Wendy E. Cohen

Wendy E. Cohen represents investment managers and other sponsors of domestic and offshore securities and commodities hedge funds, funds of funds and other public and private pooled investment vehicles, as well as their service providers, including their managers, brokers, financial intermediaries and other financial institutions, and investment professionals. She provides advice on all corporate and related matters facing investment funds, including structure and organization, ongoing operations, restructuring and dissolution.

Having practiced for more than 25 years in the financial services space with a focus on public and private investment funds, Wendy has amassed considerable experience relating to domestic and offshore offering requirements, 1933 Act and 1934 Act compliance, the application of Advisers Act regulations and 1940 Act avoidance.

Wendy is a frequent speaker at hedge fund-related events, including the Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Managed Account Seminar, She was quoted extensively in an article in Hedge Fund Law Reports entitled "25% Solutions: How to Manage Plan Assets in a Hedge Fund" and has co-authored numerous articles, including an article in the Journal of Investment Compliance and several Katten client advisories on investment advisor regulations under Dodd-Frank and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s new rules.

Good to know

Areas of Practice 1) Private Funds and Investment Management, 2) Financial Services Regulatory and Compliance, 3) Futures and Derivatives, 4) Broker-Dealers, 5) Corporate and 6) Entrepreneurial Ventures
Law School New York University School of Law (J.D.)
Education University of Pennsylvania (B.A.)
Bar Member / Association New York State Bar Association, Connecticut State Bar Association
Most recent firm Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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