Kim Simmons diligently seeks to find practical solutions to complex corporate financial transactions. She works with seasoned Polsinelli attorneys to analyze each transaction matter to develop a strategic approach to representation based on the client’s immediate and long-term business and operational goals. Kim helps deliver a range of legal services during the life cycle of the client’s business—from selecting the appropriate choice of entity through an exit strategy.

Kim also focuses on investment management, with an emphasis on the formation and operation of private investment funds, including SBIC Funds, and acts for individual and institutional investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds. Kim is experienced in SBIC Regulatory Compliance.

Education

  • University of Richmond School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2020)
    • Lead Articles Editor, Public Interest Law Review
  • George Mason University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2017)
    • Integrative Studies

Bar Admission

  • Maryland, 2020
  • District of Columbia, 2022

Professional Affiliations

  • Maryland State Bar Association

Recognition

  • CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Corporate Compliance
Publications
Congress Passes SBIC Reform Bill Expanding Private Capital and Leverage Limits
Key Takeaways The Senate passed the Investing in All of America Act of 2025 on April 15, 2026. The Act now awaits the President’s signature to become law. Importantly, the Act would revise how private capital is defined and adjust SBIC leverage limits, primarily by increasing the leverage available to standard debenture SBICs and increasing the aggregate limitation for commonly controlled standard debenture SBICs. These changes reshape capital formation and borrowing capacity across SBIC structures. SBICs should assess how the revised leverage framework and new exclusions for certain qualifying investments may affect their financing strategies and portfolio planning. Firms should evaluate eligibility for excluded investments and model impacts on available leverage capacity. On April 15, 2026, the Senate passed the Investing in All of
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In-House Influence Podcast
Welcome to In-House Influence, a podcast that features interviews with some of the nation’s most influential in-house counsel. In-House Influence is a proud partnership between Polsinelli’s Washington, D.C., Office and the Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region. In-House Influence features interviews on the 'how' behind each guest's path toward leadership – with a focus on their youth during the ages of 7-17. Each podcast, divided into 10-minute sections, highlights four different trailblazers in the legal community from various industries, including government contractors, health care, real estate, technology, and financial services. Guests reflect on hardships, mentorship and early life decisions that helped mold them into the leaders they are today. Since 2016, our audience has been listening and learning about different journeys
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