Jesse Kean

Jesse Kean is a partner in Willkie’s Asset Management Department.

Jesse has advised open-end and closed-end investment companies on a broad range of transactions, including complex fund mergers, mutual fund-to-ETF conversions, shareholder activism defense, and the registration and offering of a wide array of registered funds, including one of the largest single-day ETF launches in history.

He has significant experience launching and representing global, emerging market and U.S.-focused funds with a variety of market capitalizations, as well as liquid alternative funds, multi-asset funds, index funds, target date funds, ESG funds, money market funds, ETFs, sector-specific funds, smart beta funds, and credit funds. He also counsels the independent trustees of registered funds.