Fund Lawyers for GPs and Sponsors in California

152 fund lawyers at 23 firms in California act for GPs and sponsors. The practices listed most: fund formation (141), secondaries (51) and venture funds (48). The most are at Gunderson Dettmer (36), Kirkland & Ellis (28) and Cooley (16). Main offices: Los Angeles (59), San Francisco (53) and Palo Alto (14).

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Sofya Abrams
CounselSidley Austin
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
Darina Abulkhanova
AssociateMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation
Zeeshan Ahmedani
PartnerProskauer Rose
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Real estate funds + 2 more
Selin Akkan
PartnerCooley
Palo Alto, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds
Mera Alamat
AssociateMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Funds regulatory
Georgi Ambarzumjan
AssociateKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Stephanie M. Annunziata
PartnerProskauer Rose
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Sujata Awasthi
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Boston, MA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation
Edward B. Baer
PartnerK&L Gates
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Funds regulatory
Paul Barker
CounselMcDermott Will & Schulte
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Infrastructure funds + 1 more
Kevin Bettsteller
PartnerGibson Dunn
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 5 more
Kristin Bisely
AssociateLatham & Watkins
San Diego, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Real estate funds
Anthony A. Bishop
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation
Ben Buckwalter
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Funds regulatory
Ross L. Burningham
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Los Angeles, CA + 1 morePractices: Venture funds
Benjamin K. Busé
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation
Sean Caplice
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Funds regulatory
Jason W. Capps
Of CounselMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Secondaries
Rob R. Carlson
PartnerSidley Austin
Palo Alto, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries
Jordan Chafetz
AssociateKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Amanda W. Chan
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation
Monica H. Chang
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Real estate funds + 2 more
Rachel C. Chang
CounselWinston Taylor
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Funds regulatory
Candice Choh
PartnerGibson Dunn
Los Angeles, CA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Eunice E. Choi
PartnerPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
San Francisco, CA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Secondaries, Funds regulatory
John Clendenin
PartnerCooley
Palo Alto, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds
Randy Coffey
AssociateCooley
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries + 1 more
Matthew Cohen
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
San Francisco, CA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Secondaries, Funds regulatory
Stig A. Colberg
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Fund tax
Peter M. Connolly
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds
Timothy M. Cory
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation
Ezekiel Couch
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Castille Cox
Senior AssociateHogan Lovells Cadwalader
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Secondaries
Robert M. Crea
PartnerBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Real estate funds + 2 more
John Dado
PartnerCooley
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds
Matthew Daly-Grafstein
CounselDebevoise & Plimpton
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries
Krishnakshi (Kris) Das
CounselDavis Polk & Wardwell
Menlo Park, CAPractices: Fund formation, Private credit funds, Real estate funds + 2 more
Laurie A. Dee
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Orange County, CAPractices: Fund formation, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
Tessa C. DeJong
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation
Yousuf I. Dhamee
PartnerPaul Hastings
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 4 more
Eric Doherty
PartnerCooley
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries
Ildiko Duckor
Senior CounselPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
Ray Fang
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
San Francisco, CAPractices: Fund formation, Fund tax
Gregory A. Fishman
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Real estate funds
Jason C. Ford
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation, Funds regulatory
Amber Franklin
CounselLatham & Watkins
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation
Steven R. Franklin
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Redwood City, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Fund tax
Christi Niehans Frentz
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAPractices: Fund formation
Sara R. Gerdes
AssociateGunderson Dettmer
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation
Shane Goudey
PartnerSidley Austin
Palo Alto, CAPractices: Fund formation, Venture funds, Secondaries

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