Global law firm K&L Gates has appointed Hazel Doyle as a partner in its Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice in Dublin, which advises on a range of investment funds including hedge and private equity funds.

aDoyle joins the AMIF practice, which launched in January with the hiring of partners Gayle Bowen, Shane Geraghty, and Michelle Lloyd, from Arthur Cox LLP.

With more than a decade of experience in the funds industry, Doyle's practice covers the full spectrum of advisory and regulatory aspects of the Irish funds industry. An active industry participant, she previously served on the ETF Working Group for the Irish Funds Industry Association and has extensive experience advising asset managers on the structuring and establishment of Irish domiciled funds, including Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and Alternative Investment Funds (AIF), pursuing a broad range of investment policies and mandates.

Doyle also counsels service providers within the investment funds sector on their operations in Ireland and their regulatory obligations such as corporate governance, capital, and anti-money laundering requirements.