Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced that Juliet Han has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in the Investment Management Group. Ms. Han brings substantial experience counseling investment advisers and fund managers on matters under the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act and other federal securities laws. At Debevoise, she will advise private equity and private credit fund sponsors, as well as other asset managers, on a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues.

Marc Ponchione, partner in the Investment Management Group, said, “Juliet’s experience at the SEC and in-house will further enhance our ability to advise clients on their most significant regulatory questions. We welcome her arrival as we continue to expand our global investment management regulatory platform.”

Ms. Han previously held senior positions in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management and served as counsel at Lord Abbett, where she oversaw a broad range of regulatory matters. She began her career advising investment management clients at another leading international law firm. Ms. Han received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from Georgetown University.

Debevoise’s Investment Management Group provides a view of the market few can match. It has acted on behalf of sponsors of, or investors in, more than 3,300 private investment funds with committed capital of well over $4.3 trillion and is widely recognized as one of the world’s premier practices of its kind. The practice is one of the largest and most experienced groups of lawyers in the world, including more than 180 corporate lawyers worldwide dedicated to private investment fund formation.