Kim Hamm is co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s Congressional Investigations and Securities Enforcement practices and a partner in the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense practice. Kim has served in senior positions in the U.S. Congress and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), providing her with the political acumen and legal judgment needed to advise clients on successfully navigating the challenges of today’s increasingly polarized environment.

Leveraging her private practice and senior government experience, Kim advises public companies, financial institutions, technology firms, and nonprofits on high-stakes state and federal investigations. She has represented corporate clients in matters before multiple House and Senate committees, bringing deep insight into both the investigative process and the broader political context.

Kim’s experience in congressional investigations spans nearly all congressional committees. She most recently served as General Counsel to a former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, where she oversaw congressional investigations across committees and provided strategic legal advice to House leadership and committees. Earlier in her career, Kim served as a senior lawyer in the Office of the General Counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she advised nearly all House committees on investigations and litigation and represented them in subpoena enforcement litigation, including In re Subpoena of James Comey (D.D.C.), Bean LLC d/b/a Fusion GPS v. John Doe Bank (D.D.C.), and Comm. on Oversight & Gov’t Reform v. Lynch (D.D.C.). She also conducted investigations as Chief Counsel for Investigations on the Senate Rules Committee.

From 2019 to 2021, Kim served as Chief Counsel to the Chairman of the SEC, where she guided regulatory initiatives across all divisions of the Commission and advised on significant legal and policy issues spanning cross-border regulation, financial stability, major market events, and congressional oversight. Kim also led advocacy and external engagement for a leading global asset management firm in the areas of financial stability, corporate governance, and regulatory frameworks impacting investment funds.

Prior to joining MoFo, Kim was the head of the congressional investigations practice at another major law firm. Kim began her legal career in the litigation department of an international law firm, where she practiced for more than a decade in New York and London, representing clients in complex securities, compliance, antitrust, insurance, regulatory, and internal investigation matters. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida and her J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Representative Experience

• Represented a global fintech company in a congressional investigation.
  
• Advised a leading technology company on a congressional engagement.
  
• Represented a prominent private equity firm in a congressional investigation.
  
• Counseled several financial institutions on ESG-related congressional and state AG investigations.
  
• Represented a higher education institution in a congressional investigation.
  
• Assisted multiple companies with congressional testimony by their CEO.
  
• Advised leading asset managers and financial institutions on strategic public policy matters.