Erica Williams

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Erica Williams

Erica Williams

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Biography

Erica Williams

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Erica Williams is a partner in the Government, Regulatory & Investigations Group of Kirkland & Ellis.

Erica previously served as Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to President Barack Obama in the White House Counsel’s Office, where she advised the president and his senior advisors on legal and constitutional issues involving economic policy, financial regulation and reform, financial technology, trade, intellectual property and data protection and privacy.

Before that, Erica spent 11 years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as Deputy Chief of Staff under Chairs Mary Jo White, Elisse Walter and Mary Schapiro, and Enforcement Counsel to Chair Schapiro. Earlier in her career, Erica served as Assistant Chief Litigation Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement Trial Unit where she led a number of successful prosecutions, including cases involving insider trading, accounting fraud, violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and financial reporting.

Erica began her legal career as a litigation attorney at the law firm of Arnold & Porter.

Erica holds a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and a B.A. with distinction from the University of Virginia.

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James Sprayregen

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Jon A. Ballis, P.C.

Partner & Chairman-Elect at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Edward Sadtler

Partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

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Melissa D. Ingalls

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Alexandra Mihalas

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Stephen Ritchie

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Michael Movsovich

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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William Pratt

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Joshua M. Kogan

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Jeremy S. Liss

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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May 30, 2017
SEC Veteran, Ex-Senior Counsel Join Kirkland In DC
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October 6, 2015
Erica Williams is no longer serving in their position at US Securities & Exchange Commission
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October 6, 2015
-Michael Liftik Named SEC Deputy Chief of Staff
ENP Newswire
October 6, 2015
-SEC Deputy Chief of Staff Erica Williams to Leave Agency
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Erica Williams
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Career History
Deputy Chief of Staff
Prior - 2015
US Securities & Exchange Commission

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an agency of the United States federal government. It holds primary responsibility for enforcing the federal securities laws and regulating the securities industry, the nation's stock and options exchanges, and other electronic securities markets in the United States. In addition to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that created it, the SEC enforces the Securities Act of 1933, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, and other statutes. The SEC was created by Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Partner
Current
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. The company counsels clients in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Boards & Committees
Director
Current
Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.

Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. operates the only U.S. national securities exchange built specifically to unite companies and investors who share a long-term vision. The exchange supports companies in every industry that aim to build bonds with long-term investors, invest consistently in innovation, minimize pressures to hit short-term targets, and run their businesses with the stewardship that stakeholders and society demand. Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of LTSE Group, Inc.

Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Current
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP provides legal services. The company counsels clients in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property and restructuring matters. The company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Member, Board of Directors
Current
Millennial Action Project

The Millennial Action Project (MAP) activates Millennial policymakers to create post-partisan political cooperation.
Other Affiliations

Erica Williams is affiliated with US Securities & Exchange Commission, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Millennial Action Project

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