Fund Restructuring Lawyers

105 fund lawyers at 30 firms have bios that show a focus on fund restructurings and wind-downs.

Everyone here is listed from their firm’s own bio page, and nobody pays to be listed or to rank. Last verified Oct 23–24, 2026. How we check

Partners: 105; all at partner level
Firms: 30
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 27 listed here
Biggest city: New York; 45 here

Fund lawyers

105 · 101–105

Under 10 years5
10 to 20 years34
20 years or more27

GPs and Sponsors84
LPs and Investors30

Named in our news2

Counting everyone…

					Primary practice			Prior firms
Andrew M. Ahern	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	Columbia, Bucknell University	Debevoise & Plimpton
Juliet Anderson	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Infrastructure funds +2	Fund formation	15 yrs	Fordham, University of Law +2	–
Conrad C Axelrod	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Real estate funds	–	Humboldt University of Berlin Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania	–
Howard J. Beber	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	Boston College, Washington University in St. Louis	–
Jason Behrens	Linklaters	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	–	Georgetown, Cornell	–
Kevin Bettsteller	Gibson Dunn	Partner	Los Angeles, CA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	Funds regulatory	20 yrs	University of Michigan	–
William J. Bielefeld	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Kenyon College, Temple University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Kenneth S. Blazejewski	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	19 yrs	NYU, Princeton	–
Michael A. Bloom	Venable	Partner	New York, NY +1	Fund formation, Hedge funds +1	–	19 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan	–
Mark Boyagi	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +4	Secondaries	–	University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales	–
Taylor Brody	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	University of Pennsylvania, Carleton College	–
Jessica D. Burt	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	University of Rochester, George Washington University +1	–
Sijia Cai	Davis Polk & Wardwell	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	Harvard, Yale	–
Ryan M. Carpenter	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Private equity funds	–	University of, Princeton	–
Nick Carreri	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Fund formation	14 yrs	University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University	Chapman and Cutler
Nicholas C. Cassin	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Secondaries	19 yrs	London School of Economics and Political Science	–
Lana Castor	Weil, Gotshal & Manges	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	13 yrs	Georgetown, University of Michigan	–
James V. Catano	Dechert	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	15 yrs	University of Virginia, Catholic University of America +1	–
Matthew Cohen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	San Francisco, CA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Funds regulatory	18 yrs	Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, University of California, Santa Barbara	K&L Gates
Brian Crowell	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Villanova University	–
Niamh A. Curry	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	NYU, Brooklyn Law School	–
Parikshit Dasgupta	Hogan Lovells Cadwalader	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	24 yrs	Harvard, University of Pune	–
Mathew Eapen	Sidley Austin	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Venture funds	10 yrs	University of Virginia, Brown University +2	U.S. Department of State
Susan R. Eisenberg	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Houston, TX	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	19 yrs	Vanderbilt, University of Pennsylvania	KKR Credit, Ropes & Gray
Arash Farhadieh	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	25 yrs	London School of Economics and Political Science, University of New South Wales	–
Amy C. Fitzsimmons	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Temple University, Pennsylvania State University	–
Robert Frastai	Weil, Gotshal & Manges	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund tax	30 yrs	NYU	–
David W. Freese	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Hedge funds +1	Funds regulatory	19 yrs	American University, Ursinus College	–
Allison M. Fumai	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	24 yrs	Cornell	–
Kyle E. Garry	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	15 yrs	Boston University, Boston College	Proskauer
Andrew J. Gershon	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Secondaries	13 yrs	NYU, Columbia	Debevoise & Plimpton, Proskauer +1
Victor A. Ghazal	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Secondaries	8 yrs	University of Michigan, Grinnell College	Hogan Lovells
Kenneth L. Greenberg	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Harvard, Albright College	–
Caryn J. Greenspan	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	Hedge funds	–	Fordham, Cornell	–
Suzannah Hacking	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund formation	18 yrs	BPP Business School, BPP Law School +2	SJ Berwin
Nicholas A. Hemmingsen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	16 yrs	University of Michigan, Adrian College	K&L Gates
Jake Heyka	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	–	McGill University Faculty of Law, University of Wisconsin-Madison	Schulte Roth & Zabel, King & Spalding +1
Camille Higonnet	Proskauer Rose	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Venture funds +2	Fund formation	–	George Washington University, Cornell +1	–
Sean J. Hill	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	29 yrs	Boston College, Rutgers University	Proskauer, Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault +2
Jennifer Hillman	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Villanova University, Cornell	The Vanguard Group, Teach For America
Cory O. Hippler	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Rutgers University, University of Richmond	–
Damian Jacobs	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	San Francisco, CA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Secondaries	22 yrs	University of Tasmania	O'Melveny & Myers, Allens Arthur Robinson
Sarah E. Kaehler	Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +1	Private equity funds	16 yrs	Howard University, Hamline University	–
Chris P. Kallos	Kirkland & Ellis	Retired Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	–	37 yrs	Harvard, University of Virginia	–
Jeffrey B. Kaplan	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Secondaries	–	24 yrs	Harvard, University of Wisconsin-Madison	–
Rafael Kariyev	Debevoise & Plimpton	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Venture funds +3	Fund tax	27 yrs	Columbia, Queens College	–
Jim Kelly	Mayer Brown	Partner	Salt Lake City, UT	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	–	University of Alberta, University of Toronto Faculty of Law	–
Kristine M. Koren	Weil, Gotshal & Manges	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +8	Fund formation	22 yrs	Cornell, Harvard	–
Olya Kurilovich	Goodwin Procter	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries	–	8 yrs	Fordham, Belarusian State University	Clifford Chance, HQ Capital Private Equity
Matthew J. Kutner	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Columbia, Hofstra University +1	–

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Andrew Wright
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 6 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
Nadeea R. Zakaria
PartnerDechert
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private credit funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
Joseph D. Zargari
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Alexandria Zeizel
PartnerProskauer Rose
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Christopher J. Zimmerman
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 6 more27partners
Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles16partners
Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungPhiladelphia · Washington, D.C. · Chicago10partners
DechertWashington, D.C. · Boston · New York9partners
Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 1 more7partners
Morgan, Lewis & BockiusBoston · New York · Philadelphia6partners
Davis Polk & WardwellNew York3partners
Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York3partners

Fund lawyers, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 66 of the 105 here give one.

Ingrid WelchMember & General Counsel · Cozen O'ConnorSince 1984
Christopher E. PalmerPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 1986
Chris P. KallosRetired Partner · Kirkland & EllisSince 1989
John V. O'HanlonPartner · DechertSince 1989
Toby R. SerkinPartner · Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSince 1989

All, by years in practice in the table

Who began practising most recently?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 66 of the 105 here give one.

Victor A. GhazalPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2018
Olya KurilovichPartner · Goodwin ProcterSince 2018
Camille MottPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2018
William P. LanePartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2017
Heloise O’MalleyPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2017

All, newest first in the table

About this list

What fund restructurings and wind-downs work is

Restructuring, recapitalising or winding down an existing fund: term extensions, GP removals and transfers, tender offers, liquidations.

In sum

105 fund lawyers at 30 firms are listed on this page. The 5 with the most: Kirkland & Ellis (27), Proskauer Rose (16), Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (10), Dechert (9) and Sidley Austin (7). The schools their bios name most: Harvard (12), Cornell (9) and University of Michigan (9). Of the 66 who give a first year in practice, half began in 2007 or before. 2 list a past post at the SEC or another regulator.

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

105 partners at 30 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page describes their work on fund restructurings and wind-downs (the quote is on each profile).

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (27), Proskauer Rose (16) and Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (10), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (45), Boston (18) and Chicago (12).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: fund formation (94), secondaries (67) and private equity funds (56).

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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