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Investment Adviser Regulatory Law Firms

38 firms have fund lawyers listed for funds regulatory work: 477 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (66), then Dechert (43) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (35).

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Firms
38
Partners
477
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
66 listed
Firms with 5 or more
25

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

Investment Adviser Regulatory Law Firms, ranked

38 firms

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

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Washington, D.C. · Chicago + 6 more66partners
  2. 2DechertWashington, D.C. · New York · Boston + 3 more43partners
  3. 3Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · Boston · New York + 6 more35partners
  4. 4Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 2 more32partners
  5. 5K&L GatesBoston · Washington, D.C. · New York + 5 more29partners
  6. 6McDermott Will & SchulteNew York27partners
  7. =6Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Washington, D.C. + 1 more27partners
  8. 8Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Washington, D.C. · Chicago + 1 more24partners
  9. 9Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Austin + 4 more18partners
  10. 10Seward & KisselNew York · Washington, D.C.17partners
  11. 11Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles12partners
  12. =11Paul HastingsNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 2 more12partners
  13. =11Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · Chicago · New York + 6 more12partners
  14. 14Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Miami + 2 more11partners
  15. =14Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C.11partners
  16. 16Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Charlotte + 2 more10partners
  17. 17Debevoise & PlimptonWashington, D.C. · New York · San Francisco9partners
  18. 18Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.8partners
  19. =18Lowenstein SandlerNew York8partners
  20. 20Latham & WatkinsWashington, D.C. · Chicago · New York7partners
  21. =20Mayer BrownNew York · Washington, D.C. · Salt Lake City7partners
  22. 22Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles6partners
  23. 23Gunderson DettmerBoston · New York5partners
  24. =23Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNew York · Washington, D.C.5partners
  25. =23Holland & KnightBoston · New York · Richmond + 1 more5partners
  26. 26A&O ShearmanNew York · Washington, D.C.4partners
  27. =26King & SpaldingAtlanta · New York4partners
  28. 28Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonWashington, D.C.3partners
  29. =28SkaddenChicago · New York3partners
  30. =28Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C.3partners
  31. 31CooleyChicago · New York2partners
  32. =31Husch Blackwell2partners
  33. =31Jones DayCleveland · New York2partners
  34. =31Morrison FoersterDenver · Palo Alto2partners
  35. =31Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · San Francisco2partners
  36. =31Vinson & ElkinsAustin · New York2partners
  37. 37Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSan Francisco1partner
  38. =37MilbankNew York1partner

Questions

Which investment adviser regulatory law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (66), Dechert (43) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (35). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for funds regulatory work.

How many investment adviser regulatory law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

38 firms, with 477 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have funds regulatory partners in the most cities?

Kirkland & Ellis (9 cities), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (9 cities) and Troutman Pepper Locke (9 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 funds regulatory 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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