Private Fund Law Firms in Chicago

20 firms have fund lawyers listed in Chicago: 165 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (56), then Winston Taylor (21) and Sidley Austin (20).

See all 165 private fund attorneys in Chicago, by name

Firms: 20
Partners: 165; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 56 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 7

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

Private Fund Law Firms in Chicago, ranked

20 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisChicago · Nashville · New York + 1 more56partners
2Winston TaylorChicago · Dallas · Miami + 1 more21partners
3Sidley AustinChicago20partners
4Mayer BrownChicago · Houston · Los Angeles + 3 more16partners
5Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago · Miami · New York11partners
6Greenberg TraurigChicago · Washington, D.C. · West Palm Beach8partners
7Latham & WatkinsChicago · Houston · New York6partners
8CooleyChicago4partners
9K&L GatesChicago · New York3partners
=9McDermott Will & SchulteChicago3partners
=9Morgan, Lewis & BockiusChicago3partners
=9Willkie Farr & GallagherChicago · Washington, D.C.3partners
13Paul HastingsChicago2partners
=13SkaddenChicago2partners
=13Troutman Pepper LockeChicago2partners
16Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerChicago1partner
=16Haynes and BooneChicago1partner
=16Holland & KnightChicago1partner
=16Jones DayChicago1partner
=16King & SpaldingChicago1partner

Questions

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

Kirkland & Ellis (56), Winston Taylor (21) and Sidley Austin (20). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists in Chicago.

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

20 firms, with 165 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 Chicago, 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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