Lauren Clise is an associate in the Investment Management Group and is located in Seward & Kissel’s Washington, D.C. office. Lauren’s practice focuses primarily on regulatory and compliance matters affecting investment companies and registered investment advisers. She regularly advises clients on the establishment, registration, and operation of registered investment companies and ETFs, and their ongoing regulatory reporting and compliance obligations.

She received a J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law and a B.A. from Washington and Lee University. While at Washington and Lee, Lauren served as an editor of the Washington and Lee Law Review. She is also the Vice Chair for the Investment Management Subcommittee of the DC Bar’s Corporation, Finance, and Securities Law Community.