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Washington, D.C. Office1900 K Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States of America 20006-1110
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.
- Navigating the Recent SEC Rulemakings: Money Market Fund Reforms – Dechert LLP, Webinar (August 10, 2023)
- 2023 Directors' Institute — The Mutual Fund Directors Forum, Miami, FL (January 24 & 25, 2023)
- Compliance Issues in the Current Environment — Dechert LLP, COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact Webinar (April 21, 2020)
- Challenges for Fund Boards in Light of COVID-19 — The Mutual Fund Directors Forum, Webinar (March 27, 2020)
- Money Market Funds – Managing Stress — Dechert LLP, COVID-19 Coronavirus Business Impact Webinar (March 24, 2020)
- 2020 Directors' Institute — Mutual Fund Directors Forum, San Diego, CA (January 28, 2020)
- Registered Funds Track — Investment Management Symposium, San Francisco, CA (November 13, 2018)
- Prepping Your 2018 SEC Exam Cheat Sheet — Presented by Ignites, Webinar (February 28, 2018)
- SEC Modernization Roundtable: A Deeper Dive — Presented by Advise Technologies, New York (July 26, 2017)
- Key Legal and Regulatory Issues: Asset Management — SIFMA's Compliance & Legal Society Regional Seminar, Boston, MA (June 7, 2017)
- The SEC's Investment Company Reporting Modernization Rules and Forms: What You Need to Know — Dechert LLP, Webinar (November 30, 2016)
- Current Developments Affecting the Fund Industry — Orlando, FL (March, 2016)
- The SEC's Investment Company Reporting Modernization Proposal: What You Need to Know — Dechert LLP, Webinar (July 28, 2015)
- Directors College — Dechert LLP, New York, NY (March 4, 2015)
- Asset Management Roundtable — Dechert LLP, New York, NY (March 19, 2013)
- Navigating the Recent Wave of Section 36(b) Litigation: What Have We Learned? - The Investment Lawyer (February 2022)
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- Northwestern University, B.A., 1997
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 2003, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
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- District of Columbia
- Maryland