Kasey L. Lekander has joined K&L Gates as a partner in the firm’s asset management and investment funds practice in its Boston office. Her practice focuses on private funds and fund formation; establishment of asset managers; fund formations and reorganizations; and regulatory matters. She also counsels clients on sales and acquisitions of investment advisers and fund families, including hedge funds and PE funds. For commentary from other K&L Gates partners, see our three-part series on the Institutional Limited Partners Association model limited partnership agreement: “Seeks to Empower LPACs and Increase GP Accountability for Fiduciary Duties” (Dec. 10, 2019); “Attempts to Redistribute Economic Risk From LPs to GPs” (Dec. 17, 2019); and “Faces Sizable GP Skepticism En Route to Becoming a Fixture in PE Fund LPA Negotiations” (Jan. 7, 2020).