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Bill Sturman

Partner, Clifford Chance

New York, NY

Bill Sturman is a partner at Clifford Chance in New York, working on fund formation, private equity funds and private credit funds; in practice since 1995.

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Overview

Office
New York, NY
Experience
In practice since 1995 · 31 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors; LPs and Investors

Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, a FundOpsHQ guide that names everyone it counts.

Source: cliffordchance.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “advising sponsors of open- and closed-ended private investment funds”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “including buyout, growth capital, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries, hedge, debt and hybrid funds”

  • Private credit funds

    From the bio
    “including buyout, growth capital, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries, hedge, debt and hybrid funds”

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “including buyout, growth capital, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries, hedge, debt and hybrid funds”
3 more practices

  • Infrastructure funds

    From the bio
    “including buyout, growth capital, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries, hedge, debt and hybrid funds”

  • Hedge funds

    From the bio
    “including buyout, growth capital, real estate, infrastructure, secondaries, hedge, debt and hybrid funds”

  • Secondaries

    From the bio
    “He also represents market leading secondaries fund sponsors in connection with the purchase and sale of fund interests”

Focus

  • Sovereign wealth and pension investors
    From the bio
    “Represented a sovereign wealth fund in connection with its investments in multiple alternative investment funds and its purchase of a minority stake in an internationally recognized alternative investment fund manager.”
  • Carried interest and management company
    From the bio
    “has extensive experience advising fund sponsors and investment professionals on carried interest programs.”

Read from the practice description in the bio on cliffordchance.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Experience

In practice since 1995 · 31 years

Based on: J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1995.

Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on cliffordchance.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Education and admissions

Education
  • Boston College, B.S. (1988)
  • Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (1995)
  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. (1996)
Bar admissions

As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.

As listed in the bio on cliffordchance.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Clifford Chance

Fund Lawyers in New York at other firms

All 844

Partners with practices in common with Bill, most in common first.

  • Jason Behrens

    LinklatersPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Robert Blaustein

    Kirkland & EllisPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Heather Cruz

    SkaddenPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Christopher J. Dlutowski

    Morgan, Lewis & BockiusPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Samuel Francis

    Vinson & ElkinsPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Oren Gertner

    Sidley AustinPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Bill Sturman

What does Bill Sturman work on?

Clifford Chance’s bio of Bill Sturman leads with fund formation, and also lists private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds and hedge funds and 1 more. It says Bill Sturman acts for sponsors (GPs) and investors (LPs).

Where is Bill Sturman based?

In Clifford Chance’s New York office.

How long has Bill Sturman practised?

Since 1995, 31 years, going by the bio (J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 1995).

Where did Bill Sturman study?

Boston College, Suffolk University Law School and New York University School of Law.

Where is Bill Sturman admitted to practise?

The bio lists New York.

How can I contact Bill Sturman?

Through the bio page on cliffordchance.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.