Ms. Sguario focuses her practice on legal and compliance matters for investment advisers and unregistered investment vehicles, including private equity funds, hedge funds, funds of funds, venture capital funds, continuation funds, special situation funds and other investment entities and separately managed accounts.

Ms. Sguario advises clients on all aspects of private fund formation, including structuring, marketing and side letter negotiations, and top-level structuring of investment advisers and general partners, including governing documents, employment matters and restrictive covenants, incentive awards and ongoing compliance.  She has launched private funds that invest in a variety of asset classes, from traditional investment securities to real estate, aircraft, credit instruments and other alternative assets.  Ms. Sguario also routinely represents investors and limited partners, including large family offices and institutional clients, in structuring, making and monitoring their investments in private investment vehicles.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Ms. Sguario was an Associate in the Asset Management and Investment Funds group of a leading law firm based in Luxembourg, where she assisted with the launch of various private funds in the European Union, and advised private fund clients regarding regulatory and compliance issues under European and Luxembourgish securities and investment funds laws.