Jessica Cohn is an associate in K&L Gates' Washington, D.C., office and a member of the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice area. Jessica advises registered investment companies and their independent board members on regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, including on issues related to fund organization, registration, regulatory filings, changes to, and the implementation of, investment strategies, acquisitions and fund adoption transactions, and utilizing a manager-of-managers structure. Jessica has experience representing closed-end investment companies in offerings of preferred stock, establishing and refinancing various forms of leverage, proxy solicitations, and tender offers.
Jessica also advises clients regarding the formation and registration of broker-dealers with the SEC and the FINRA new membership application (NMA) process, including by preparing required materials, filing forms and applications, and responding to requests from FINRA’s membership application program group.
