Investment funds lawyer Jay Baris has moved to Shearman & Sterling, joining as a partner. Baris advises investment funds, investment advisers and broker-dealers on the structuring of fund vehicles and regulatory compliance matters. Baris has also started to focus on issues related to blockchain, including working with clients to understand the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations’ position on cryptocurrency issues. See “How Blockchain Will Continue to Revolutionize the Private Funds Sector in 2018” (Jan. 4, 2018). For coverage of another recent hire at the firm, see “Former SEC Chief of Staff Rejoins Shearman & Sterling” (May 4, 2017).