Evergreen Fund Lawyers

129 fund lawyers at 35 firms have bios that show a focus on evergreen and semi-liquid funds.

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: 129; all at partner level
Firms: 35
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 29 listed here
Biggest city: New York; 65 here

Fund lawyers

129 · 101–129

Chair, head or managing partner1
Partner or principal128

Under 10 years6
10 to 20 years35
20 years or more39

GPs and Sponsors96
LPs and Investors39

Named in our news2

Counting everyone…

					Primary practice			Prior firms
Jonathan Adler	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +6	–	21 yrs	NYU, Cornell	–
Vadim Avdeychik	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	–	19 yrs	Georgetown, Hofstra University +1	–
Cory E. Baird	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Private equity funds	–	Harvard, University of Michigan	Brookfield Financial, Greenhill
Ivet Bell	Freshfields	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	–	Harvard, Columbia	–
Amie Benedetto	Alston & Bird	Partner	Atlanta, GA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	23 yrs	Boston College, Florida State University	Proprium Capital Partners, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing
Erica Berthou	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	–	NYU, King's College London +2	Debevoise & Plimpton, Mannheimer Swartling +1
William J. Bielefeld	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Kenyon College, Temple University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Tom Bohac	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	11 yrs	Notre Dame Law School, Loyola University Chicago	–
Jillian L. Bosmann	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Funds regulatory	20 yrs	Cornell, Carleton College	–
Benjamin Karr Briggs	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Real estate funds	17 yrs	Georgetown, Stanford +1	DLA Piper
Gary E. Brooks	Chapman and Cutler	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Funds regulatory	13 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, University of Maryland	–
Susan Burkhardt	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	Fund formation	–	University of Virginia, University of Notre Dame	Clifford Chance, Apollo Global Management +2
Sasha Burstein	K&L Gates	Partner	San Francisco, CA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	UC Berkeley, University of California, Hastings College of the Law	–
Matthew J. Carter	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds	–	16 yrs	Vanderbilt	–
Pamela Poland Chen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Georgetown, Case Western Reserve University	Lord Abbett, Schulte Roth & Zabel
Shusmita Chowdhury	Baker McKenzie	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	13 yrs	University of Sydney	–
Cameron M. Clark	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	Georgetown, University of San Francisco	–
Stuart H. Coleman	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Hedge funds +1	Funds regulatory	–	NYU, Wesleyan University	–
Jacob Comer	Seward & Kissel	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	Fund formation	23 yrs	Washington and Lee University, Marshall University	–
Cliff Cone	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Funds regulatory	21 yrs	Brooklyn Law School, Cornell	–
Joel D. Corriero	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Widener University Delaware, Rutgers University	–
Sara P. Crovitz	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	University of Chicago	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Heather Cruz	Skadden	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	–	31 yrs	NYU, University of Southern California	–
Linda Dahl	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Fund formation	10 yrs	Duke, University of Southern California	Debevoise & Plimpton
Daniel Daneshrad	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	NYU, UC Berkeley	–
Andrew J. Davalla	Thompson Hine	Partner	Cleveland, OH +1	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	–	–	Fordham	–
Paul J. Delligatti	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Private credit funds, Real estate funds +1	Funds regulatory	–	Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Cornell	Goodwin Procter, Morrison & Foerster
Michael A. DeNiro	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Funds regulatory	11 yrs	Cornell, Rutgers University–New Brunswick +1	–
Matthew R. DiClemente	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Widener University Delaware, University of Delaware	–
Martin H. Dozier	Alston & Bird	Partner	Atlanta, GA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	25 yrs	University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology	–
Jon-Luc Dupuy	K&L Gates	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	–	26 yrs	Suffolk University, Stonehill College	Manulife Financial, Pioneer Investments +1
Blake E. Estes	Gibson Dunn	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	26 yrs	Georgetown, University of Texas	–
Laura Ferrell	Latham & Watkins	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	17 yrs	University of Michigan, Dartmouth College	–
John Folkerth	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Fund formation	8 yrs	Emory University, Rollins College	CTCA, EXPRESS
David A. Form	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	Hedge funds	21 yrs	NYU, Columbia	–
Jason A. Friedhoff	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Real estate funds	Real estate funds	20 yrs	George Washington University, Duke	–
Elizabeth Shea Fries	Sidley Austin	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Venture funds +8	Fund formation	37 yrs	Columbia, Dartmouth College	–
Andrew J. Gershon	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Secondaries	13 yrs	NYU, Columbia	Debevoise & Plimpton, Proskauer +1
Maurice R. Gindi	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +3	Fund formation	–	NYU, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Rutgers College	Blackstone
Haroula Gkotsi	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds	–	7 yrs	Harvard, Yale	–
Sabrina C. Glaser	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	20 yrs	Yale, University of Delaware	Ropes & Gray
Elliot J. Gluck	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Secondaries, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	22 yrs	Fordham, Yeshiva University	–
Timothy J. Goodwin	King & Spalding	Partner	Atlanta, GA	Fund formation, Real estate funds	Real estate funds	–	Emory University, Boston College	–
Brad A. Green	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Funds regulatory	–	Fordham, University of Pennsylvania	Proskauer
Kenneth L. Greenberg	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Harvard, Albright College	–
Brian Grieve	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund tax	–	Georgetown, Boston College	Paul, Weiss
Jennifer I. Gullotti	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	Fund formation	9 yrs	University of Chicago, Bryant University	–
Christine Harlow	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund tax	–	Cornell	–
Benjamin J. Haskin	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Funds regulatory	35 yrs	University of Chicago, Princeton	–
Stephani M. Hildebrandt	Eversheds Sutherland (US)	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	–	–	Suffolk University, University of Wisconsin-Madison	–

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Eric S. Purple
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Washington, D.C.Also private credit funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Pej Razavilar
PartnerPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Miami, FL + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
David F. Roeber
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Philadelphia, PA + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Michael R. Rosella
PartnerPaul Hastings
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1981. In practice since 1981, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Shelley J. Rosensweig
PartnerHaynes and Boone
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.
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Derek V. Roth
PartnerPaul Hastings
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds
- 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.
Gregory S. Rowland
PartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Nicole M. Runyan
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Michael D. Saarinen
PartnerArnold & Porter
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Michael Sabin
PartnerSidley Austin
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 3 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.
Nadia Sager
PartnerLatham & Watkins
San Diego, CAAlso 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.
Aaron Schlaphoff
PartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Jeremy I. Senderowicz
PartnerGoodwin Procter
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Rachel X. Shepardson
PartnerPaul Hastings
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- 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.
Nicole Simon
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, real estate funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Roger Singer
PartnerGibson Dunn
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 1 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.
Jay Spinola
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYAlso fund formation, hedge funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2000. In practice since 2000, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Paul S. Stevens Jr.
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. 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.
JoAnn M. Strasser
PartnerThompson Hine
Columbus, OHAlso fund formation, hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1994. In practice since 1994, from the firm’s bio.
Miranda L. Sturgis
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Philadelphia, PAAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Nick Tarnowski
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NY
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
Lindsay Trapp
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso fund formation, venture funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Private credit funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
William J. Tuttle
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Also private credit funds, funds regulatory
- 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.
Morrison C. Warren
PartnerChapman and Cutler
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
- Since 1991. In practice since 1991, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
David L. Williams
PartnerFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Chicago, ILAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
John D. Wilson
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NY + 1 moreAlso 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.
Townshine Wu
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Heather N. Wyckoff
PartnerAlston & Bird
New York, NYPractices: Venture funds, Private credit funds, Hedge funds + 2 more
- 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.
Andrew L. Zutz
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

Kirkland & EllisNew York · Washington, D.C. · Chicago + 2 more29partners
Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungPhiladelphia · Washington, D.C. · New York + 1 more16partners
DechertWashington, D.C. · New York · Philadelphia10partners
Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston7partners
Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C.5partners
Gibson DunnNew York4partners
Alston & BirdAtlanta · New York3partners
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.3partners

Fund lawyers, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 80 of the 129 here give one.

Michael R. RosellaPartner · Paul HastingsSince 1981
Christopher E. PalmerPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 1986
Elizabeth Shea FriesPartner · Sidley AustinSince 1989
Benjamin J. HaskinPartner · Willkie Farr & GallagherSince 1991
Morrison C. WarrenPartner · Chapman and CutlerSince 1991

All, by years in practice in the table

Who began practising most recently?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 80 of the 129 here give one.

Jonathan M. HoffmanPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2020
Haroula GkotsiPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2019
Nick TarnowskiPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2019
John FolkerthPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2018
Jennifer I. GullottiPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2017

All, newest first in the table

Who came from the SEC or another regulator?

8 here list a regulator among past employers on the firm’s bio. A to Z.

William J. BielefeldPartner · DechertFormer SEC
Sara P. CrovitzPartner · Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungFormer SEC
Michael D. MabryPartner · Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungFormer Federal Reserve
John J. MahonPartner · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFormer SEC
David NicolardiPartner · FreshfieldsFormer SEC

About this list

What evergreen and semi-liquid funds work is

Open-ended or perpetual private funds for wealth investors, including interval funds, tender-offer funds, non-traded BDCs and non-traded REITs.

In sum

129 fund lawyers at 35 firms are listed on this page. The 5 with the most: Kirkland & Ellis (29), Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (16), Dechert (10), Sidley Austin (7) and Willkie Farr & Gallagher (5). The schools their bios name most: NYU (16), Harvard (14) and Georgetown (13). Of the 80 who give a first year in practice, half began in 2007 or before. 8 list a past post at the SEC or another regulator.

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

129 partners at 35 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page describes their work on evergreen and semi-liquid funds (the quote is on each profile).

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (29), Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (16) and Dechert (10), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (65), Washington, D.C. (25) and Chicago (15).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: fund formation (110), funds regulatory (84) and private credit funds (77).

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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