LOUISA KIU practices in the Investment Funds group in the firm’s Boston office. She was named an “Up and Coming” lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in 2022.
Her practice focuses on representing mutual funds, private funds, and their investment advisers. Louisa has experience in matters related to the Investment Company Act of 1940 and has participated in a variety of transactions for registered investment companies, including fund formations and complex fund mergers. In addition, she advises investment advisers on the structuring, documentation, and offering of U.S. and non-U.S. private funds, including hedge funds, closed-end credit funds, and real estate funds.
Prior to joining Sidley, Louisa worked as a legal assistant in the Global Alternative Investments practice of a large, international law firm.
Louisa is part of Sidley’s award-winning Investment Funds group which provides top-tier service to all aspects of the private funds industry. Chambers USA awarded the group top band rankings in hedge funds every year since 2008. Sidley has also been named “Law Firm of the Year” in private funds/hedge funds law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2022 “Best Law Firms.”