Mr. Charton practices in the firm's investment management group and focuses his practice on advising investment advisers, mutual funds, closed-end funds, registered funds of hedge funds, hedge funds, separately managed account programs and broker dealers. Mr. Charton has experience drafting and reviewing registration statements, proxy statements, tender offer documents, credit agreements, as well as other legal documentation for the formation, organization and ongoing operations of registered investment companies and hedge funds. Mr. Charton also advises clients on various legal and regulatory issues, including SEC compliance, advertising and marketing issues under SEC and FINRA rules, the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), industry "best practices" and policies, and contract negotiation and drafting. Mr. Charton also has experience assisting clients on various international investment-related issues, including adviser registration, private placements and significant shareholding obligations.
Prior to joining K&L Gates, Mr. Charton interned at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, where he supported attorneys in the prosecution of high profile crimes including murder and armed robbery, and performed legal research and composed legal memoranda on issues such as motions to suppress. He was a summer intern at K&L Gates in 2006.