Hedge Fund Law Firms in New York

33 firms have fund lawyers listed for hedge fund work in New York: 184 partners in all. McDermott Will & Schulte has the most (26), then Sidley Austin (16) and Seward & Kissel (15).

See all 184 hedge fund attorneys in New York, by name

Firms: 33
Partners: 184; listed here
Most partners: McDermott Will & Schulte; 26 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 12

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

Hedge Fund Law Firms in New York, ranked

33 firms

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

1McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta26partners
2Sidley AustinNew York · Washington, D.C.16partners
3Seward & KisselNew York15partners
4Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston14partners
5Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York13partners
6Kirkland & EllisNew York12partners
7Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles10partners
8Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Washington, D.C.7partners
9Haynes and BooneNew York · Dallas6partners
=9Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago6partners
11Davis Polk & WardwellNew York5partners
=11DechertNew York5partners
13Lowenstein SandlerNew York4partners
=13Mayer BrownNew York4partners
=13Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York4partners
16Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York3partners
=16Debevoise & PlimptonNew York3partners
=16Gibson DunnNew York3partners
=16Greenberg TraurigNew York3partners
=16Latham & WatkinsNew York3partners
=16Paul HastingsNew York3partners
=16Troutman Pepper LockeNew York · Philadelphia3partners
23A&O ShearmanNew York2partners
=23Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Washington, D.C.2partners
=23MilbankNew York2partners
=23Vinson & ElkinsNew York2partners
=23Winston TaylorNew York2partners
28CooleyNew York1partner
=28Jones DayNew York1partner
=28K&L GatesNew York1partner
=28King & SpaldingNew York1partner
=28SkaddenNew York1partner
=28Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York1partner

Questions

Which hedge fund law firms have the most partners in New York?

McDermott Will & Schulte (26), Sidley Austin (16) and Seward & Kissel (15). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for hedge fund work in New York.

How many hedge fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list in New York?

33 firms, with 184 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for hedge fund work in New York, 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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