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Sukbae David Gong

Partner, Baker McKenzie

Chicago, IL

Sukbae David Gong is a partner at Baker McKenzie in Chicago, working on fund formation, private equity funds and real estate funds; in practice since 2016.

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Overview

Office
Chicago, IL
Experience
In practice since 2016 · 10 years
Represents
GPs and Sponsors

Appears in: Where Private Fund Lawyers Went to Law School; Private Fund Lawyers Who Speak Another Language, FundOpsHQ guides that name everyone they count.

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

Practice

  • Fund formation

    From the bio
    “representing fund sponsors and sovereign wealth funds in private equity funds”

  • Private equity funds

    From the bio
    “representing fund sponsors and sovereign wealth funds in private equity funds”

  • Real estate funds

    From the bio
    “tax planning for inbound and outbound real estate investments, including REITs, leveraged partnerships, joint ventures, QOZ funds”
1 more practice

  • Secondaries

    From the bio
    “representing fund sponsors and sovereign wealth funds in private equity funds, investments, and secondary transactions”

Focus

  • Sovereign wealth and pension investors
    From the bio
    “representing fund sponsors and sovereign wealth funds in private equity funds, investments, and secondary transactions”
  • REIT tax
    From the bio
    “tax planning for inbound and outbound real estate investments, including REITs”

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

Experience

In practice since 2016 · 10 years

Based on: admitted in Illinois, 2016.

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

Education and admissions

Education
  • Northwestern University School of Law, J.D. (2016)
  • University of Virginia, M.S. Accounting (2008)
  • Indiana University, B.A. (2007)
  • Indiana University, B.S. (2007)
Bar admissions

As the bio lists them. We do not check whether a licence is current; each state’s own lookup does.

Languages
Korean

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 Sukbae, most in common first.

  • Joseph H. Baldwin

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

  • Michael Chu

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

  • Margaret Frey

    Winston TaylorPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Zeke Johnson

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

  • Cameron Jordan

    SkaddenPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

  • Brad Meissen

    Sidley AustinPractices in common: fund formation, private equity funds

Questions about Sukbae David Gong

What does Sukbae David Gong work on?

Baker McKenzie’s bio of Sukbae David Gong lists fund formation, private equity funds, real estate funds and secondaries. It says Sukbae David Gong acts for sponsors (GPs).

Where is Sukbae David Gong based?

In Baker McKenzie’s Chicago office.

How long has Sukbae David Gong practised?

Since 2016, 10 years, going by the bio (admitted in Illinois, 2016).

Where did Sukbae David Gong study?

Northwestern University School of Law, University of Virginia and Indiana University.

Where is Sukbae David Gong admitted to practise?

The bio lists Illinois.

How can I contact Sukbae David Gong?

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