Nikolay has deep experience guiding investment advisers through their regulatory compliance obligations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and related federal securities laws. He also advises clients on various regulatory filings, including Form ADV, Form PF, Form 13H and Schedule 13G.

Clients frequently look to Nikolay for assistance with navigating SEC examinations, completing annual compliance reviews, drafting and updating compliance policies and procedures, and conducting compliance trainings. Nikolay regularly counsels clients on current and emerging legal and regulatory requirements that affect private funds and their managers, including fiduciary duty, marketing practices, custody of client funds and securities, prohibition on insider trading and pay-to-play restrictions.

Nikolay also represents private fund sponsors in the formation and operation of private investment fund vehicles. He works with fund sponsors across a broad array of strategies, including hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, growth equity, real estate and funds-of-funds.

Prior to joining Akin, Nikolay was an associate in the investment management practice group of another international law firm. He was previously a managing director of an alternative assets consulting firm, where he provided investment managers with a wide range of regulatory compliance services.

Nikolay completed his LL.M. in comparative and international law from Southern Methodist University. He earned his law degree with honors from Saratov State Law Academy and was a Kerr-Nicholas Fellow in American Law at University of Wyoming.