The record federal government shutdown that impacted 800,000 employees may have lingering effects at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice, as well as a long-term impact on hiring and retention at enforcement agencies, some white-collar attorneys said recently.

“Some initial public offerings were reportedly slowed down because of the shutdown and from an enforcement perspective, many investigations had to be temporarily halted because they [personnel] weren’t permitted to show up for work and couldn’t take testimony,” said Douglas Paul, a former SEC branch chief in the enforcement division, and a partner in Akerman’s white-collar crime and government investigations group in Washington, D.C.