Fund Formation Law Firms in Washington, D.C.

26 firms have fund lawyers listed for fund formation work in Washington, D.C.: 90 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (21), then Dechert (11) and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (8).

See all 90 fund formation attorneys in Washington, D.C., by name

Firms: 26
Partners: 90; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 21 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 4

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

Fund Formation Law Firms in Washington, D.C., ranked

26 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisWashington, D.C. · Chicago · New York21partners
2DechertWashington, D.C.11partners
3Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C.8partners
4Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York6partners
5K&L GatesWashington, D.C.4partners
=5Latham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.4partners
=5Mayer BrownWashington, D.C. · New York · Chicago + 2 more4partners
8Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonWashington, D.C.3partners
=8Gibson DunnWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=8Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonWashington, D.C.3partners
11Davis Polk & WardwellWashington, D.C.2partners
=11Debevoise & PlimptonWashington, D.C.2partners
=11Holland & KnightWashington, D.C.2partners
=11King & SpaldingWashington, D.C. · Los Angeles2partners
=11Paul HastingsWashington, D.C. · New York2partners
=11Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanWashington, D.C. · Boston2partners
=11Weil, Gotshal & MangesWashington, D.C. · New York2partners
18Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Washington, D.C.1partner
=18CooleyWashington, D.C.1partner
=18Greenberg TraurigChicago · Washington, D.C.1partner
=18Husch BlackwellWashington, D.C.1partner
=18Katten Muchin RosenmanWashington, D.C.1partner
=18Morrison FoersterDenver · Washington, D.C.1partner
=18Proskauer RoseWashington, D.C.1partner
=18SkaddenWashington, D.C.1partner
=18Troutman Pepper LockeWashington, D.C.1partner

Questions

Which fund formation law firms have the most partners in Washington, D.C.?

Kirkland & Ellis (21), Dechert (11) and Hogan Lovells Cadwalader (8). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work in Washington, D.C..

How many fund formation law firms does FundOpsHQ list in Washington, D.C.?

26 firms, with 90 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 Washington, D.C., 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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