Title
counsel
Company
Morrison & Foerster
Bio
Kelley Howes, counsel within Morrison & Foerster’s Investment Management practice, has experience with a wide range of legal, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, insurance and other matters relating primarily to the representation of US registered and unregistered investment companies, offshore funds, registered investment advisers, transfer agents and broker-dealers. Howes has counseled independent fund directors on various governance issues including mutual fund mergers and reorganizations, compliance and regulatory and enforcement matters. She has also advised public companies with regard to corporate governance and various corporate transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary ownership issues and equity and debt issuances. Howes has more than 20 years’ experience in investment management-related matters. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, she served as executive vice president and general counsel of asset manager Janus Capital Group, senior vice president and general counsel of its investment advisory subsidiary Janus Capital Management, president of the Janus funds and president of Janus Distributors. Howes has served on the boards of directors of Young Americans Bank/Young Americans Center for Financial Education; ICI Mutual Insurance Company; and the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.