Fund Lawyers Who Worked at a Fund Manager, Bank or Investor
83 fund lawyers at 26 firms list a fund manager, bank, investor or other financial firm among their past employers; the names that come up more than once are Goldman Sachs (6), Blackstone (4), Lehman Brothers (3), Adams Street Partners (2) and Credit Suisse (2).
83 fund lawyers at 26 firms. Counts as of Oct 24, 2026, from the firms’ own bio pages.
Who they are
By firm, then surname, each with the financial firms their bio names.
Kirkland & Ellis29
- Dan Applebaum
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Adams Street Partners
- Sam Ash
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Elion Partners
- Cory E. Baird
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Brookfield Financial
- Stephanie W. Berdik
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: State Street Global Advisors
- Susan Burkhardt
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Apollo Global Management, GSO Capital Partners
- Paul S. Caruso
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Allstate Investments
- Norm Champ
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Chilton Investment Company
- Michael Chu
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Credit Suisse First Boston
- Ezekiel Couch
Partner · San Francisco, CA
Before: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- James L. Donohue
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Goldman Sachs
- Susan R. Eisenberg
Partner · Houston, TX
Before: KKR Credit
- Nicole Escobar
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Hamilton Lane Advisors
- Tarsis Goncalves
Partner · Miami, FL
Before: Kuwait Investment Authority
- Helen Huynh
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Macquarie Group
- Tana Wilner de Keller
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Pretium Partners
- Esther Kim
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Standard Chartered Bank
- Nancy L. Kowalczyk
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Valor Management
- Scott Lenahan
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Onex Falcon Investment Advisors
- Jonathan S. Lipnick
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Goldman Sachs
- James Mayne
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Credit Suisse
- Todd Melchior
Partner · San Francisco, CA
Before: Royal Bank of Canada
- Heloise O’Malley
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Pantheon Ventures
- Marisa P. Pogofsky
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Adams Street Partners
- Michael A. Reeves
Partner · Los Angeles, CA
Before: Red Mountain Capital Partners
- John T. Reinert
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Northern Trust
- Sarah Roberts
Partner · San Francisco, CA
Before: Hermes Fund Managers
- Samuel R. Scarcello
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Goldman Sachs
- Barry S. Le Vine
Partner · San Francisco, CA
Before: Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, Treesdale Partners
- Semhar Woldai
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Manulife Financial
Greenberg Traurig6
- Nanette Aguirre
Shareholder · New York, NY
Before: Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers
- Dannia Altemimei
Shareholder · Chicago, IL
Before: Balyasny Asset Management L.P
- Sylvie A. Durham
Shareholder · New York, NY
Before: BNP Paribas
- Richard Heaton
Shareholder · Houston, TX
Before: Hines
- Nathan M. Iacovino
Shareholder · Philadelphia, PA
Before: BNY Mellon
- Patrick Kassen
Shareholder · New York, NY
Before: Blackstone, Equity International
Gunderson Dettmer4
- Joe Berklund
Partner · Atlanta, GA
Before: Duke Capital Partners
- Ryan R. Purcell
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Social Capital
- Adam S. Reuben
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Michael Ovitz’s Artists Management Group
- Andrew M. Thornborrow
Partner · Silicon Valley, CA
Before: BlueRun Ventures
Lowenstein Sandler4
- Robert A. Johnston Jr.
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Sculptor Capital Management
- Brendan R. Kalb
Partner · New York, NY
Before: ExodusPoint Capital Management, AQR Capital Management
- Edward S. Nadel
Partner · Roseland, NJ
Before: Credit Suisse
- Ted Randolph III
Partner · New York, NY
Before: HSBC Securities Services
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison4
- Brad M. Brown
Partner · New York, NY
Before: 3G Capital
- Ross A. Oliver
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Crestview Partners
- Michael Ronca
Partner · New York, NY
Before: J.P. Morgan
- Maury Slevin
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Oak Hill Advisors
Gibson Dunn3
- Marian Fowler
Partner · Washington, D.C.
Before: Thrive Capital Management
- James M. Hays
Partner · Houston, TX
Before: Blackstone
- Kira Idoko
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
K&L Gates3
- Michael S. Caccese
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Russell Investments, Federated Investors
- Jon-Luc Dupuy
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Manulife Financial, Pioneer Investments, State Street
- Lori L. Schneider
Partner · Washington, D.C.
Before: Federated Investors
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius3
- Christopher J. Dlutowski
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Prudential Financial
- Audrey A. Jeung
Partner · San Francisco, CA
Before: AIG
- Jeremy B. Kantrowitz
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Investors Bank & Trust
Paul Hastings3
- Joshua Cohen
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management, Highbridge Capital Management
- Jaime Madell
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Guggenheim Partners
- Serge Todorovich
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Shenkman Capital Management, Goldman Sachs, Eton Park Capital Management
Proskauer Rose3
- Jennifer E. Crystal
Partner · New York, NY
Before: PineBridge Investments
- Matthew K. Kerfoot
Partner · New York, NY
Before: UBS
- Kerry Fitzgerald Shriver
Partner · Boston, MA
Before: Jefferies, Barclays, Lehman Brothers
Willkie Farr & Gallagher3
- Larissa R. Marcellino
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Aquiline Capital Partners
- Rita M. Molesworth
Partner · New York, NY
Before: New York Mercantile Exchange
- Erica Temel
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Lehman Brothers
Sidley Austin2
- Chuck Daly
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Constellation Advisers, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Ironwood Investment Management, BISYS Fund Services
- Blake C. Fillion
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Farallon Capital Management
Troutman Pepper Locke2
- John M. Ford
Partner · Philadelphia, PA
Before: Rodney Square Management
- Benjamin Mittman
Partner · Philadelphia, PA
Before: Hamilton Lane Advisors, Capmark Financial Group
Vinson & Elkins2
- East Berhane
Partner · Dallas, TX
Before: KKR
- Vinay Prabhakar
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Global Infrastructure Partners
A&O Shearman1
- Jan Sysel
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Goldman Sachs
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton1
- Maurice R. Gindi
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Blackstone
Davis Polk & Wardwell1
- Oran Ebel
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Dechert1
- En-Min Chua
Partner · New York, NY
Before: UBS
Katten Muchin Rosenman1
- Scott M. Vetri
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Ark Investment Partners
King & Spalding1
- Gibbs Patton Fryer
Partner · Atlanta, GA
Before: Iron Tree Capital Partners, J.P. Morgan Chase
Latham & Watkins1
- Mark Proctor
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Goldman Sachs
McDermott Will & Schulte1
- Jonathan Feiler
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Blackstone, Arosa Capital Management
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman1
- Brett R. Willis
Partner · Los Angeles, CA
Before: Oaktree Capital Management
Seward & Kissel1
- Daniel G. Viola
Partner · New York, NY
Before: Carlin Financial Group
Skadden1
- Kapil V. Pandit
Partner · Washington, D.C.
Before: AGM India Advisors Pvt.
Winston Taylor1
- Amy Gordon
Partner · Chicago, IL
Before: Prudential Financial
How we counted
Counted from the past employers each bio page lists, keeping fund managers, banks, investors and other financial firms; law firms, accounting firms and government posts are left out.
Facts only: nobody is ranked against anyone else, and nobody pays to be listed. Anyone listed can claim their profile and correct it. How the directory works.