FinTech
Practice Areas
Justin Browder is a partner in Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds and Funds Regulatory and Investigations practices in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. He counsels investment advisers, registered and private funds and broker-dealers on all aspects of the federal securities laws. Justin has substantial experience advising managers of private funds and sponsors of wealth management and SMA programs concerning a variety of operational, transactional and adversarial matters. Justin also advises registered fund sponsors on complex issues arising under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and other federal securities laws. A central component of his practice involves representing advisers, funds and wealth management firms in SEC examinations and enforcement proceedings. Justin is a recognized practitioner in the digital assets space and advises asset management firms pursuing digital asset investment strategies through wealth management and private fund offerings. His 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.
Career
Practicing since 2009; joined Simpson Thacher as a partner in 2025. Previously, Justin was a partner at another international law firm.
Personal
University of Miami School of Law, 2009 J.D. magna cum laude; Duke University, 2006 A.B.