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Fund Lawyers for GPs and Sponsors

809 fund lawyers at 39 firms act for GPs and sponsors.

Partners
809
all at partner level
Firms
39
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
195 listed here
Biggest city
New York
374 here

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

Fund lawyers, A to Z

809 · 751–800

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 10 more195partners
  2. 2Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles + 1 more54partners
  3. 3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Houston + 5 more41partners
  4. 4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta · Chicago + 2 more40partners
  5. 5Gunderson DettmerBoston · New York · Los Angeles + 3 more36partners
  6. 6Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C. + 5 more30partners
  7. 7Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 1 more28partners
  8. 8DechertNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston + 2 more27partners

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

809 partners at 39 firms. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page says they act for GPs and sponsors.

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (195), Proskauer Rose (54) and Sidley Austin (41), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (374), Chicago (111) and Boston (84).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: fund formation (734), private equity funds (441) and secondaries (350).

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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