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Fund Lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C.

26 fund lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis are listed in Washington, D.C., of the 251 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: fund formation (21), private equity funds (14) and funds regulatory (13).

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All of Kirkland & Ellis’s 251 fund lawyers Every firm’s fund lawyers in Washington, D.C.

Partners in Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C.26
Chicago, IL1
New York, NY1

District of Columbia26
Illinois1
New York1

Under 10 years6
10 to 20 years8
20 years or more2

Emerging Managers2
First-Time Funds1
Mid-Market Sponsors1
Large Sponsors1

GPs and Sponsors20
LPs and Investors1

Italian1
Portuguese1
Russian1
Spanish1

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					Primary practice			Prior firms
Francisco J. Cardona	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Secondaries	–	Georgetown, University of +1	–
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
James J. Desjardins	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation	Fund formation	14 yrs	McGill University	Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Melissa S. Gainor	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Funds regulatory	–	22 yrs	Boston University, Boston College	–
Ethan Green	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	Fund formation	–	George Washington University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Goodwin Procter, Cleary Gottlieb
Jennifer I. Gullotti	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +2	Fund formation	9 yrs	University of Chicago, Bryant University	–
James W. Hahn	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	–	Georgetown, Brown University	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Matthew W. Howard	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	NYU, Swarthmore College	Fried Frank
Alex M. Kaufman	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds	Fund formation	12 yrs	Duke, University of Southern California	Fried Frank
Mac M. Laban	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Funds regulatory	10 yrs	Loyola University, Iowa State University	Ropes & Gray, Goodwin Procter
William P. Lane	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	9 yrs	Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, Marquette University	Goodwin Procter
Erin M. Lett	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Fund formation	–	Duke, Georgetown	Proskauer, Dechert
Courtney May	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Infrastructure funds +1	Fund formation	6 yrs	Cornell, University of Texas	–
Camille Mott	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	8 yrs	University of Virginia, Louisiana State University	–
Rita Glasionov Muir	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds	Private equity funds	17 yrs	George Washington University, Princeton	–
Forrest Osgood	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	9 yrs	NYU, University of Maryland	Proskauer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Christopher E. Palmer	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Fund formation	40 yrs	Georgetown, Saint John's University	–
Alpa Patel	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Private equity funds, Venture funds +4	Funds regulatory	19 yrs	George Washington University, Emory University	Dechert, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Jessica L. Patrick	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Funds regulatory	11 yrs	American University, University of Maryland	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Martín E. Strauch	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	–	University of Florida Fredric, University of Florida	Fried Frank
Tom Strumpf	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Fund formation	12 yrs	Georgetown, Loras College	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Nicholas K. Styles	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	7 yrs	University of Virginia, Yale	Fried Frank
William J. Tuttle	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Fund formation	–	Vanderbilt, University of Virginia	Proskauer, Dechert +2
Nicole Washington	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	Harvard, Columbia	Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Kevin J. Wessel	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	–	University of Chicago, Georgetown	–
Andrew L. Zutz	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	12 yrs	George Washington University, University of Notre Dame	Goodwin Procter

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Francisco J. Cardona
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation, private credit funds
- Leads with: Secondaries. 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.
Paul J. Delligatti
Partner
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.
James J. Desjardins
Partner
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
Melissa S. Gainor
Partner
Washington, D.C.Practices: Funds regulatory
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
Ethan Green
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Jennifer I. Gullotti
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private credit funds, infrastructure 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 side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
James W. Hahn
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, real estate funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Matthew W. Howard
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also 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.
Alex M. Kaufman
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity 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.
Mac M. Laban
Partner
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 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
William P. Lane
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation
- 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.
Erin M. Lett
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private credit funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Courtney May
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also 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.
Camille Mott
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate 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.
Rita Glasionov Muir
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation
- Leads with: Private equity funds. 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.
Forrest Osgood
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture 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.
Christopher E. Palmer
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1986. In practice since 1986, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Alpa Patel
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. 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.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Jessica L. Patrick
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. 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.
Martín E. Strauch
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Tom Strumpf
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also funds regulatory
- 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.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Nicholas K. Styles
Partner
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, secondaries
- 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.
William J. Tuttle
Partner
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.
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.
Kevin J. Wessel
Partner
Chicago, IL + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, private credit funds
- 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 L. Zutz
Partner
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.

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