Carried Interest Lawyers

151 fund lawyers at 40 firms have bios that show a focus on carried interest and management company.

Everyone here is listed from their firm’s own bio page, and nobody pays to be listed or to rank. Last verified Oct 23–24, 2026. How we check

Partners: 151; all at partner level
Firms: 40
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 44 listed here
Biggest city: New York; 84 here

Fund lawyers

151

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Chair, head or managing partner1
Partner or principal150

Under 10 years4
10 to 20 years45
20 years or more47

GPs and Sponsors134
LPs and Investors53

Named in our news6

Counting everyone…

					Primary practice			Prior firms
Brian Allen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Fund formation	21 yrs	Boston University, University College Dublin	Morgan Lewis, LK Shields Solicitors
Prem Amarnani	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	–	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Stevens Institute of Technology	–
Juliet Anderson	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Infrastructure funds +2	Fund formation	15 yrs	Fordham, University of Law +2	–
Kirk Anderson	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	–	George Washington University, University of Michigan	–
Dan Applebaum	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Secondaries	Fund formation	12 yrs	University of, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Adams Street Partners, Sidley Austin
Priya Gupta Arshanapalli	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Dallas, TX	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	13 yrs	Columbia, Harvard	Jones Day
Conrad C Axelrod	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Real estate funds	–	Humboldt University of Berlin Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania	–
Cory E. Baird	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Private equity funds	–	Harvard, University of Michigan	Brookfield Financial, Greenhill
John A. Beck	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	10 yrs	Harvard, University of Connecticut	–
Ivet Bell	Freshfields	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	–	Harvard, Columbia	–
Eric D. Belsley	Foley Hoag	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	21 yrs	Boston College, Harvard +1	–
John Berger	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation	Fund formation	19 yrs	Notre Dame Law School, University of Notre Dame	–
Robert Blaustein	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	21 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Yale	–
Mark Boyagi	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +4	Secondaries	–	University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales	–
William (Beau) Brashares	Latham & Watkins	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	26 yrs	Harvard, UC Berkeley	–
Walker Brierre	Holland & Knight	Partner	Houston, TX	Fund formation, Real estate funds +1	–	–	Tulane University, University of Texas	–
Brad M. Brown	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	–	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of Michigan	3G Capital
Gerald H. Brown, Jr.	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	–	Elizabethtown College, New York Law School	–
C. Robert Bruner	Haynes and Boone	Partner	Dallas, TX	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	13 yrs	Wake Forest University, Furman University	–
Gregg S. Buksbaum	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	Fund formation	30 yrs	Brooklyn Law School, University of Michigan	–
Sijia Cai	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	Harvard, Yale	–
Ryan M. Carpenter	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Private equity funds	–	University of, Princeton	–
Nick Carreri	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	14 yrs	University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University	Chapman and Cutler
Matthew J. Chase	Latham & Watkins	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	21 yrs	St. John's University, Georgetown	–
Sarah K. Cherry	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Private equity funds	–	University of Toronto Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia	–
Eunice E. Choi	Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman	Partner	San Francisco, CA +1	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	Fund formation	–	Georgetown, Yale	Goodwin Procter, Cooley +2
Andrew M. Chonoles	Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen	Managing Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Real estate funds	–	39 yrs	Brooklyn Law School, Emory University	–
Jacob Comer	Seward & Kissel	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	Fund formation	23 yrs	Washington and Lee University, Marshall University	–
Brian W. Cook	Sidley Austin	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	9 yrs	Northwestern, University of Notre Dame	Deloitte
Ramen Costa	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	16 yrs	University of Cambridge, City, University of London +1	Weil Gotshal & Manges
Stephanie Pindyck Costantino	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	Princeton, NJ	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	22 yrs	Syracuse University, Middlebury College	National Public Radio's (NPR) Living on Earth
Joseph P. Cunningham	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Hedge funds	28 yrs	Duke	–
Kal Dargan	Polsinelli	Shareholder	New York, NY	Fund formation	–	–	NYU, UCLA +1	–
Parikshit Dasgupta	Hogan Lovells Cadwalader	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	24 yrs	Harvard, University of Pune	–
Andrew C. Day	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	NYU, Northeastern University +1	–
Brian Delaney	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	14 yrs	University of Michigan, Vanderbilt	–
Daniel M. Diamond	Winston Taylor	Partner	Charlotte, NC	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	12 yrs	Columbia, Yale	–
James L. Donohue	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	19 yrs	Suffolk University, College of the Holy Cross	Goodwin Procter, Goldman Sachs
Amy R. Dreisiger	Sullivan & Cromwell	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Hedge funds +1	Funds regulatory	10 yrs	Harvard, Cornell	–
Theodore D. Edwards	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	10 yrs	Duke, Pennsylvania State University	–
David J. Efron	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Hedge funds +2	Hedge funds	–	Georgetown, Syracuse University +1	–
Douglas J. Elsbeck	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +4	Fund formation	–	University of Texas, DePauw University	–
Lauren C. Falkowitz	Goodwin Procter	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	10 yrs	Harvard, Nova Southeastern University	MBNA, American Express
Arash Farhadieh	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	25 yrs	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of New South Wales	–
Laura Ferrell	Latham & Watkins	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	17 yrs	University of Michigan, Dartmouth College	–
Seth Fishman	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	15 yrs	Northwestern, Indiana University Bloomington	Protiviti
Rita Fitch	Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	11 yrs	–	–
Victoria S. Forrester	Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +4	Fund formation	–	Stellenbosch University	–
Samuel Francis	Vinson & Elkins	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	Fund formation	20 yrs	Fordham, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York	–
Laura Friedrich	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	30 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, UC Berkeley	–

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Brian Allen
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Boston, MA
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Prem Amarnani
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Juliet Anderson
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso infrastructure funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Kirk Anderson
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, infrastructure funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Dan Applebaum
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Priya Gupta Arshanapalli
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Dallas, TXAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Conrad C Axelrod
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Real estate funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Cory E. Baird
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILAlso fund formation, infrastructure funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Private equity funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
John A. Beck
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Ivet Bell
PartnerFreshfields
New York, NYAlso secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Eric D. Belsley
PartnerFoley Hoag
Boston, MAAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
John Berger
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, IL
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Robert Blaustein
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Mark Boyagi
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, infrastructure funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
William (Beau) Brashares
PartnerLatham & Watkins
New York, NYAlso venture funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2000. In practice since 2000, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Walker Brierre
PartnerHolland & Knight
Houston, TXPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds, Secondaries
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Brad M. Brown
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, hedge funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Gerald H. Brown, Jr.
PartnerDechert
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
C. Robert Bruner
PartnerHaynes and Boone
Dallas, TXAlso private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Gregg S. Buksbaum
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1996. In practice since 1996, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Sijia Cai
PartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Ryan M. Carpenter
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAAlso fund formation, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Private equity funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Nick Carreri
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILAlso private equity funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Matthew J. Chase
PartnerLatham & Watkins
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sarah K. Cherry
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAAlso fund formation, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Private equity funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Eunice E. Choi
PartnerPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
San Francisco, CA + 1 moreAlso venture funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Andrew M. Chonoles
Managing PartnerKleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds
- Since 1987. In practice since 1987, from the firm’s bio.
- LP side. Acts for fund investors (LPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jacob Comer
PartnerSeward & Kissel
New York, NYAlso venture funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- In our news. Named in 1 story in FundOpsHQ news.
Brian W. Cook
PartnerSidley Austin
Chicago, ILAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Ramen Costa
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Boston, MAAlso private equity funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Stephanie Pindyck Costantino
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Princeton, NJAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Joseph P. Cunningham
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Hedge funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Kal Dargan
ShareholderPolsinelli
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Parikshit Dasgupta
PartnerHogan Lovells Cadwalader
New York, NYAlso secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2002. In practice since 2002, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Andrew C. Day
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Brian Delaney
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, IL + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Daniel M. Diamond
PartnerWinston Taylor
Charlotte, NCAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
James L. Donohue
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Boston, MAAlso private equity funds, venture funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Amy R. Dreisiger
PartnerSullivan & Cromwell
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Theodore D. Edwards
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PAAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
David J. Efron
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYAlso fund formation, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Hedge funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Douglas J. Elsbeck
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Lauren C. Falkowitz
PartnerGoodwin Procter
Boston, MAAlso private equity funds, venture funds, secondaries + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Arash Farhadieh
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2001. In practice since 2001, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Laura Ferrell
PartnerLatham & Watkins
Chicago, ILAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Seth Fishman
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Rita Fitch
PartnerKleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2015. In practice since 2015, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Victoria S. Forrester
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Samuel Francis
PartnerVinson & Elkins
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Laura Friedrich
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1996. In practice since 1996, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Boston + 7 more44partners
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles12partners
Proskauer RoseBoston · New York8partners
Sidley AustinChicago · New York · San Francisco + 1 more8partners
Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York8partners
Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & CohenNew York7partners
McDermott Will & SchulteNew York7partners
Goodwin ProcterBoston · New York · Los Angeles6partners

Fund lawyers, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 96 of the 151 here give one.

Andrew M. ChonolesManaging Partner · Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & CohenSince 1987
Phillip IsomPartner · Willkie Farr & GallagherSince 1991
Norris NissimPartner · Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & CohenSince 1991
Benjamin MittmanPartner · Troutman Pepper LockeSince 1993
Matthew D. SchnallPartner · Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSince 1993

All, by years in practice in the table

Who began practising most recently?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 96 of the 151 here give one.

Ashley GarciaPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2018
Brian W. CookPartner · Sidley AustinSince 2017
Samuel RohPartner · Alston & BirdSince 2017
Zhize WangPartner · Sidley AustinSince 2017
John A. BeckPartner · Proskauer RoseSince 2016

All, newest first in the table

Who is named in our news?

Named in FundOpsHQ stories, the most recent story first.

Justin W. SolomonPartner · Sidley Austin1 story, latest Oct 2026
Ryan S. McNishPartner · Sidley Austin1 story, latest Oct 2026
Sheldon Hunt LaingShareholder · Greenberg Traurig1 story, latest Aug 2026
Amanda PersaudPartner · Paul Hastings1 story, latest Apr 2026
Jacob ComerPartner · Seward & Kissel1 story, latest Jul 2025

About this list

What carried interest and management company work is

Structuring the sponsor’s own side: carried interest plans, GP and management company agreements, succession and internal economics.

In sum

151 fund lawyers at 40 firms are listed on this page. The 5 with the most: Kirkland & Ellis (44), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (12), Proskauer Rose (8), Sidley Austin (8) and Willkie Farr & Gallagher (8). The schools their bios name most: Harvard (23), Columbia (16) and NYU (14). Of the 96 who give a first year in practice, half began in 2007 or before.

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

151 partners at 40 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page describes their work on carried interest and management company (the quote is on each profile).

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (44), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (12) and Proskauer Rose (8), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (84), Boston (20) and Chicago (20).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: fund formation (146), private equity funds (96) and secondaries (93).

How does a fund lawyer get on this list?

By being a partner, principal, shareholder or member whose firm's own website lists them for this work. FundOpsHQ reads each firm's public bio pages and dates every check. Nobody pays to be listed or to rank, and anyone listed can claim, correct or remove their profile. How the directory works

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