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Practice Area
Investment Management
Kathleen K. Clarke, is a member of Seward & Kissel's Investment Management group. Ms. Clarke joined the firm in 1998 as Counsel, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
Ms. Clarke's responsibilities focus primarily on investment companies and, in particular, on the applicable disclosure and other requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and related federal securities laws.
From 1991 to 1997, Ms. Clarke was a member of the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Immediately prior to joining Seward & Kissel, Ms. Clarke was Assistant Director, Office of Disclosure Regulation. She was responsible for overseeing mutual fund disclosure initiatives of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management, including the recently adopted comprehensive revisions to the mutual fund prospectus disclosure requirements and the new "profile" summary disclosure document. She was also responsible for the development of other significant investment company disclosure initiatives and various policies under the Investment Company Act and other federal securities laws.
Prior to serving as Assistant Director, Ms. Clarke served as Deputy Chief and Special Counsel, Office of Disclosure and Investment Adviser Regulation in the Division of Investment Management. She has also served as Special Counsel, Office Disclosure Policy, in the Commission's Division of Corporation Finance.
Before joining the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Clarke was in private law firm practice for more then 20 years. Ms. Clarke is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and is resident in Seward & Kissel's Washington, D.C. office.
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