Lance Zinman

Partner & Chair of Chicago Financial Services Practice, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

 

 

Lance Zinman is Chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's Chicago Financial Services Practice. He has a broad range of experience within the corporate and financial regulatory fields. He focuses his practice on representing proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, commodity pools, private equity funds and investment advisors with respect to their corporate, transactional and regulatory matters. He also counsels clients in other sectors of the financial services industry, including domestic and foreign exchanges, brokerage firms, swap counterparties and other participants in over-the-counter transactions. Mr. Zinman not only represents clients in connection with futures, derivatives and securities matters, but he also has substantial experience handling complex transactions such as equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances.

Mr. Zinman was named one of the “40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch” by Law Bulletin Publishing Company, publishers of Chicago Lawyer magazine and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.

 

Mr. Zinman has spoken at numerous seminars and events on topics relating to hedge funds and proprietary trading firms. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Futures Industry Association and the Managed Funds Association. He is also a member of the Hedge Funds Care Global Board of Directors and its Midwest Committee of Hearts.