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Fund Lawyers at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York

29 fund lawyers at Debevoise & Plimpton are listed in New York, of the 35 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: fund formation (22), private equity funds (18) and infrastructure funds (16).

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All of Debevoise & Plimpton’s 35 fund lawyers Every firm’s fund lawyers in New York

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29 people

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					Primary practice
Jonathan Adler	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +6	–	21 yrs	NYU, Cornell
Jason Auerbach	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	–	18 yrs	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of Pennsylvania
Vadim Avdeychik	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	–	19 yrs	Georgetown, Hofstra University +1
Michael Bolotin	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	–	–	–
Ezra Borut	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	–	30 yrs	University of Chicago, Yale
Lorna Bowen	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	University College Dublin
Karen Chao	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds	Fund formation	21 yrs	Queen's University, University of Sydney
Erin Cleary	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +4	Fund tax	18 yrs	Rutgers Law School, Rutgers University
Benjamin P. Collins-Wood	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Secondaries	–	13 yrs	Duke, University of Washington
Andrew Ford	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	–	23 yrs	Nottingham Law School, University of Nottingham
Peter A. Furci	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	–	–	–
Sally Bergmann Hardesty	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	–	15 yrs	Georgetown, Washington University in St. Louis
Morgan J. Hayes	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	19 yrs	Fordham, Cornell
Stephen Jordan	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund tax	31 yrs	NYU, Southern Methodist University +1
Rafael Kariyev	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Venture funds +3	Fund tax	27 yrs	Columbia, Queens College
Samuel D. Krawiecz	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	–	11 yrs	Harvard, Beth Medrash Govoha
Natalia Kubik	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	–	15 yrs	University of Cambridge
Yana M. Mereminsky	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds	Private equity funds	11 yrs	Harvard, Ohio State University
Ali Nierenberg	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	–	9 yrs	NYU, University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Priest	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund tax	16 yrs	NYU, Carleton College
Anne-Lise Quach	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation	–	18 yrs	Columbia, Stanford
Kevin M. Schmidt	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Infrastructure funds +1	–	32 yrs	Rutgers Law School, Jersey City State College
Peter F.G. Schuur	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	–	34 yrs	University of Chicago, University of Michigan
Rebecca F. Silberstein	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	33 yrs	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
Krishna Skandakumar	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	14 yrs	Australian National University, University of Melbourne
Zahra Jane Sowder	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Fund finance	Fund finance	18 yrs	UCLA, Vassar College
Justin Storms	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	–	23 yrs	NYU, University of Texas
Ramya S. Tiller	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Private credit funds +1	Fund finance	24 yrs	NYU, National Law School of India University
Sergio Torres	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	–	10 yrs	Stanford, Fundação Getulio Vargas +1

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Jonathan Adler
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 5 more
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
Jason Auerbach
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 3 more
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Vadim Avdeychik
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Funds regulatory
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
Michael Bolotin
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
Ezra Borut
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
- Since 1996. In practice since 1996, from the firm’s bio.
Lorna Bowen
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit 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.
Karen Chao
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
Erin Cleary
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund tax. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
Benjamin P. Collins-Wood
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Secondaries
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
Andrew Ford
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Infrastructure funds
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
Peter A. Furci
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 5 more
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sally Bergmann Hardesty
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 6 more
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
Morgan J. Hayes
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
Stephen Jordan
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Fund tax. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1995. In practice since 1995, from the firm’s bio.
Rafael Kariyev
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund tax. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
Samuel D. Krawiecz
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
- Since 2015. In practice since 2015, from the firm’s bio.
Natalia Kubik
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries, Funds regulatory
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
Yana M. Mereminsky
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Private equity funds. 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.
Ali Nierenberg
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Daniel Priest
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund tax. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
Anne-Lise Quach
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- LP side. Acts for fund investors (LPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Kevin M. Schmidt
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Private credit funds, Infrastructure funds, Secondaries
- Since 1994. In practice since 1994, from the firm’s bio.
Peter F.G. Schuur
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
- Since 1992. In practice since 1992, from the firm’s bio.
Rebecca F. Silberstein
Partner
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 1993. In practice since 1993, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Krishna Skandakumar
Partner
New York, NYAlso 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.
- LP side. Acts for fund investors (LPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Zahra Jane Sowder
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
Justin Storms
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Ramya S. Tiller
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2002. In practice since 2002, from the firm’s bio.
Sergio Torres
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Secondaries
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.

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