Private Credit Law Firms in New York

32 firms have fund lawyers listed for private credit fund work in New York: 266 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (43), then McDermott Will & Schulte (21) and Proskauer Rose (21).

See all 266 private credit fund attorneys in New York, by name

Firms: 32
Partners: 266; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 43 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 17

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

Private Credit Law Firms in New York, ranked

32 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Miami · San Francisco + 1 more43partners
2McDermott Will & SchulteNew York21partners
=2Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston21partners
4Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles17partners
5Debevoise & PlimptonNew York16partners
=5Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York16partners
7DechertNew York · Philadelphia · Washington, D.C.14partners
8Sidley AustinNew York11partners
9Davis Polk & WardwellNew York10partners
10Seward & KisselNew York9partners
11Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C.8partners
12Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York7partners
=12King & SpaldingNew York · Atlanta · Miami7partners
=12Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago7partners
=12Mayer BrownNew York · Washington, D.C.7partners
=12Paul HastingsNew York7partners
17Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNew York5partners
18Haynes and BooneNew York · Dallas4partners
=18Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Washington, D.C.4partners
=18Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Richmond4partners
=18Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C.4partners
=18Winston TaylorNew York4partners
23A&O ShearmanNew York3partners
=23Greenberg TraurigNew York3partners
=23Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York3partners
=23Lowenstein SandlerNew York3partners
=23Troutman Pepper LockeNew York · Philadelphia3partners
28Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York1partner
=28Jones DayNew York1partner
=28K&L GatesNew York1partner
=28MilbankNew York1partner
=28SkaddenNew York1partner

Questions

Which private credit law firms have the most partners in New York?

Kirkland & Ellis (43), McDermott Will & Schulte (21) and Proskauer Rose (21). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for private credit fund work in New York.

How many private credit law firms does FundOpsHQ list in New York?

32 firms, with 266 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for private credit fund work in New York, 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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