Ms. Gonzalez concentrates her practice in the investment management area, representing open-end and closed-end investment companies, investment company boards and invest ment advisers in transactional and regulatory matters. She counsels clients on the formation, reorganization and termination of open-end and closed-end investment companies, obtaining exemptive relief and no-action relief, proxy solicitations, compliance matters, business development company (BDC) matters and day-to-day regulatory issues. Ms. Gonzalez has extensive experience representing closed-end investment companies in offerings of common and preferred stock, establishing and refinancing various forms of leverage, issues relating to activist shareholders, proxy solicitations, tender offers, exchange matters and other regulatory issues. In addition, she advises clients on state blue sky issues.