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Fund Lawyers at Mayer Brown in New York

15 fund lawyers at Mayer Brown are listed in New York, of the 43 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: fund formation (11), private credit funds (7) and private equity funds (6).

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against mayerbrown.com. How we check

All of Mayer Brown’s 43 fund lawyersEvery firm’s fund lawyers in New York

Partners in New York

15 people

Primary practicePrior firms
Marina BesignanoMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity fundsFund formation–Fordham, BPP University +1–
Cassandra BestMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYPrivate credit funds, Fund finance––University of Wisconsin, Westminster University–
Jared B. GoldbergerMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund finance, Fund tax––University of Michigan, Brooklyn Law School +1–
Jon D. Van GorpMayer BrownPartnerChicago, IL +4Fund formation––Calvin University, Southern Methodist University–
Steffen HemmerichMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYPrivate equity funds, Hedge funds +1Funds regulatory–Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Goethe University Frankfurt–
Michelle M. JewettMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +5––Harvard, Stanford–
Iliana KirovaMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +3Fund formation–Washington University, Sofia University–
Ann Richardson KnoxMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYPrivate equity funds, Real estate funds +3Fund finance–Columbia, Cornell–
Cynthia A. MarianMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +7Fund formation18 yrsNYU, University of Chicago +1–
Elizabeth McClainMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private credit funds +2Fund formation–Northeastern University, University of Pennsylvania–
Tram N. NguyenMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NY +1Fund formation, Private credit funds +1Fund formation–Columbia, Harvard +1U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
JoonBeom PaeMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private credit funds +3Fund tax–Northwestern, NYU +1–
James M. SchellMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Private equity funds +1Fund formation–Columbia, Yale–
L. Kevin Sheridan Jr.Mayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Real estate funds +1––Fordham, University of Virginia–
Aubry D. SmithMayer BrownPartnerNew York, NYFund formation, Venture funds +3Fund formation–University of Michigan, Free University of Brussels +1–

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Practices in New York

People in this office listing each practice; one person may list several.

Mayer Brown’s other offices

People the firm lists in each city. A city with eight or more has its own page.

  • Chicago16
  • Washington, D.C.6
  • Los Angeles4
  • Salt Lake City4
  • Palo Alto2
  • San Francisco2
  • Charlotte1
  • Houston1

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Facts from mayerbrown.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