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Fund Lawyers at Dechert in New York

21 fund lawyers at Dechert are listed in New York, of the 58 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: private credit funds (14), funds regulatory (11) and fund formation (10).

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All of Dechert’s 58 fund lawyers Every firm’s fund lawyers in New York

Partners in New York

21 people

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New York, NY21
Philadelphia, PA2
Washington, D.C.1

New York21
Pennsylvania2
District of Columbia1

Under 10 years1
10 to 20 years9
20 years or more7

Mid-Market Sponsors1
Large Sponsors1

GPs and Sponsors11
LPs and Investors5

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission1
UBS1

French1
Hindi1
Korean1
Russian1

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					Primary practice			Prior firms
Jay R. Alicandri	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Fund finance +1	Private credit funds	28 yrs	University at Albany, St. John's University	–
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
Stephen H. Bier	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	37 yrs	Rutgers University, Harvard	–
Gerald H. Brown, Jr.	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	–	Elizabethtown College, New York Law School	–
En-Min Chua	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	20 yrs	Columbia, University of London	UBS
Allison M. Fumai	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	24 yrs	Cornell	–
Richard Horowitz	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	38 yrs	University of Pennsylvania	–
Jeff J. Kang	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Fund tax	–	15 yrs	University of California, Irvine, Northwestern +1	–
Arina Lekhel	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	University of Arizona, Vanderbilt	–
Angelina X. Liang	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Fund finance	–	13 yrs	University of Chicago, Columbia	–
Michael F. Mavrides	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Hedge funds	–	Columbia, University of Pennsylvania	–
Georgina McLeod	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	15 yrs	University of Law, University of Birmingham	–
Daniel S. Mozes	Dechert	Partner	Philadelphia, PA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	–	13 yrs	Temple University, University of Pennsylvania	–
Edward J. Newlands	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	17 yrs	University of Maryland, University of	–
Vince Nguyen	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	9 yrs	UC Berkeley, University of Virginia	–
Omoz Osayimwese	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	27 yrs	University of Michigan	–
Stephen R. Pratt	Dechert	Partner	Philadelphia, PA +1	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	–	16 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Boston College	–
Meghan Redding	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	13 yrs	Columbia, NYU	–
Joseph A. Riley	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Hedge funds +2	Fund tax	38 yrs	Dartmouth College, Georgetown +1	–
Mansi Seth	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds	–	19 yrs	National Law University, Georgetown	–
Nadeea R. Zakaria	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	Funds regulatory	19 yrs	George Washington University, Georgetown	–

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Jay R. Alicandri
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund finance, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Private credit funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
William J. Bielefeld
Partner
Washington, D.C. + 1 moreAlso private credit 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.
Stephen H. Bier
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1989. In practice since 1989, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Gerald H. Brown, Jr.
Partner
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.
En-Min Chua
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
Allison M. Fumai
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2002. In practice since 2002, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Richard Horowitz
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1988. In practice since 1988, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jeff J. Kang
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Private credit funds, Fund tax
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Arina Lekhel
Partner
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 and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Angelina X. Liang
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Private credit funds, Fund finance
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
Michael F. Mavrides
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Hedge funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Georgina McLeod
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
Daniel S. Mozes
Partner
Philadelphia, PA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds, Funds regulatory
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Edward J. Newlands
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
Vince Nguyen
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. 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.
Omoz Osayimwese
Partner
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.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Stephen R. Pratt
Partner
Philadelphia, PA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds, Funds regulatory
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Meghan Redding
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
Joseph A. Riley
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, hedge funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund tax. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1988. In practice since 1988, from the firm’s bio.
- LP side. Acts for fund investors (LPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Mansi Seth
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
Nadeea R. Zakaria
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.

Practices in New York

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Washington, D.C.25
Boston9
Philadelphia3
Charlotte1
Los Angeles1
San Francisco1

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Facts from dechert.com, in surname order: the people whose bio pages give them an office in New York. Someone with two offices counts in both. A count, not a rating; nobody pays to be listed. How the directory works