Investment management attorney Giovanni Meschia has joined the Milan office of K&L Gates as a partner. Meschia, who previously practiced law at Jones Day, advises clients on a wide array of domestic and cross-border transactions, including the structuring, launch and operation of private equity, venture capital, real estate and debt funds. His clients include sponsors, as well as institutional investors making alternative investments locally and internationally. For coverage of another recent hire at the firm, see “K&L Gates Enhances Investment Management Practice With Addition of Broker-Dealer Regulatory Attorney” (May 25, 2017). For additional commentary from K&L Gates attorneys, see “New Rule Offers Managers a Way to Raise Capital in China” (Apr. 13, 2017); and “D.C. Circuit Delivers Significant Victory for the SEC in Upholding the Use of Administrative Law Judges in Enforcement Proceedings” (Sep. 8, 2016).