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Education
The Catholic School of America Columbus School of Law, J.D., 2025
University of Central Florida, B.A., 2019