Fund Formation Lawyers
1,004 fund lawyers at 41 firms list fund formation work.
- Partners
- 1,004
- all at partner level
Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check
Fund formation attorneys, A to Z
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
PartnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries, Fund finance
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Hedge funds
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 1 more
PartnerGibson Dunn
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 4 more
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Secondaries
PartnerBracewell
Houston, TXPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Real estate funds + 1 more
PartnerSidley Austin
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 4 more
PartnerSidley Austin
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Hedge funds, Secondaries + 1 more
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Charlotte, NCPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 4 more
PartnerPaul Hastings
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 3 more
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerHaynes and Boone
Dallas, TXPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerHolland & Knight
Austin, TX + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Real estate funds + 1 more
PartnerDebevoise & Plimpton
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Infrastructure funds + 1 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Secondaries
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 1 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Secondaries
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerProskauer Rose
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 5 more
PartnerVinson & Elkins
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Real estate funds
PartnerSeward & Kissel
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 1 more
Optional Service PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Detroit, MIPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds, Secondaries + 1 more
Fund Formation Law Firms, by partners listed
- 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 10 more226partners
- 2Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles + 1 more56partners
- 3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 4 more49partners
- 4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Chicago · Atlanta + 2 more44partners
- 5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusBoston · New York · Washington, D.C. + 6 more39partners
- 6Gunderson DettmerBoston · New York · San Francisco + 4 more36partners
- 7Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 8 more31partners
- =7Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Miami + 5 more31partners
Questions
How many fund formation attorneys does FundOpsHQ list?
1,004 partners at 41 firms. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page names fund formation work.
Which fund formation law firms have the most partners listed?
Kirkland & Ellis (226), Proskauer Rose (56) and Sidley Austin (49), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for fund formation work. All 41 firms, ranked
Where are fund formation attorneys based?
The cities with the most: New York (461), Chicago (137) and Washington, D.C. (90).
What else do these lawyers work on?
The practices they list most alongside fund formation work: private equity funds (543), private credit funds (396) and secondaries (394).
How does a fund lawyer get on this list?
By being a partner, principal, shareholder or member whose firm's own website lists them for this work. FundOpsHQ reads each firm's public bio pages and dates every check. Nobody pays to be listed or to rank, and anyone listed can claim, correct or remove their profile. How the directory works
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