Justin Kanter is an associate in Morrison Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group.

He advises U.S. and non-U.S. private fund sponsors and asset managers on regulatory and compliance matters under the Investment Advisers Act, the Investment Company Act, and other U.S. securities laws, across venture capital, growth equity, buyout, secondaries, real estate, infrastructure, credit, and digital asset strategies.

Justin guides clients through regulatory, compliance, and operational matters across the private fund lifecycle, from formation and fundraising through ongoing operations and special situations. He counsels clients on investment adviser registration and Form ADV filings, the development and testing of compliance programs, and SEC examinations. He also advises on fundraising and investor communications, including Marketing Rule compliance, placement agent arrangements, and fund offering documents. He regularly counsels non-U.S. advisers on the regulatory aspects of their U.S. activities. In addition, he advises on the regulatory aspects of acquisitions and sales of investment advisers, fund restructurings, and other strategic transactions, and helps clients navigate SEC rulemaking and related regulatory developments.

Before joining Morrison Foerster, Justin served as Legal Counsel & Compliance Manager at a multi-strategy global registered investment adviser, where he served as principal regulatory counsel for three affiliated registered investment advisers with approximately $50 billion in combined assets under management. Earlier in his career, Justin practiced for several years at multiple international law firms, where he focused on regulatory matters for a wide range of investment advisers.

Justin holds an LL.M. in international law from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and served as a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School’s Institute for Global Law & Policy. He earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was an editor of the Virginia Journal of International Law, and his B.A. summa cum laude from Tufts University.