Kim Desmarais
Partner, Jones Day
New York, NY
Kim Desmarais is a partner at Jones Day in New York, working on fund finance; in practice since 2001.
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Overview
- Office
- New York, NY
- Experience
- In practice since 2001 · 25 years
- Represents
- GPs and Sponsors
Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School, a FundOpsHQ guide that names everyone it counts.
Source: jonesday.com, as of Oct 24, 2026. View the bio
Practice
Fund finance
From the bio
“co-leader of Jones Day's fund finance area of focus”
Focus
- NAV facilities
From the bio
“she is a trusted advisor to banks, private credit funds, and other institutional lenders, as well as private capital sponsors and managers, on subscription credit facilities, net asset value (NAV) facilities, hybrid facilities”
- Subscription line facilities
From the bio
“Everberg Capital Partners III, L.P. and affiliated funds obtain subscription line credit facility Jones Day represented Everberg Capital Partners III, L.P. and its affiliated funds on a new subscription line credit facility”
Read from the practice description in the bio on jonesday.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Experience
In practice since 2001 · 25 years
Based on: J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2001.
Years and earlier employers as stated in the bio on jonesday.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (2001)
- University of California, San Diego, B.A. (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 jonesday.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.
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Questions about Kim Desmarais
What does Kim Desmarais work on?
Jones Day’s bio of Kim Desmarais lists fund finance. It says Kim Desmarais acts for sponsors (GPs).
Where is Kim Desmarais based?
In Jones Day’s New York office.
How long has Kim Desmarais practised?
Since 2001, 25 years, going by the bio (J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2001).
Where did Kim Desmarais study?
Brooklyn Law School and University of California, San Diego.
Where is Kim Desmarais admitted to practise?
The bio lists New York.
How can I contact Kim Desmarais?
Through the bio page on jonesday.com. FundOpsHQ does not publish email addresses or phone numbers.