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Norris Nissim

Partner, Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen

New York, NY

Norris Nissim is a partner at Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen in New York, working on fund formation and funds regulatory; in practice since 1991; previously at Luxor Capital Group and BKF Asset Management.

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Overview

Office
New York, NY
Experience
In practice since 1991 · 35 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors; LPs and Investors
Client focus
Emerging Managers; Family Offices

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

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “draws on more than three decades of senior in-house experience while serving as a true outside general counsel to private fund sponsors”

  • Funds regulatory

    From the bio
    “regulatory compliance, day-to-day operations, trading and market-conduct matters”

Focus

  • Carried interest and management company
    From the bio
    “His practice spans the full lifecycle of an investment management business: fund formation and structuring, management company governance and GP economics”

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

Experience

In practice since 1991 · 35 years

Based on: J.D., Harvard Law School, 1991.

Before Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen

  • Luxor Capital Group
  • BKF Asset Management

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

Education and admissions

Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D. (1991)
  • Yale University, B.A. (1988)
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 kkwc.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen

All 17

Fund Lawyers in New York at other firms

All 844

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

  • Nanette Aguirre

    Greenberg TraurigPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

  • Juliet Anderson

    Kirkland & EllisPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

  • Vadim Avdeychik

    Debevoise & PlimptonPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

  • Jared Axelrod

    Kirkland & EllisPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

  • Jay Baroody

    Seward & KisselPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

  • Ivet Bell

    FreshfieldsPractices in common: fund formation, funds regulatory

Questions about Norris Nissim

What does Norris Nissim work on?

Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen’s bio of Norris Nissim leads with fund formation, and also lists funds regulatory. It says Norris Nissim acts for sponsors (GPs) and investors (LPs).

Where is Norris Nissim based?

In Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen’s New York office.

How long has Norris Nissim practised?

Since 1991, 35 years, going by the bio (J.D., Harvard Law School, 1991).

Where did Norris Nissim work before Kleinberg Kaplan Wolff & Cohen?

The bio names Luxor Capital Group and BKF Asset Management.

Where did Norris Nissim study?

Harvard Law School and Yale University.

Where is Norris Nissim admitted to practise?

The bio lists New York.

How can I contact Norris Nissim?

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