K&L Gates are particularly active with US registered funds, namely exchange traded funds, open-end funds and closed-end funds, for a wide range of managers. The firm covers the full array of transactional and regulatory issues, as well as being mandated to advise on developments in regulatory requirements and the implementation of new requirements. The practice is led across two locations, with Mark Amorosi and Ndenisarya Meekins co-heading the team in Washington DC and Michael Caccese and Clair Pagnano leading in Boston. Amorosi frequently works with investment advisors and diverse fund complexes on a wide range of matters, including but not limited to fund formation, securities offerings and regulatory questions. Ndenisarya Bregasi frequently acts as counsel to independent directors and trustees, while Caccesse is well recognized for his expertise on investment performance and in the area of investment management, and Pagnano is well versed in exemptive applications as well as no-action letter requests to the SEC for registered investment companies. Mark Goshko is a preeminent practitioner in the mutual funds place and key name based in Boston. The practice grew in 2023 with Lance Dial, who has extensive experience working with asset managers, joining the Boston office from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, the private investment funds expert Christopher Lokken joining in Chicago from Sidley Austin LLP and financial services regulations lawyer Jennifer Klass joining the New York location from Baker McKenzie LLP.
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‘Good depth of expertise in all aspects of investment management.’
‘George Zornada: Very practical and highly responsive; familiarity with non-standard fund structures; a trusted advisor to Boards.’
Key clients
- NexPoint Advisors
- Eaton Vance Investment Management
- John Hancock Investment Management
- Salient Partners
- Cypress Creek
- GCM Grosvenor
- Fundsmith
- Touchstone Advisors
- Ariel Funds
- Oakmark Funds and Independent Trustees
- Independent Trustees of the TIAA-CREF Funds
- Federated Hermes Inc.
- Principal Global Investors
- Victory Capital Management and the Victory Funds
- Equitable Investment Management and the Equitable Funds
Work highlights
- Advising NexPoint Advisors on a wide variety of open-end fund, closed-end fund, ETF and business development company matters as fund counsel to the NexPoint fund complex.
- Advising Eaton Vance Management and its affiliates on a number of matters including serving as fund counsel for open- and closed-end registered funds.
- Acting as fund counsel to Touchstone Advisors, providing day-to-day funds counsel with regard to all of its funds.
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Mark Amorosi, Ndenisarya Meekins, Michael Caccese, Clair Pagnano