Expert network firm Gerson Lehrman Group recently hired Michael King as Chief Compliance Counsel.  King was formerly an Assistant Director of Enforcement in the SEC’s Fort Worth regional office.  On expert networks, see “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Avoid Insider Trading Violations When Using Expert Networks in Connection with Leveraged Loan Market Transactions?,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 32 (Sep. 16, 2011); and “How Can Hedge Fund Managers Avoid Insider Trading Violations When Using Expert Networks? (Part Two of Two),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 11 (Apr. 1, 2011).  On compliance considerations when retaining expert network firms or other research providers or intermediaries, see “Best Practices for Due Diligence by Hedge Fund Managers on Research Providers,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 11 (Mar. 14, 2013).