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Fund Tax Lawyers in Los Angeles

9 fund lawyers at 9 firms list fund tax work in Los Angeles.

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
9
all at partner level
Firms
9
Most partners
Akerman
1 listed here
Of all in Los Angeles
11%
9 of 82

Fund tax attorneys in Los Angeles

9
Primary practicePrior firms
Ivy H. JonesSidley AustinPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +3–29 yrsUC Berkeley, Georgetown +1–
Benedict KwonNixon PeabodyPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +6Fund formation–Northwestern, University of Illinois–
Muhyung (Aaron) LeeProskauer RosePartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Secondaries +1Fund tax–NYU, University of Chicago +1–
Sanford C. PresantGreenberg TraurigShareholderLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +2Real estate funds50 yrsGeorgetown, State University of New York at Buffalo +1EY, DLA Piper
Heather L. PrestonAkermanPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Fund tax–24 yrsUniversity of, Pennsylvania State University–
Lucas M. RachubaPaul HastingsPartnerSan Francisco, CA +1Fund formation, Private equity funds +6Private equity funds27 yrsHarvard, Dartmouth College–
Matthew S. SchonholzBaker McKenziePartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Fund tax–21 yrsLoyola Law School Los Angeles, University of Pennsylvania–
Brett R. WillisPillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Private equity funds +1––NYU, University of +1Oaktree Capital Management, Kirkland & Ellis
Olga ZolotnikGunderson DettmerPartnerLos Angeles, CAFund formation, Venture funds +1Fund tax–University of Southern, UCLA–

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Fund Tax Law Firms in Los Angeles, by partners listed

Fund tax attorneys in Los Angeles, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 5 of the 9 here give one.

  1. Sanford C. PresantShareholder · Greenberg TraurigSince 1976
  2. Ivy H. JonesPartner · Sidley AustinSince 1997
  3. Lucas M. RachubaPartner · Paul HastingsSince 1999
  4. Heather L. PrestonPartner · AkermanSince 2002
  5. Matthew S. SchonholzPartner · Baker McKenzieSince 2005
All, by years in practice in the table

About this list

What fund tax lawyers do

Fund tax lawyers design a fund’s tax structure and keep it working: partnership allocations and carried interest, blockers and feeders for tax-exempt and non-US investors, withholding, and the tax side of investments, exits and restructurings.

In sum

9 fund lawyers at 9 firms are listed on this page in Los Angeles. The 5 with the most: Akerman (1), Baker McKenzie (1), Greenberg Traurig (1), Gunderson Dettmer (1) and Nixon Peabody (1). Of the 5 who give a first year in practice, half began in 1999 or before.

Questions

How many fund tax attorneys does FundOpsHQ list in Los Angeles?

9 partners at 9 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page names fund tax work.

Which fund tax law firms have the most partners listed in Los Angeles?

Akerman (1), Baker McKenzie (1) and Greenberg Traurig (1), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for fund tax work in Los Angeles.

Which other cities have the most fund tax attorneys?

New York (93), Boston (21) and Chicago (18).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most alongside fund tax work: fund formation (6), private equity funds (4) and hedge funds (3).

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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