Fund Formation Law Firms in California

25 firms have fund lawyers listed for fund formation work in California: 112 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (24), then Gunderson Dettmer (17) and Cooley (11).

See all 112 fund formation attorneys in California, by name

Firms: 25
Partners: 112; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 24 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 7

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check

Fund Formation Law Firms in California, ranked

25 firms

Ranked by the number of partners each firm’s own website lists for fund formation work in California. A count, not a rating; firms with the same number share a rank.

1Kirkland & EllisSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Palo Alto + 1 more24partners
2Gunderson DettmerSan Francisco · Los Angeles · San Diego17partners
3CooleySan Francisco · Palo Alto11partners
4Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSan Francisco · Los Angeles · Orange County7partners
5Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanSan Francisco · Los Angeles6partners
=5Sidley AustinLos Angeles · Palo Alto · San Francisco6partners
7Paul HastingsLos Angeles · San Francisco5partners
8Greenberg TraurigLos Angeles · Atlanta4partners
=8K&L GatesSan Francisco · Palo Alto · Los Angeles4partners
=8Mayer BrownLos Angeles · Chicago4partners
11Gibson DunnLos Angeles3partners
=11Morrison FoersterPalo Alto · San Francisco3partners
=11Proskauer RoseLos Angeles3partners
14DechertLos Angeles · San Francisco2partners
=14Latham & WatkinsSan Diego · San Francisco2partners
=14Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonLos Angeles · New York2partners
17Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSan Francisco1partner
=17Haynes and BooneOrange County1partner
=17Husch BlackwellLos Angeles1partner
=17Katten Muchin RosenmanLos Angeles1partner
=17King & SpaldingLos Angeles · Washington, D.C.1partner
=17McDermott Will & SchulteSan Francisco1partner
=17Willkie Farr & GallagherLos Angeles1partner
=17Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiSan Francisco1partner
=17Winston TaylorLos Angeles · San Francisco1partner

Questions

Which fund formation law firms have the most partners in California?

Kirkland & Ellis (24), Gunderson Dettmer (17) and Cooley (11). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work in California.

How many fund formation law firms does FundOpsHQ list in California?

25 firms, with 112 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work in California, most first. Firms with the same number share a rank. It is a count, not a rating, and no firm pays to appear or to rank.

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