Jason E. Brown

Jason Brown is a lawyer in the asset management group at Ropes & Gray LLP. He joined Ropes & Gray in 1998 and became a partner in 2007. In 2010, he founded the firm’s fund regulatory practice, which he continues to lead today.

Jason has extensive experience representing registered funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, credit funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, and commodity pools on regulatory matters. He works with over 150 fund managers on registering as investment advisers with the SEC, developing Investment Advisers Act compliance programs and day-to-day fund compliance matters. Jason has also worked with fund managers on hundreds of SEC examinations and regularly advises clients on SEC enforcement actions. He counsels fund managers on Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act and other regulatory matters as new funds or products are launched, compliance questions arise or new rules are adopted.
Jason is widely regarding as a leading lawyer in the US in the field of fund regulation. He has been granted a Band 1 ranking from Chambers Global and has been ranked among the top lawyers in fund regulation by Best Lawyers in America, the IFLR 1000, Who’s Who, Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Legal 500. He was twice recognized by the Financial Times in their Innovative Lawyers Report for his innovations in the field of fund regulation.

Jason also regularly presents to industry conferences and is frequently quoted in the press on topics of fund regulation.