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Fund Lawyers

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Primary practicePrior firms
Semma G. ArzapaloPillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +3–21 yrsUniversity of Michigan, UCLA–
Bryon James BoyceKirkland & EllisPartnerAustin, TXFund formation, Private credit funds +2Fund formation6 yrsUniversity of Southern, UCLASimpson Thacher & Bartlett
Douglas H. BurnafordLatham & WatkinsPartnerLos Angeles, CAPrivate credit funds, Fund financeFund finance20 yrsUCLA, Dartmouth College–
Marian FowlerGibson DunnPartnerWashington, D.C.Fund formation, Private equity funds +4Funds regulatory19 yrsGeorgetown, UCLA +1Thrive Capital Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Ethan R. GoldmanDavis Polk & WardwellPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +4Fund tax–UCLA, Northwestern–
Audrey A. JeungMorgan, Lewis & BockiusPartnerSan Francisco, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +5Fund formation20 yrsUniversity of Chicago, UCLAAIG
Marina KofsmanMorgan, Lewis & BockiusPartnerSan Francisco, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +5Fund formation20 yrsUCLA–
John J. LonctoGreenberg TraurigShareholderAtlanta, GA +1Fund formation, Private equity funds +1––UCLA, Georgetown +1U.S. Navy
Kenneth R. McVayGunderson DettmerPartnerNew York, NYVenture funds––Harvard, UCLALatham & Watkins, Zip2
Max J. RosenbergPaul HastingsPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +6Fund formation–University of Pennsylvania, UCLA–
Joel H. RothsteinGreenberg TraurigShareholderNew York, NYFund formation, Real estate funds––NYU, Columbia +1–
Nadia SagerLatham & WatkinsPartnerSan Diego, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +6Fund formation30 yrsUCLA–
Kathleen R. SemanskiProskauer RosePartnerNew York, NYFund formation––UCLA, Boston University +1–
Austin Siegemund-BrokaKirkland & EllisPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Funds regulatoryFund formation7 yrsUCLA, Harvard–
Robert SmithKirkland & EllisPartnerSalt Lake City, UTFund formation, SecondariesFund formation13 yrsUCLA, Brigham Young UniversityKTBS Law, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Zahra Jane SowderDebevoise & PlimptonPartnerNew York, NYPrivate credit funds, Fund financeFund finance18 yrsUCLA, Vassar College–
Stephanie C. ThomasMorrison FoersterChair of Global Private Funds GroupPalo Alto, CAFund formation, Funds regulatoryFund formation–University of California, San Diego, UCLA–
Deborah A. TuchmanWillkie Farr & GallagherPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +3Hedge funds25 yrsColumbia, UCLA–
Greg VolkmarGunderson DettmerPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +2Venture funds–UCLA, Stanford–
Steve Y. YooPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, SecondariesFund formation–NYU, UCLA +1–
Arman ZadehKirkland & EllisPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formationFund formation8 yrsUCLA, University of California, Irvine–
Olga ZolotnikGunderson DettmerPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Venture funds +1Fund tax–University of Southern, UCLA–

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