Erin N. Kauffman

ERIN KAUFFMAN is a senior managing associate in the Securities Enforcement and Regulatory group, which received the 2019 Chambers USA Award for Financial Services Regulation, and was named the “Law Firm of the Year” for Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) in 2023, 2021, and 2016 and for Securities Regulation in 2024, 2020, 2017, and 2011–2012 by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. She advises financial services clients on regulatory, transactional, compliance and enforcement matters arising under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

Erin has extensive experience advising clients, including some of the world’s largest asset managers and broker-dealers, on the development and expansion of their securities lending programs, as well as on related regulatory and compliance issues. She also counsels leading industry trade associations on significant regulatory initiatives and regulator engagement, including on securities lending and short selling matters.

Prior to joining Sidley, Erin worked as a legal intern with the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement. She also served as a summer law clerk with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, where she worked on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Securities and Financial Fraud matters.

• D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center Advice and Referral Clinic
• University of Notre Dame Legal Aid Clinic