Ranah Esmaili, a former official in the SEC’s Enforcement Division (Enforcement), has joined Sidley Austin in Washington, D.C., as a partner in its securities enforcement and regulatory practice. Esmaili served as Assistant Director of the Asset Management Unit, which focuses on misconduct by private funds, investment advisers and investment companies. For further commentary from other Sidley partners, see “Briefing Outlines Regulatory and Enforcement Developments Relevant to Private Fund Advisers” (Apr. 23, 2020).