Hedge Fund Law Firms

37 firms have fund lawyers listed for hedge fund work: 362 partners in all. Sidley Austin has the most (36), then Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (30) and Kirkland & Ellis (28).

See all 362 hedge fund attorneys, by name

Firms: 37
Partners: 362; listed here
Most partners: Sidley Austin; 36 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 25

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

Hedge Fund Law Firms, ranked

37 firms

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

1Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 4 more36partners
2Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York · Boston + 6 more30partners
3Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 6 more28partners
=3McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta · Chicago + 1 more28partners
5Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C. + 2 more21partners
6Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Austin + 3 more15partners
=6K&L GatesBoston · Seattle · Palo Alto + 5 more15partners
=6Seward & KisselNew York15partners
=6Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles15partners
10DechertNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston + 2 more13partners
=10Mayer BrownChicago · New York · Salt Lake City + 1 more13partners
12Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles12partners
=12Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · New York · Charlotte + 5 more12partners
14Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles11partners
15Holland & KnightDallas · Los Angeles8partners
=15Paul HastingsLos Angeles · New York · Boston + 2 more8partners
17Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Philadelphia7partners
=17Lowenstein SandlerNew York7partners
=17Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Charlotte + 1 more7partners
20Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.6partners
=20Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · San Francisco · Washington, D.C.6partners
=20Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · Los Angeles6partners
23Davis Polk & WardwellNew York5partners
=23Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C.5partners
=23Latham & WatkinsNew York · San Diego · Washington, D.C.5partners
26Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Denver · San Francisco + 1 more4partners
=26Gibson DunnNew York · Los Angeles4partners
=26SkaddenBoston · Chicago · New York + 1 more4partners
29A&O ShearmanNew York · San Francisco3partners
=29Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Dallas3partners
31CooleyChicago · New York2partners
=31Husch BlackwellDenver2partners
=31MilbankNew York2partners
34BracewellDallas1partner
=34Jones DayNew York1partner
=34King & SpaldingNew York1partner
=34Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York1partner

Questions

Which hedge fund law firms have the most partners?

Sidley Austin (36), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (30) and Kirkland & Ellis (28). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for hedge fund work.

How many hedge fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

37 firms, with 362 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have hedge fund partners in the most cities?

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (9 cities), Kirkland & Ellis (9 cities) and K&L Gates (8 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 hedge fund 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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