Trayne S. Wheeler

Mr. Wheeler is a partner in K&L Gates’ Boston office and concentrates his practice in the corporate, securities, and investment management areas. His practice focuses on advising registered investment companies and hedge funds, investment advisers, broker-dealers, and other financial service providers. Mr. Wheeler has worked on internal policies, procedures, compliance checklists, CCO policies and procedures, advisory contracts and corresponding disclosures in SEC forms for investment companies and investment advisers. Mr. Wheeler advises mutual fund complexes on various regulatory and compliance matters including registration, mergers and reorganizations, and negotiations with fund service-providers. Mr. Wheeler also has experience with the launching of new mutual funds and hedge funds and has drafted numerous offering documents and registration statements for open- and closed-end investment companies and has assisted in the drafting of opinions as well as assisted clients in discussions with the SEC staff. He has acted as Fund counsel and independent director counsel for various mutual fund complexes. Mr. Wheeler has also acted as special counsel organizing the preparation and public offering of numerous closed-end funds.