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Private Equity Fund Lawyers in Chicago

94 fund lawyers at 15 firms list private equity fund work in Chicago.

Partners
94
all at partner level
Firms
15
ranked by partners
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
40 listed here
Of all in Chicago
57%
94 of 165

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

Private equity fund attorneys in Chicago, A to Z

94 · 51–94

Private Equity Fund Law Firms in Chicago, by partners listed

All 15 ranked
  1. 1Kirkland & EllisChicago · Nashville · New York + 1 more40partners
  2. 2Sidley AustinChicago15partners
  3. 3Winston TaylorChicago · New York9partners
  4. 4Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago · New York6partners
  5. =4Mayer BrownChicago6partners
  6. 6Latham & WatkinsChicago · New York4partners
  7. 7CooleyChicago3partners
  8. =7Greenberg TraurigChicago3partners

Questions

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

94 partners at 15 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 Chicago?

Kirkland & Ellis (40), Sidley Austin (15) and Winston Taylor (9), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work in Chicago. All 15 firms, ranked

Which other cities have the most private equity fund attorneys?

New York (292), Washington, D.C. (57) and Boston (45).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most alongside private equity fund work: fund formation (89), private credit funds (44) and real estate funds (41).

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

89 of the 94 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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