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ZeynepKart

Managing Associate
Columbus

O 614.469.3215

M 614.674.1010

ZeynepKart

Managing Associate

Zeynep is a managing associate in Thompson Hine’s Corporate Transactions & Securities group. She focuses her practice on advising clients in investment management and financial services, with a concentration on regulatory and compliance matters affecting registered investment companies, mutual funds and other participants in the asset management industry.

She advises clients on compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, including matters related to fund registration, regulatory reporting and SEC examination readiness. She regularly counsels registered investment advisers and mutual fund clients on regulatory compliance program development and writes on emerging SEC examination and enforcement trends affecting the investment management space.

Focus Areas

Registered and Mutual Funds

  • Advises registered investment companies and mutual fund clients on fund registration and regulatory filings.
  • Counsels mutual fund clients on compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, including board governance, 15(c) matters and fund disclosure documents.
  • Assists with prospectus and SAI updates, annual and semi-annual report review and regulatory filing deadlines.
  • Advises on ETF, closed-end fund and interval fund regulatory matters.

General Corporate and Securities

  • Advises clients in the financial services industry on general securities law compliance and regulatory reporting obligations.
  • Counsels clients on the formation and structuring of private investment funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and real estate funds.
  • Advises fund sponsors on the negotiation and drafting of limited partnership agreements, subscription documents, side letters and related offering materials.
  • Counsels clients on investor onboarding, fund governance and ongoing operational matters throughout a fund’s lifecycle.
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar, 2019

Professional Associations

  • John Mercer Langston Bar Association, board member

Community Activities

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, mentor

Education

  • The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, J.D., 2021,

    The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution

  • Purdue University, B.A., 2017,
    with highest distinction

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Languages

  • Turkish