Kirkland & Ellis hires John Reinert and Jina Yun as partners

Kirkland & Ellis hires John Reinert and Jina Yun as partners

Kirkland & Ellis has announced the joining of John Reinert and Jina Yun as partners in the Investment Funds Regulatory Practice.

Reinert and Yun represent fund sponsors as well as other private and public companies in connection with complex regulatory and compliance matters arising under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The newest partners of the firm have joined from the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where they previously worked for more than five years and helped to build the investment funds regulatory practice.

Reinert has vast experience in representing fund sponsors as well as other private and public companies in connection with matters involving the status, registration and regulation of investment advisers under the Advisers Act; examinations and inquires by the Securities and Exchange Commission; and regulatory matters affecting investment vehicles, joint ventures and other companies under the Investment Company Act. He regularly advises clients in connection with ongoing compliance matters and has significant experience advising clients with respect to complex financial services transactions involving real estate investment management platforms, initial public offerings of alternative asset managers, securitization and structured finance vehicles, as well as mergers and acquisitions involving registered investment advisers.

On the other hand, Yun specialises in representing private fund sponsors in the asset management industry on legal, regulatory and compliance matters, including the offering, structuring and governance of private equity funds, continuation funds, co-investments, hedge funds, managed account platforms and other investment products. She advises investment managers on SEC examinations, investment adviser status analysis under the Advisers Act, investment adviser registrations, enforcement actions and related regulatory and compliance considerations. Yun also has experience advising clients on complex transactions, including the acquisition and sale of asset managers, joint ventures, SPACs and private securities offerings. She also advises companies on investment company status issues under the Investment Company Act.