Kirkland & Ellis announced that Sarah Mallett has joined the firm as a Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group partner.
Mallett most recently served as an Assistant Director in the Enforcement Division at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Fort Worth Regional Office. And she has experience representing public companies, PE firms, asset managers, financial institutions, and other entities and individuals facing government, regulatory or internal investigations, examinations and enforcement proceedings.
Mallett was an individual recipient of the SEC’s Ellen B. Ross Award for “exemplary commitment, enthusiasm and performance” and a team recipient of the Chair’s Award for Investor Protection in 2022. Mallett graduated from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business and Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.
Along with hiring Mallett in the enforcement space, Kirkland recently hired partners: Jacquelyn Kasulis (acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York), Nader Salehi (top securities enforcement defense attorney), John Lausch (former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois), and Erin Nealy Cox (former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas).
Kirkland’s Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations Practice Group handles the primary/collateral consequences of government investigations, whether pre-investigation prevention and mitigation, internal investigations, defense of a government investigation, or resolution through settlement or trial. And the team includes former senior enforcement professionals from the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice, and other governmental agencies.
KEY QUOTE:
“Sarah is an exceptional enforcement lawyer and leader in the investigations and regulatory space, and a great fit for our premier government, regulatory and internal investigations team.”
– Asheesh Goel, a Government, Regulatory & Internal Investigations partner and member of the Firm’s Executive Committee
