GP Financing Lawyers

19 fund lawyers at 11 firms have bios that show a focus on GP and management company financing.

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: 19; all at partner level
Firms: 11
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 5 listed here
Biggest city: New York; 14 here

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Under 10 years2
10 to 20 years2
20 years or more5

Emerging Managers2
First-Time Funds2
Large Sponsors1
Family Offices2

GPs and Sponsors5
LPs and Investors2

Named in our news1

Counting everyone…

					Primary practice			Prior firms
Christopher A. Araujo	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	San Diego, CA	Private equity funds, Venture funds +3	–	14 yrs	American University, Fordham	–
Sam Ash	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	9 yrs	Harvard, Yeshiva University	Elion Partners, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Andrew Bettwy	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Private credit funds +1	Fund finance	–	University of Notre Dame, University of Arizona	–
Robert Blaustein	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Fund formation	21 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Yale	–
Ron Franklin	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Fund finance	–	University of Michigan, Columbia +1	–
Kristopher P. Henman	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Private equity funds, Venture funds +2	Fund finance	22 yrs	George Mason University Antonin Scalia, Georgetown	–
Matthew W. Howard	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	–	NYU, Swarthmore College	Fried Frank
Philip A. Kaminski	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Fund finance	–	–	Columbia, George Washington University	–
Matthew K. Kerfoot	Proskauer Rose	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Private credit funds +2	Fund finance	–	NYU, Rutgers University	Soci t G n rale, UBS
Gloria Kim	King & Spalding	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Fund finance	Fund finance	–	McGill University Faculty of Law, University of Toronto	–
Leonard Kim	Greenberg Traurig	Shareholder	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund finance	–	Northwestern, Purdue University	–
Caroline M. Lee	Seward & Kissel	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	–	–	Northwestern, UC Berkeley	–
Nadia Murad	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	21 yrs	University of Michigan, Northwestern	–
Daniel V. Oshinsky	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Venture funds +4	Fund finance	–	NYU, Yeshiva University	–
Amy R. Shapiro	Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Fund finance	–	23 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Yale	–
Brent Shultz	Haynes and Boone	Partner	Houston, TX	Private equity funds, Private credit funds +2	Fund finance	–	University of Houston, DePauw University	–
Chris Steinroeder	Goodwin Procter	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund finance	–	12 yrs	Boston College, Haverford College	–
Jan Sysel	A&O Shearman	Partner	New York, NY	Fund finance	Fund finance	21 yrs	Columbia, Charles University	Goldman Sachs, Czech Ministry of Defense
Tony Tsai	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Real estate funds +3	–	9 yrs	Boston University, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies +1	–

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Christopher A. Araujo
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
San Diego, CAPractices: Private equity funds, Venture funds, Real estate funds + 1 more
- Since 2012. In practice since 2012, from the firm’s bio.
Sam Ash
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, real estate funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Andrew Bettwy
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- In our news. Named in 1 story in FundOpsHQ news.
Robert Blaustein
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 4 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.
Ron Franklin
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Kristopher P. Henman
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
Matthew W. Howard
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Also private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Philip A. Kaminski
PartnerProskauer Rose
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Fund finance
Matthew K. Kerfoot
PartnerProskauer Rose
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, secondaries
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Gloria Kim
PartnerKing & Spalding
New York, NYAlso private equity funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Leonard Kim
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Caroline M. Lee
PartnerSeward & Kissel
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
Nadia Murad
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NY + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 1 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 side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Daniel V. Oshinsky
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, venture funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Amy R. Shapiro
PartnerCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
New York, NYPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
Brent Shultz
PartnerHaynes and Boone
Houston, TXAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Chris Steinroeder
PartnerGoodwin Procter
Boston, MAPractices: Fund finance
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jan Sysel
PartnerA&O Shearman
New York, NY
- Leads with: Fund finance. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
Tony Tsai
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds + 1 more
- Since 2017. In practice since 2017, from the firm’s bio.

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C.5partners
King & SpaldingNew York3partners
Proskauer RoseNew York2partners
Troutman Pepper LockeSan Diego · Washington, D.C.2partners
A&O ShearmanNew York1partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York1partner
Goodwin ProcterBoston1partner
Greenberg TraurigNew York1partner

Fund lawyers, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 9 of the 19 here give one.

Amy R. ShapiroPartner · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonSince 2003
Kristopher P. HenmanPartner · Troutman Pepper LockeSince 2004
Robert BlausteinPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2005
Nadia MuradPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2005
Jan SyselPartner · A&O ShearmanSince 2005

All, by years in practice in the table

About this list

What GP and management company financing work is

Loans to a fund’s general partner or management company, often to fund GP commitments or bridge carried interest.

In sum

19 fund lawyers at 11 firms are listed on this page. The 5 with the most: Kirkland & Ellis (5), King & Spalding (3), Proskauer Rose (2), Troutman Pepper Locke (2) and A&O Shearman (1). The schools their bios name most: Columbia (3), Northwestern (3) and NYU (3). Of the 9 who give a first year in practice, half began in 2005 or before.

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

19 partners at 11 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page describes their work on GP and management company financing (the quote is on each profile).

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (5), King & Spalding (3) and Proskauer Rose (2), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (14), Washington, D.C. (2) and Boston (1).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: fund finance (15), private equity funds (14) and real estate funds (8).

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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