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Private Credit Law Firms

36 firms have fund lawyers listed for private credit fund work: 474 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (95), then Proskauer Rose (38) and Dechert (29).

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Firms
36
Partners
474
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
95 listed
Firms with 5 or more
27

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check

Private Credit Law Firms, ranked

36 firms

Ranked by the number of partners each firm’s own website lists for private credit fund work. A count, not a rating; firms with the same number share a rank.

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 10 more95partners
  2. 2Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C. + 1 more38partners
  3. 3DechertNew York · Washington, D.C. · Philadelphia + 1 more29partners
  4. 4Sidley AustinChicago · New York · Boston + 3 more26partners
  5. 5McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · San Francisco22partners
  6. 6Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles20partners
  7. =6Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles + 1 more20partners
  8. 8Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · Washington, D.C. · San Francisco19partners
  9. 9Latham & WatkinsNew York · Washington, D.C. · Chicago + 3 more16partners
  10. 10Mayer BrownNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 1 more13partners
  11. =10Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Charlotte13partners
  12. 12Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.12partners
  13. =12Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C. · Houston + 1 more12partners
  14. =12Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Washington, D.C. + 4 more12partners
  15. =12Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston + 4 more12partners
  16. =12Paul HastingsNew York · San Francisco · Los Angeles + 2 more12partners
  17. 17Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.10partners
  18. 18King & SpaldingNew York · Atlanta · Miami9partners
  19. =18Seward & KisselNew York9partners
  20. =18Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · New York · Boston + 3 more9partners
  21. 21Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNew York · Washington, D.C.8partners
  22. =21K&L GatesBoston · Palo Alto · San Francisco + 3 more8partners
  23. 23Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Austin · Dallas + 2 more7partners
  24. 24Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago6partners
  25. 25Lowenstein SandlerNew York5partners
  26. =25SkaddenChicago · Boston · New York + 1 more5partners
  27. =25Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Dallas · Washington, D.C.5partners
  28. 28A&O ShearmanNew York · San Francisco4partners
  29. =28Jones DayChicago · Cleveland · Dallas + 1 more4partners
  30. =28Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Dallas4partners
  31. 31Holland & KnightBoston · Dallas · Houston + 1 more3partners
  32. 32CooleyChicago2partners
  33. =32Husch Blackwell2partners
  34. 34Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York1partner
  35. =34MilbankNew York1partner
  36. =34Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanBoston · Washington, D.C.1partner

Questions

Which private credit law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (95), Proskauer Rose (38) and Dechert (29). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for private credit fund work.

How many private credit law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

36 firms, with 474 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have private credit fund partners in the most cities?

Kirkland & Ellis (13 cities), Haynes and Boone (7 cities) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (7 cities), counting the US cities where the partners listed here have an office.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for private credit fund work, most first. Firms with the same number share a rank. It is a count, not a rating, and no firm pays to appear or to rank.

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