Former SEC Officials Move to Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis LLP has picked up two former senior Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers, the law firm said May 30.

Erica Williams, a former deputy chief of staff who went on to counsel President Barack Obama, and Marian Fowler, a former senior special counsel, joined Kirkland’s Washington office as partners. Williams and Fowler follow former SEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami and former Investment Management Director Norm Champ, among other commission alumni.

Fowler became a member of Kirkland’s investment funds group directly from the SEC, which she joined in 2012. She served in the Division of Investment Management, advising the ...