Yusef Alexandrine, Esq. is an associate in the San Francisco office of K&L Gates LLP and a member of the Investment Management practice group. He advises participants in the financial services industry, including investment advisers to hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds, registered open-end and closed-end funds, exchange traded funds and mutual funds, as well as mutual fund independent directors, investment banks and broker-dealers, on regulatory, transactional and counseling matters involving the securities and commodities laws. Mr. Alexandrine frequently writes on investment management issues.