Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP

EX-99.J.1 4 dex99j1.htm CONSENT OF ROPES & GRAY LLP Consent of Ropes & Gray LLP

Exhibit (j)(1)

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

We hereby consent to the use of our name and the references to our firm under the caption “Legal Counsel” included in or made a part of Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to the Registration Statement of Artisan Funds, Inc. on Form N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

/s/ Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP

Washington, D.C.

November 25, 2009