Proskauer has hired Kirsten Lapham, who specializes in regulatory issues in the asset management industry, to bolster its private funds group in London. Lapham advises PE funds, hedge funds, Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities management companies and other private fund managers, with a particular focus on regulatory issues arising under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Her work includes helping private funds managers navigate the rules across jurisdictions, establish an E.U. presence, manage regulatory concerns that affect transactions, plan Brexit contingencies and negotiate counterparty documentation requirements. For coverage of other recent Proskauer hires in London, see “Proskauer Adds Secondaries Specialist to Its London PE Group” (Dec. 17, 2019); and “Leith Moghli Joins Proskauer in London” (Oct. 8, 2019).