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Fund Formation Law Firms

41 firms have fund lawyers listed for fund formation work: 1,004 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (226), then Proskauer Rose (56) and Sidley Austin (49).

See all 1,004 fund formation attorneys, by name

Firms
41
Partners
1,004
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
226 listed
Firms with 5 or more
34

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

Fund Formation Law Firms, ranked

41 firms

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

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 10 more226partners
  2. 2Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles + 1 more56partners
  3. 3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 4 more49partners
  4. 4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Chicago · Atlanta + 2 more44partners
  5. 5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusBoston · New York · Washington, D.C. + 6 more39partners
  6. 6Gunderson DettmerBoston · New York · San Francisco + 4 more36partners
  7. 7Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 8 more31partners
  8. =7Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Miami + 5 more31partners
  9. 9DechertWashington, D.C. · New York · Boston + 3 more28partners
  10. 10K&L GatesBoston · Seattle · Washington, D.C. + 7 more27partners
  11. 11Mayer BrownNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 3 more26partners
  12. =11Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · New York · Atlanta + 11 more26partners
  13. =11Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles26partners
  14. 14Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · Washington, D.C.24partners
  15. =14Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 4 more24partners
  16. 16Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles23partners
  17. 17CooleySan Francisco · New York · Palo Alto + 3 more22partners
  18. 18Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago · New York · Los Angeles + 1 more21partners
  19. 19Paul HastingsNew York · Los Angeles · Chicago + 3 more20partners
  20. 20Gibson DunnNew York · Los Angeles · Washington, D.C. + 2 more19partners
  21. =20Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Austin + 1 more19partners
  22. 22Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.18partners
  23. =22Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C. · New York · Denver + 1 more18partners
  24. 24Holland & KnightHouston · Dallas · Boston + 7 more17partners
  25. 25Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston + 1 more16partners
  26. 26King & SpaldingAtlanta · New York · Washington, D.C. + 1 more15partners
  27. =26Seward & KisselNew York15partners
  28. =26Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Dallas · Houston + 3 more15partners
  29. 29Lowenstein SandlerNew York13partners
  30. 30Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.12partners
  31. 31Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · San Francisco · Los Angeles + 3 more11partners
  32. 32Husch BlackwellKansas City · Denver · Los Angeles + 2 more7partners
  33. 33Jones DayCleveland · New York · Chicago + 1 more6partners
  34. 34Morrison FoersterDenver · Palo Alto · San Francisco + 1 more5partners
  35. 35Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Denver · San Francisco + 1 more4partners
  36. =35SkaddenChicago · New York · Washington, D.C.4partners
  37. 37A&O ShearmanNew York3partners
  38. =37BracewellHouston · Dallas3partners
  39. 39Ballard SpahrMinneapolis · Philadelphia2partners
  40. =39MilbankNew York2partners
  41. 41Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiSan Francisco1partner

Questions

Which fund formation law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (226), Proskauer Rose (56) and Sidley Austin (49). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work.

How many fund formation law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

41 firms, with 1,004 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have fund formation partners in the most cities?

Troutman Pepper Locke (14 cities), Kirkland & Ellis (13 cities) and Greenberg Traurig (11 cities), counting the US cities where the partners listed here have an office.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work, 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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