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Shusmita Chowdhury

Partner, Baker McKenzie

Chicago, IL

Shusmita Chowdhury is a partner at Baker McKenzie in Chicago, working on fund formation, private equity funds and real estate funds; in practice since 2013.

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Overview

Office
Chicago, IL
Experience
In practice since 2013 · 13 years
Main practice
Fund formation
Represents
GPs and Sponsors; LPs and Investors

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

Practice

  • Fund formationthe practice the bio leads with

    From the bio
    “regularly advises sponsors on all matters related to the formation and ongoing operations of a range of fund products”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “including traditional private equity buyout funds, real estate funds, infrastructure and hedge funds”

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “including traditional private equity buyout funds, real estate funds, infrastructure and hedge funds”

  • Infrastructure funds

    From the bio
    “including traditional private equity buyout funds, real estate funds, infrastructure and hedge funds”
1 more practice

  • Hedge funds

    From the bio
    “including traditional private equity buyout funds, real estate funds, infrastructure and hedge funds”

Focus

  • Co-investment vehicles
    From the bio
    “customized investment vehicles such as funds-of-one, co-investments and other special purpose vehicles”
  • Evergreen and semi-liquid funds
    From the bio
    “Represented one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds in connection with the negotiation of a USD 3.5 billion evergreen core private equity fund-of-one”
  • Sovereign wealth and pension investors
    From the bio
    “regularly advises sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other institutional investors on all matters related to their investments in private funds”

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

Experience

In practice since 2013 · 13 years

Based on: admitted in New York, 2013.

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

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of Sydney, LL.B. (2007)
  • University of Sydney, B.A. (2005)
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 bakermckenzie.com, as of Oct 24, 2026.

Colleagues at Baker McKenzie

All 11

Fund Lawyers in Chicago at other firms

All 221

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

  • Kelley M. Bender

    Chapman and CutlerPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Daniel D. Gordon

    Greenberg TraurigPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Cameron Jordan

    SkaddenPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Jon K. Jurva

    ArentFox SchiffPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Matt Posthuma

    DLA PiperPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Jim Audette

    Chapman and CutlerPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Shusmita Chowdhury

What does Shusmita Chowdhury work on?

Baker McKenzie’s bio of Shusmita Chowdhury leads with fund formation, and also lists private equity funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds and hedge funds. It says Shusmita Chowdhury acts for sponsors (GPs) and investors (LPs).

Where is Shusmita Chowdhury based?

In Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office.

How long has Shusmita Chowdhury practised?

Since 2013, 13 years, going by the bio (admitted in New York, 2013).

Where did Shusmita Chowdhury study?

University of Sydney.

Where is Shusmita Chowdhury admitted to practise?

The bio lists New York.

How can I contact Shusmita Chowdhury?

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