Private Fund Law Firms in California

30 firms have fund lawyers listed in California: 144 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (30), then Gunderson Dettmer (25) and Cooley (11).

See all 144 private fund attorneys in California, by name

Firms: 30
Partners: 144; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 30 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 9

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check

Private Fund Law Firms in California, ranked

30 firms

Ranked by the number of partners each firm’s own website lists in California. A count, not a rating; firms with the same number share a rank.

1Kirkland & EllisSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Palo Alto + 1 more30partners
2Gunderson DettmerSan Francisco · Los Angeles · San Diego25partners
3CooleySan Francisco · Palo Alto11partners
4Sidley AustinLos Angeles · Palo Alto · San Francisco8partners
5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Orange County7partners
=5Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanLos Angeles · San Francisco7partners
7Mayer BrownLos Angeles · Palo Alto · San Francisco + 1 more6partners
=7Paul HastingsLos Angeles · San Francisco · Houston6partners
9Latham & WatkinsLos Angeles · San Diego · San Francisco5partners
10Greenberg TraurigLos Angeles · Atlanta4partners
=10K&L GatesSan Francisco · Palo Alto · Los Angeles4partners
=10Proskauer RoseLos Angeles4partners
13Gibson DunnLos Angeles3partners
=13Holland & KnightLos Angeles3partners
=13Morrison FoersterPalo Alto · San Francisco3partners
16Debevoise & PlimptonSan Francisco · Washington, D.C.2partners
=16DechertLos Angeles · San Francisco2partners
=16Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonLos Angeles · New York2partners
19A&O ShearmanSan Francisco1partner
=19Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSan Francisco1partner
=19Haynes and BooneOrange County1partner
=19Husch BlackwellLos Angeles1partner
=19Katten Muchin RosenmanLos Angeles1partner
=19King & SpaldingLos Angeles · Washington, D.C.1partner
=19Lowenstein SandlerPalo Alto1partner
=19McDermott Will & SchulteSan Francisco1partner
=19Troutman Pepper LockeSan Diego1partner
=19Willkie Farr & GallagherLos Angeles1partner
=19Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiSan Francisco1partner
=19Winston TaylorLos Angeles · San Francisco1partner

Questions

Which private fund law firms have the most partners in California?

Kirkland & Ellis (30), Gunderson Dettmer (25) and Cooley (11). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists in California.

How many private fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list in California?

30 firms, with 144 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists in California, most first. Firms with the same number share a rank. It is a count, not a rating, and no firm pays to appear or to rank.

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