The Law Firms Private Fund Partners Came From
120 fund lawyers’ bios name an earlier law firm. The firms the most came from are Debevoise & Plimpton (20), Latham & Watkins (10) and Morgan Lewis (10).
63 fund lawyers at 7 firms. Counts as of Oct 24, 2026, from the firms’ own bio pages.
By earlier firm
Law firms with 3 or more alumni now at other firms in the directory, and where those alumni are now.
| Earlier firm | Alumni | Now at |
|---|---|---|
| Debevoise & Plimpton | 20 | Kirkland & Ellis (15), Davis Polk & Wardwell (4), Gunderson Dettmer (1) |
| Latham & Watkins | 10 | Kirkland & Ellis (9), Gunderson Dettmer (1) |
| Morgan Lewis | 10 | Kirkland & Ellis (8), Gunderson Dettmer (1), Proskauer Rose (1) |
| Paul, Weiss | 7 | Kirkland & Ellis (4), Davis Polk & Wardwell (3) |
| Weil Gotshal & Manges | 5 | Kirkland & Ellis (3), Gibson Dunn (1), Greenberg Traurig (1) |
| K&L Gates | 4 | Kirkland & Ellis (3), Davis Polk & Wardwell (1) |
| Gunderson Dettmer | 3 | Proskauer Rose (2), Kirkland & Ellis (1) |
| Katten | 3 | Kirkland & Ellis (2), Proskauer Rose (1) |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 3 | Davis Polk & Wardwell (1), Greenberg Traurig (1), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (1) |
| Wilson Sonsini | 3 | Gunderson Dettmer (1), Kirkland & Ellis (1), Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman (1) |
How we counted
Counted from the earlier firms each bio page lists. A lawyer now back at a firm they left counts only at their current firm. Government posts and accounting firms are left out. 67% of them are at Kirkland & Ellis, whose bio pages list earlier firms more often than most firms’ do, so the count leans toward it.
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.