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Fund Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis in New York

93 fund lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis are listed in New York, of the 251 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: fund formation (86), private credit funds (43) and secondaries (42).

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All of Kirkland & Ellis’s 251 fund lawyers Every firm’s fund lawyers in New York

Partners in New York

93 people

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Under 10 years25
10 to 20 years36
20 years or more17

GPs and Sponsors69
LPs and Investors16

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					Primary practice			Prior firms
Juliet Anderson	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Infrastructure funds +2	Fund formation	15 yrs	Fordham, University of Law +2	–
Sam Ash	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	9 yrs	Harvard, Yeshiva University	Elion Partners, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Jared Axelrod	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	–	–	Brooklyn Law School, Rowan University	Milbank, Dechert
Sam Baldinger	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation	Fund formation	11 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Fairleigh Dickinson University	Goodwin Procter
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
Robert Blaustein	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	21 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Yale	–
Mark Boyagi	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +4	Secondaries	–	University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales	–
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
Kristin H. Burns	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Private credit funds	25 yrs	Georgetown, University of Notre Dame	Eversheds Sutherland, Baker Botts
Reed Carroll	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Fund formation	6 yrs	University of, University of Colorado Boulder	Goodwin Procter
Guillemette Chamayou	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	14 yrs	Fordham, King's College London +2	Macfarlanes, King & Wood Mallesons
Norm Champ	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	37 yrs	Harvard, King's College London +1	Chilton Investment Company, Davis Polk & Wardwell +1
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
Scott Cowie	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation	–	7 yrs	Vanderbilt, Pepperdine University	Cadwalader, Winston & Strawn +1
Elise Crichton	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	Fund formation	10 yrs	University of Adelaide	Proskauer, Clifford Chance +1
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
Tessa J. Davis	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	6 yrs	University of British Columbia Peter, University of Toronto	Dechert
Nicole Escobar	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	–	NYU, Swarthmore College	Hamilton Lane Advisors, Morgan Lewis
Eric N. Fischer	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	Secondaries	10 yrs	Georgetown, Washington University in St. Louis	–
John Folkerth	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Fund formation	8 yrs	Emory University, Rollins College	CTCA, EXPRESS
Asaf Gamzo	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	15 yrs	NYU, Yeshiva University	Fried Frank, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Christopher M. Gandia	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	–	13 yrs	Columbia, Johns Hopkins University +1	Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Skadden +1
Andrew J. Gershon	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Secondaries	13 yrs	NYU, Columbia	Debevoise & Plimpton, Proskauer +1
Victor A. Ghazal	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Secondaries	8 yrs	University of Michigan, Grinnell College	Hogan Lovells
Nicholas Giannuzzi	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	13 yrs	Fordham, Stony Brook University	Latham & Watkins, Henry Schein +1
Aura Gilham	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	8 yrs	University of Southern, University of California, Santa Barbara	–
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
Tarsis Goncalves	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Miami, FL +1	Fund formation, Venture funds +3	Secondaries	18 yrs	NYU, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro +1	Paul Hastings, Hogan Lovells +2
Brad A. Green	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Funds regulatory	–	Fordham, University of Pennsylvania	Proskauer
Leo M. Greenberg	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Secondaries	Private equity funds	21 yrs	Fordham, University of Pennsylvania	–
Richard A. Grossmann	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Real estate funds +1	–	13 yrs	Northwestern, Yale	Debevoise & Plimpton
Suzannah Hacking	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	18 yrs	BPP Business School, BPP Law School +2	SJ Berwin
Kaitlyn Haggerty	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds	Fund formation	9 yrs	Georgetown, University of Iowa	–
Nicholas A. Hemmingsen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	16 yrs	University of Michigan, Adrian College	K&L Gates
Jake Heyka	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	McGill University Faculty of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison	Schulte Roth & Zabel, King & Spalding +1
Jonathan M. Hoffman	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	6 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Yeshiva University	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Nathan Eric Howe	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Secondaries	7 yrs	Georgetown, University of Chicago	–
Andrew S. Jacobs	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Fund formation	24 yrs	Harvard	–
Jean Jeong	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Fund formation	12 yrs	Harvard, Carleton College	Schulte Roth & Zabel
Xiao-Hong Jing	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	31 yrs	Yale, Wellesley College	Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mia Johnson	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds	Fund formation	–	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of Colorado Boulder	Debevoise & Plimpton
Olga Kamensky	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	–	13 yrs	Harvard	WilmerHale, Morgan Lewis
Kim Kaufman	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Funds regulatory	10 yrs	Boston University, Washington University in St. Louis	Proskauer
Tana Wilner de Keller	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	–	15 yrs	Columbia, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya	Pretium Partners
Esther Kim	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	Fund formation	14 yrs	NYU, BPP Law School +3	Clifford Chance, Standard Chartered Bank
Michelle B. Kim	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Austin, TX +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	10 yrs	NYU, Duke	Goodwin Procter
Gabrielle Kornblau	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds	Fund formation	7 yrs	Fordham, University of Michigan	–
Kevin Lam	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	–	Columbia, Washington University in St. Louis	–
Daniel Lavon-Krein	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	23 yrs	McGill University Faculty of Law, University of Toronto	Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Juliet Anderson
Partner
New York, NYAlso infrastructure funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sam Ash
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, real estate funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Jared Axelrod
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds, Secondaries + 1 more
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sam Baldinger
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2015. In practice since 2015, from the firm’s bio.
Erica Berthou
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 side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Robert Blaustein
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 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.
Mark Boyagi
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, infrastructure funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Susan Burkhardt
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, secondaries
- 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.
Kristin H. Burns
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Private credit funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2001. In practice since 2001, from the firm’s bio.
Reed Carroll
Partner
New York, NYAlso funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
Guillemette Chamayou
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Norm Champ
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 1989. In practice since 1989, from the firm’s bio.
- 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.
Pamela Poland Chen
Partner
New York, NYAlso 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.
Scott Cowie
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Elise Crichton
Partner
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- LP side. Acts for fund investors (LPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Linda Dahl
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Tessa J. Davis
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
Nicole Escobar
Partner
New York, NYAlso venture funds
- 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.
Eric N. Fischer
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
John Folkerth
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, infrastructure funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2018. In practice since 2018, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Asaf Gamzo
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- 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.
Christopher M. Gandia
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- Former Federal Reserve. Lists the Federal Reserve among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Andrew J. Gershon
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Victor A. Ghazal
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, infrastructure funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2018. In practice since 2018, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Nicholas Giannuzzi
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Aura Gilham
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2018. In practice since 2018, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Haroula Gkotsi
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
Sabrina C. Glaser
Partner
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 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Tarsis Goncalves
Partner
Miami, FL + 1 moreAlso fund formation, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Brad A. Green
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, infrastructure 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.
Leo M. Greenberg
Partner
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Private equity funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
Richard A. Grossmann
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Real estate funds
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
Suzannah Hacking
Partner
New York, NYAlso secondaries, funds regulatory
- 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.
Kaitlyn Haggerty
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Nicholas A. Hemmingsen
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jake Heyka
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 side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jonathan M. Hoffman
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Nathan Eric Howe
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Andrew S. Jacobs
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, hedge funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Jean Jeong
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Xiao-Hong Jing
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1995. In practice since 1995, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Mia Johnson
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Olga Kamensky
Partner
New York, NYPractices: 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.
Kim Kaufman
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
Tana Wilner de Keller
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 1 more
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
Esther Kim
Partner
New York, NYAlso 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.
Michelle B. Kim
Partner
Austin, TX + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Gabrielle Kornblau
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
Kevin Lam
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit 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.
Daniel Lavon-Krein
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Alexander Lazar
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, infrastructure funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
David Lenzi
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sean Malone
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
James Mayne
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2001. In practice since 2001, from the firm’s bio.
Callie McBreen
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2018. In practice since 2018, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Bryan K. McGee
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Nadia Murad
Partner
New York, NY + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 1 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 side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jordan Murray
Partner
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Heloise O’Malley
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
John R. O'Neil
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Matthew J. Pinegar
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Natalia Pszenny
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Josh Rabinovits
Partner
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Michael L. Ramsey
Partner
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 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Max Reibman
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
Jack P. Rossman
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
Katrina S. Rowe
Partner
New York, NY
- 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.
Nicole M. Runyan
Partner
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.
Justin Samson
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
August Sangese
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, hedge funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2001. In practice since 2001, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jaime Doninger Schechter
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Terence Schroeder
Partner
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
Indira Selimovic
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
John Senior
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
David B. Sherman
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit 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.
Andrew J. Silvia
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.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Amanda Katlowitz Strickler
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Michael Sudano
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Nick Tarnowski
Partner
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
Partner
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.
Tony Tsai
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
Peter M. Vaglio
Partner
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds, Infrastructure funds + 2 more
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Carrie M. VanFleet
Partner
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 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Patrick J. Vinett
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, infrastructure funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Nicole Washington
Partner
Washington, D.C. + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate 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.
Paul Watt
Partner
San Francisco, CA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Semhar Woldai
Partner
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. 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.
Andrew Wright
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 6 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
Townshine Wu
Partner
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.
Bojun Xu
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2019. In practice since 2019, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Ray Xu
Partner
New York, NYAlso secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. 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.
Lena Yoon
Partner
New York, NYAlso funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2020. In practice since 2020, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Christine Zhao
Partner
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2018. In practice since 2018, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.

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