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Private Equity Fund Lawyers in California

59 fund lawyers at 22 firms list private equity fund work in California.

Partners
59
all at partner level
Firms
22
ranked by partners
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
9 listed here
Biggest city
Los Angeles
26 here

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

Private equity fund attorneys in California, A to Z

59 · 51–59

Private Equity Fund Law Firms in California, by partners listed

All 22 ranked
  1. 1Kirkland & EllisLos Angeles · San Francisco · Palo Alto9partners
  2. 2CooleySan Francisco · Palo Alto7partners
  3. 3Gunderson DettmerLos Angeles · San Diego · San Francisco6partners
  4. 4Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSan Francisco · Los Angeles5partners
  5. =4Sidley AustinPalo Alto · San Francisco · Los Angeles5partners
  6. 6Gibson DunnLos Angeles3partners
  7. =6Paul HastingsLos Angeles · San Francisco3partners
  8. =6Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanLos Angeles3partners

Questions

How many private equity fund attorneys does FundOpsHQ list in California?

59 partners at 22 firms. Last checked Oct 23, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page names private equity fund work.

Which private equity fund law firms have the most partners listed in California?

Kirkland & Ellis (9), Cooley (7) and Gunderson Dettmer (6), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work in California. All 22 firms, ranked

Where in California are private equity fund attorneys based?

The cities with the most: Los Angeles (26), San Francisco (24) and Palo Alto (6).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most alongside private equity fund work: fund formation (52), venture funds (40) and real estate funds (27).

How many of these lawyers help set up new private equity funds?

52 of the 59 also list fund formation work, the setting up of a fund and its terms with investors.

How does a fund lawyer get on this list?

By being a partner, principal, shareholder or member whose firm's own website lists them for this work. FundOpsHQ reads each firm's public bio pages and dates every check. Nobody pays to be listed or to rank, and anyone listed can claim, correct or remove their profile. How the directory works

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