Paul Hastings recently announced that Ira P. Kustin has joined the firm as partner in its investment management practice in New York. Kustin focuses his practice on advising sponsors of, and investors in, complex hedge, private equity and credit funds, as well as counseling private fund advisers on international investment platforms, especially in Europe, Asia and Latin America. For additional commentary from Kustin, see “How Fund Managers May Address End-of-Life Issues in Closed-End Funds” (Jan. 17, 2019); “Stars in Transition: A New Generation of Private Fund Managers” (Dec. 10, 2009); and “Addressing (and Resisting) Demands for Changes in Hedge Fund Manager Compensation” (Apr. 23, 2009).