Private Credit Law Firms in Washington, D.C.

17 firms have fund lawyers listed for private credit fund work in Washington, D.C.: 61 partners in all. Dechert and Kirkland & Ellis have the most (13 each).

See all 61 private credit fund attorneys in Washington, D.C., by name

Firms: 17
Partners: 61; listed here
Most partners: Dechert; 13 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 2

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

Private Credit Law Firms in Washington, D.C., ranked

17 firms

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

1DechertWashington, D.C. · New York13partners
=1Kirkland & EllisWashington, D.C. · Chicago · New York13partners
3Latham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.4partners
4Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonWashington, D.C.3partners
=4Debevoise & PlimptonWashington, D.C. · San Francisco3partners
=4Gibson DunnWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=4Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C.3partners
=4Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=4Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonWashington, D.C.3partners
=4Proskauer RoseWashington, D.C.3partners
11Davis Polk & WardwellWashington, D.C.2partners
=11Haynes and BooneWashington, D.C.2partners
=11Mayer BrownWashington, D.C. · New York2partners
14Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanBoston · Washington, D.C.1partner
=14SkaddenWashington, D.C.1partner
=14Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C.1partner
=14Willkie Farr & GallagherChicago · Washington, D.C.1partner

Questions

Which private credit law firms have the most partners in Washington, D.C.?

Dechert (13), Kirkland & Ellis (13) and Latham & Watkins (4). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for private credit fund work in Washington, D.C..

How many private credit law firms does FundOpsHQ list in Washington, D.C.?

17 firms, with 61 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 Washington, D.C., 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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