Ms. Clark is Of Counsel in K&L Gates’ Washington, D.C. office. She concentrates her practice in the investment management and securities areas where she advises participants in the financial services industry, including investment advisers, private fund managers, alternative investment vehicles and brokerage firms. In particular, Ms. Clark focuses on creating and counseling U.S. and non-U.S. private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds. She structures U.S. funds as limited liability companies, limited partnership and trusts and establishes “offshore” funds in such jurisdictions as Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands. Ms. Clark prepares and negotiates the necessary documentation associated with private securities offerings, including disclosure and organizational documents, service provider agreements and filings and registrations, such as listing on the Irish Stock Exchange. She advises as to obligations under federal securities laws, state laws and rules, and self-regulatory organization rules.