On March 18, 2014, Mayer Brown announced that Matthew Rossi has joined the firm in Washington, D.C. as a partner in its Securities Litigation & Enforcement group.  Rossi joins from the SEC’s Enforcement Division, where he served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel.  While at the SEC, Rossi worked primarily with the Enforcement Division’s Asset Management Unit (AMU), a specialized unit within the Enforcement Division that investigates misconduct by investment advisers, private funds and registered investment companies.  For practical advice from AMU officials, see “Top SEC Officials Discuss Hedge Fund Compliance, Examination and Enforcement Priorities at 2014 Compliance Outreach Program National Seminar (Part Three of Three),” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 9 (Mar. 7, 2014); “PLI Panel Provides Regulator and Industry Perspectives on Ethical and Compliance Challenges Associated with Hedge Fund Investor Relations,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 25 (Jun. 20, 2013).