Kevin Z.

Kevin Z. has extensive experience in the financial services legal sector, currently serving as Deputy General Counsel and Managing Director at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) since 2012, providing legal counsel on compliance and regulatory policy matters. Prior roles include Associate General Counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where Kevin offered legal guidance on complex securities law issues, and Partner at Bingham McCutchen, representing various financial institutions on securities, commodities, and regulatory concerns. Kevin's career began as an Associate and later Counsel at Arnold & Porter, focusing on the regulation of financial entities, and included a position as Special Counsel at the SEC's Division of Trading & Markets. Kevin earned a JD from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and a BA in Philosophy from the same university.