Will Lane is an investment funds partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He advises clients across the investment management industry on legal, regulatory, compliance and governance matters.
Will advises registered investment companies and investment advisers on SEC registration, regulatory issues and transactions. He advises fund independent directors on governance, oversight and compliance matters. As outside counsel to funds, independent directors, investment advisers and fund sponsors, he handles board-level matters and provides day-to-day guidance on a broad range of regulatory and transactional issues.
Will also advises clients on new product initiatives, including key structural and disclosure issues. He works on the formation and operation of a wide variety of pooled investment vehicles, including traditional open-end funds, listed closed-end funds, tender offer funds, interval funds, business development companies and exchange-traded funds. He also advises on the design, regulatory approval and operation of life and annuity products, collective investment trusts (“CITs”) and other products used in the retirement marketplace.
Will writes regularly on investment management topics. He is a contributing author to PLI’s treatise, Variable Annuities and Other Insurance Investment Products.
