Private equity attorney David D. Dueno has joined K&L Gates as a partner in Chicago. Formerly practicing in-house, Dueno advises private equity funds, venture capital funds and portfolio companies on a wide range of cross-border transactions, including financings, joint ventures, acquisitions and dispositions. Dueno has worked on numerous transactions in the European, Asian and Middle Eastern fund markets, while specializing in deals involving parties and assets in Africa. For coverage of other recent hires at K&L Gates, see “Giovanni Meschia Joins K&L Gates in Milan” (Jun. 8, 2017); and “K&L Gates Enhances Investment Management Practice With Addition of Broker-Dealer Regulatory Attorney” (May 25, 2017).