Megan C. Johnson

Megan C. Johnson is a partner in the financial services group and managing partner of the Washington, D.C. office. She regularly advises U.S registered investment companies, as well as their investment advisers and other service providers, on a wide variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate matters, including the development, organization and registration of new funds, regulatory and compliance matters relating to existing funds, registration and proxy statements, fund reorganizations, and affiliated transaction matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 

Ms. Johnson has particular experience advising mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and their boards of directors on a full range of issues under the Investment Company Act of 1940, including affiliation issues, legal issues related to advisory fees and distribution arrangements, fund structuring and reorganizations, ongoing compliance and regulatory matters, disclosure, and fiduciary oversight matters. 

Ms. Johnson has been listed as a “Next Generation Partner” for mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds by The Legal 500 (U.S.), which noted: “Advice on the 1940 Investment Company Act is a key part of the firm's regulatory service, with lawyers such as Washington DC-based Megan Johnson standing out in this space.”

From 2005-2006, Ms. Johnson was counsel at a large investment management firm.