PC Pitts is a member of Sutherland’s Financial Services Practice Group and works closely with clients on regulatory matters involving investment companies, investment advisers and variable insurance products. She counsels clients regarding registration, reporting, disclosure and compliance issues under the federal securities laws.

Before entering private practice, PC spent nine years at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For two years, she served in the Office of General Counsel, providing advice to the Commissioners on proposed enforcement matters and rulemaking initiatives. From there, PC moved to the Division of Investment Management—first in the office of Chief Counsel, where the focus of her work was preparing no-action letters in response to questions arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and later in the Office of Insurance Products. PC spent five years in the Office of Insurance Products, attaining the position of Branch Chief.