K&L Gates has added Robert Sichel as a partner in the firm’s investment management practice. Sichel will oversee K&L Gates’ ERISA fiduciary group, advising investment managers and other financial institutions on the fiduciary responsibility and prohibited transaction rules of ERISA. See our series on “Structuring Private Funds to Avoid ERISA While Accommodating Benefit Plan Investors”: Part One (Feb. 5, 2015); and Part Two (Feb. 12, 2015); as well as our three-part series on ERISA considerations for European hedge fund managers: “Liability and Incentive Fee Considerations” (Sep. 24, 2015); “Prohibited Transaction, Reporting and Side Letter Considerations” (Oct. 1, 2015); and “Indicia of Ownership and Bond Documentation Considerations” (Oct. 8, 2015).