About John K.
John K. Carter educated on the University of Virginia, earning a B.S. in finance and later returning to the law program the place he acquired his J.D. in 1990. Those educational credentials set the stage for a profession that has moved between government, personal practice and enterprise. He holds licenses to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Florida.
Carter began his legal career in large-firm practice. He joined Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom as an associate in 1990 and moved into public service the next year as a staff lawyer within the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management, in the Office of Chief Counsel. That posting gave him direct publicity to federal securities regulation and the oversight of investment vehicles.
By 1993 he was operating in the mutual fund industry as Assistant Vice President and Associate Corporate Counsel at Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds. He then took on counsel roles in the monetary offerings sector, which includes a Vice President and Counsel role at Salomon Smith Barney in 1997. In 1999 he moved into senior government management as Chairman, President and CEO of Transamerica Asset Management, a position that mixed legal, regulatory and enterprise responsibilities.
Carter's trail later included an unexpected detour into government search and placement. In 2012 he served as President and Executive Recruiter for Global Recruiters of St. Petersburg. That duration further an operational and human-resources dimension to his resume and broadened his view of corporate governance and talent control.
In 2015 he opened the Law Office of John K. Carter and took the title of Managing Partner. The company draws on decades of experience in securities regulation, mutual payments, in-house counsel work and asset management. He remains a member in good standing of the Washington, D.C. Bar since 1991 and the Virginia State Bar since 1990.
Carter's work has moved between advising regulated entities and main them. That background informs how he approaches matters for company and fund clients, mixing regulatory knowledge and government-degree perspective. His current practice concentrates on securities regulation, corporate and fund things.
