Demand for financial regulatory lawyers continues to pick up steam in Washington, D.C., with Morgan Lewis & Bockius this week hiring another recent alum from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Christine Schleppegrell, who was a branch chief at the SEC’s Division of Investment Management, joined Morgan Lewis’ Washington office as a partner in its investment management practice in Washington, D.C. At the SEC, she most recently led the SEC’s Private Funds Branch of the agency’s Investment Adviser Regulation Office.