Nina Zegarra-Schmidt

Nina is a Financial Regulation Associate based in Washington, DC. She works closely and collaboratively with the Financial Regulation Group as well as other practice area groups to provide legal advice and support across a wide spectrum of financial regulatory matters. Nina’s responsibilities include conducting in-depth legal research, drafting legal memoranda on complex financial regulatory issues, analyzing emerging regulatory developments, drafting compliance policies and procedures, and assisting with regulatory filings and examinations.

Experience Highlights

• Bank Regulatory Compliance: Advised clients on regulatory compliance matters, including providing regulatory compliance matters related to the BHCA, and assisting financial institutions with compliance obligations under the Volcker rule, including proprietary trading restrictions, covered fund activities, and compliance program requirements.
• AML/Sanctions: Advised clients on compliance with sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering rules and regulations, including the Corporate Transparency Act and Customer Due Diligence rule, including advising clients on beneficial ownership reporting requirements and regulatory filings.
• State and Federal Loan Licensing Requirements: Provided assistance on licensing requirements and regulatory compliance issues for certain financial institutions.
• Enforcement actions: Providing assistance and research support in responding to regulatory enforcement actions.
• Blue Sky Compliance and Form D Filings: Assisting issuers and broker-dealers with compliance matters related to state “blue sky” laws and Form D filings for securities offerings conducted under Regulation D.
• Rule 14e-5 Compliance: Providing support to clients on compliance with SEC Rule 14e-5 and related regulations governing issuer repurchases and tender offers.
• Short sale disclosure rules: Assisting clients on compliance with SEC rule 13f-2 and related regulations, including Reg SHO.
• Pro-bono representation: Offered pro bono representation for individuals seeking asylum, U-visa, and other forms of immigration relief, including advocating before immigration courts and agencies and ongoing participation in a civil rights litigation under Section 1983 involving police misconduct, unlawful detention, and other constitutional right violations.

Prior to joining Linklaters, Nina worked as a Media and Communications Intern for the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights. 

During law school, Nina served as a judicial intern at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Nina also completed an in-house legal internship at a technology company based in California. 

Nina graduated cum laude from American University, Washington College of Law, where she served as a Note & Comment Editor for the American University Law Review. Nina also served as a Teaching Fellow for the Marshall Brennan Constitutional Literacy Program. 

Nina previously graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder, where she majored in Neuroscience.