Justin L. Browder

Justin Browder is a Partner in the Firm’s Registered Funds and Funds Regulatory and Investigations Practices. He counsels investment advisers, private and registered investment funds and broker-dealers on all aspects of the federal securities laws, with a particular emphasis on the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940. Justin has substantial experience advising private fund managers and sponsors of wealth management and separately managed account programs concerning a wide variety of operational, transactional and adversarial matters. A central component of his practice involves representing advisers, funds and wealth management firms in SEC examinations and enforcement proceedings. Justin is also a recognized practitioner in the area of digital assets, where he advises asset managers and exchange platforms on compliance and operational matters. Additionally, Justin’s experience includes representing financial sponsors and strategic investors concerning mergers, acquisitions and spin-outs of asset management businesses and advising alternative asset managers on fund formation matters. Earlier in his career, Justin served as Assistant General Counsel at a large alternative asset management firm in New York where he advised on a range of regulatory and transactional matters.

Justin has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance category by Chambers USA, Band 2 (2021-2024), Chambers Global (USA), Band 2 (2022-2025), and Chambers FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, Band 4 (2024), where he is commended for his “significant experience advising asset managers on regulatory and operational issues, as well as federal securities matters,” and is noted as a lawyer whose “responsiveness, experience, communication method and advice are unsurpassed.” He is also a recommended lawyer in Finance: Fintech by Legal 500 US (2022-2023).

Justin frequently speaks on topics concerning the regulation of retail and private funds, including surrounding SEC regulatory matters, such as digital asset issues. He has spoken at events hosted by the Practising Law Institute, the Managed Funds Association and the Futures Industry Association, among many others. He is also a frequent contributor to publications including The Investment Lawyer, International Financial Law Review, and Futures and Derivatives Law Report on similar topics.

Justin received his J.D., magna cum laude, in 2009 from the University of Miami School of Law, where he served as Senior Articles Editor for the University of Miami Law Review. He received his A.B. in 2006 from Duke University. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and New York.