Skip to main content
Directory
Subscribe

Leila E. Vaughan

Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

Philadelphia, PA

Leila E. Vaughan is a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in Philadelphia, working on fund formation, private equity funds and private credit funds; in practice since 2006.

Full bio on faegredrinker.com(opens in a new tab)Is this you? Claim this profile

Free. Claiming lets Leila add to the profile and see how often it is viewed, and receive introduction requests.

Last verified Oct 24, 2026 against faegredrinker.com. How we check

Overview

Office
Philadelphia, PA
Experience
In practice since 2006 · 20 years

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

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

Practice

  • Fund formation

    From the bio
    “the tax aspects of fund structure, fund formation, portfolio investments”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “She offers advice on investment tax matters, especially relating to private equity, regulated investment companies, hedge funds, lending funds and real estate investment funds.”

  • Private credit funds

    From the bio
    “lending funds and real estate investment funds”
4 more practices

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “lending funds and real estate investment funds”

  • Hedge funds

    From the bio
    “regulated investment companies, hedge funds, lending funds”

  • Funds regulatory

    From the bio
    “She offers advice on investment tax matters, especially relating to private equity, regulated investment companies, hedge funds, lending funds and real estate investment funds.”

  • Fund tax

    From the bio
    “She offers advice on investment tax matters, especially relating to private equity, regulated investment companies, hedge funds, lending funds and real estate investment funds.”

Focus

  • Registered funds (’40 Act)
    From the bio
    “She previously served as a tax associate where she assisted clients relating to the taxation of mutual funds and hedge funds.”

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

Experience

In practice since 2006 · 20 years

Based on: J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006.

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

Education and admissions

Education
  • New York University, LL.M. (2010)
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. (2006)
  • Duke University, B.A. (2003)
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 faegredrinker.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

All 16

Fund Lawyers in Philadelphia at other firms

All 58

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

  • Theodore D. Edwards

    Troutman Pepper LockePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Saba Ashraf

    Troutman Pepper LockePractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Nathan M. Iacovino

    Greenberg TraurigPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Kevin P. Kundra

    Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Timothy W. Levin

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

  • Ingrid Welch

    Cozen O'ConnorPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Leila E. Vaughan

What does Leila E. Vaughan work on?

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s bio of Leila E. Vaughan lists fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds, hedge funds and funds regulatory and 1 more.

Where is Leila E. Vaughan based?

In Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath’s Philadelphia office.

How long has Leila E. Vaughan practised?

Since 2006, 20 years, going by the bio (J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2006).

Where did Leila E. Vaughan study?

New York University, University of Pennsylvania Law School and Duke University.

Where is Leila E. Vaughan admitted to practise?

The bio lists District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.

How can I contact Leila E. Vaughan?

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