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Private Fund Law Firms in New York

36 firms have fund lawyers listed in New York: 608 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (93), then McDermott Will & Schulte (53) and Proskauer Rose (36).

See all 608 private fund attorneys in New York, by name

Firms
36
Partners
608
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
93 listed
Firms with 5 or more
31

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

Private Fund Law Firms in New York, ranked

36 firms

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

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Austin · Chicago + 3 more93partners
  2. 2McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta53partners
  3. 3Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston36partners
  4. 4Debevoise & PlimptonNew York29partners
  5. =4Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York29partners
  6. 6Sidley AustinNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C.26partners
  7. 7DechertNew York · Philadelphia · Washington, D.C.21partners
  8. =7Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles21partners
  9. 9King & SpaldingNew York · Atlanta · Miami18partners
  10. =9Seward & KisselNew York18partners
  11. 11Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York17partners
  12. =11Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C.17partners
  13. 13Greenberg TraurigNew York15partners
  14. =13Haynes and BooneNew York · Dallas15partners
  15. =13Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago15partners
  16. =13Latham & WatkinsNew York · Boston · Chicago15partners
  17. =13Mayer BrownNew York · Washington, D.C. · Chicago + 2 more15partners
  18. 18Lowenstein SandlerNew York14partners
  19. 19Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston13partners
  20. =19Paul HastingsNew York · Washington, D.C.13partners
  21. =19Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C.13partners
  22. 22Davis Polk & WardwellNew York12partners
  23. =22Winston TaylorNew York · Chicago12partners
  24. 24Gunderson DettmerNew York11partners
  25. =24Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNew York11partners
  26. 26A&O ShearmanNew York9partners
  27. =26Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Richmond9partners
  28. 28Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · Miami7partners
  29. =28Troutman Pepper LockeNew York · Philadelphia7partners
  30. 30CooleyNew York5partners
  31. =30K&L GatesNew York · Chicago5partners
  32. 32Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Washington, D.C.4partners
  33. =32Holland & KnightNew York · Miami · Nashville4partners
  34. 34MilbankNew York3partners
  35. 35Jones DayNew York2partners
  36. 36SkaddenNew York1partner

Questions

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

Kirkland & Ellis (93), McDermott Will & Schulte (53) and Proskauer Rose (36). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists in New York.

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

36 firms, with 608 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists 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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