Kara Bennett

Instructor | Music Business and Industry

School of Music

kjbennett@mix.wvu.edu Website

Kara Bennett is a corporate attorney with experience representing private equity funds, investors, and privately held companies in mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, corporate governance, contract negotiation, and general corporate matters.

Bennett is a proud West Virginia native and holds two bachelor’s degrees from West Virginia University in Music Education and Music Industry. She earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2023 and is a member of the North Carolina Bar. During her time at UVA Law, she was an editor of the Virginia Tax Review and studied Music Law and Copyright in addition to her transactional coursework.

She currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina, and leverages her creative background to provide innovative legal counsel to clients.