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Emily Stephens

Partner, Alston & Bird

Los Angeles, CA

Emily Stephens is a partner at Alston & Bird in Los Angeles, working on fund formation, private equity funds and private credit funds; in practice since 2000; previously at Oaktree Capital Management.

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Overview

Office
Los Angeles, CA
Experience
In practice since 2000 · 26 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors
Client focus
First-Time Funds

Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School; Fund Lawyers Who Worked at a Fund Manager, Bank or Investor, FundOpsHQ guides that name everyone they count.

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

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “advises a broad range of clients from first-time fund sponsors to established asset managers on the structuring, formation, and ongoing operation”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “structuring, formation, and ongoing operation of private equity, private credit, venture/growth capital, real estate, energy transition, and other alternative asset funds”

  • Private credit funds

    From the bio
    “Advised various credit managers in their open-ended private credit funds and related financings.”

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “structuring, formation, and ongoing operation of private equity, private credit, venture/growth capital, real estate, energy transition, and other alternative asset funds”
3 more practices

  • Infrastructure funds

    From the bio
    “energy transition, and other alternative asset funds”

  • Fund finance

    From the bio
    “Advised various lenders in NAV-based facilities to various private equity funds.”

  • Funds regulatory

    From the bio
    “as well as providing guidance on carry and equity arrangements and investment adviser and related compliance issues”

Focus

  • NAV facilities
    From the bio
    “Advised various lenders in NAV-based facilities to various private equity funds.”
  • Separately managed accounts
    From the bio
    “a strategic credit strategy comprising separately managed accounts and open-end funds focusing on stressed credits”
  • Emerging and first-time managers
    From the bio
    “Emily Stephens advises a broad range of clients from first-time fund sponsors to established asset managers”

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

Experience

In practice since 2000 · 26 years

Based on: J.D., University of Texas, 2000.

Before Alston & Bird

  • Oaktree Capital Management

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

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of Texas, J.D. (2000)
  • Dartmouth College, B.A. (1997)
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 alston.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Alston & Bird

All 15

Fund Lawyers in Los Angeles at other firms

All 82

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

  • Kevin Bettsteller

    Gibson DunnPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Stephanie M. Annunziata

    Proskauer RosePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Matthew Cohen

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

  • Yousuf I. Dhamee

    Paul HastingsPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • David S. Hong

    Willkie Farr & GallagherPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Benedict Kwon

    Nixon PeabodyPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Emily Stephens

What does Emily Stephens work on?

Alston & Bird’s bio of Emily Stephens leads with fund formation, and also lists private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds and fund finance and 1 more. It says Emily Stephens acts for sponsors (GPs).

Where is Emily Stephens based?

In Alston & Bird’s Los Angeles office.

How long has Emily Stephens practised?

Since 2000, 26 years, going by the bio (J.D., University of Texas, 2000).

Where did Emily Stephens work before Alston & Bird?

The bio names Oaktree Capital Management.

Where did Emily Stephens study?

University of Texas and Dartmouth College.

Where is Emily Stephens admitted to practise?

The bio lists California.

How can I contact Emily Stephens?

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