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Areas of Practice
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Professional Background
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Speaking Engagements
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Bar Admissions
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Education
Areas of Practice
Ms. Pagnano concentrates her practice in the investment management area. She has experience representing open and closed-end investment companies and their boards of directors. Ms. Pagnano advises mutual fund complexes on regulatory and compliance matters; including registration, proxy issues, mergers and reorganizations. She has advised registered investment companies on exemptive applications and no-action letter requests to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ms. Pagnano also has experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements as they relate to registered investment companies.
Professional Background
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Ms. Pagnano was an associate in the investment management group at a large New York City law firm where her practice focused on advising registered investment companies on all aspects of regulation and compliance. From 1999 – 2001 she was a legal product manager for Fidelity Investments.
Speaking Engagements
Ms. Pagnano's recent presentations have included the following:
- National Regulatory Services, Center for Compliance Professionals, Mastering the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: Sections 201-205, Washington, D.C., September 15, 2009
- K&L Gates continuing legal education seminar, “Closed-end Funds and ETFs,” September 27, 2007
- K&L Gates Breakfast Briefing, “Closed-end Funds Current Issues,” Boston, MA, June 19, 2007
- National Regulatory Services, Center for Compliance Professionals, “Mastering the Investment Advisers Act of 1940: Sections 201-205,” New York, NY, April 2007
- Glasser Continuing Legal Education Seminar, “Mutual Fund Hot Topics: Investment Company Compliance Programs,” Boston, MA, June 7, 2005
- Glasser Continuing Legal Education Seminar, “Mutual Fund Hot Topics: Rule 38a-1, and Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures,” Boston, MA, November 11, 2003
Bar Admissions
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Bar of Massachusetts
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Bar of Maine
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Bar of New York
Education
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J.D.,
University of Maine School of Law
(1999)
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B.A.,
Colby College
(1996)
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