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Private Equity Fund Law Firms

39 firms have fund lawyers listed for private equity fund work: 615 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (119), then Proskauer Rose (43) and Sidley Austin (39).

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Firms
39
Partners
615
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
119 listed
Firms with 5 or more
31

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

Private Equity Fund Law Firms, ranked

39 firms

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

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisChicago · New York · Washington, D.C. + 10 more119partners
  2. 2Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston · Los Angeles + 2 more43partners
  3. 3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Palo Alto + 5 more39partners
  4. 4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta · Chicago + 2 more30partners
  5. 5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York · Boston + 5 more27partners
  6. 6Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Austin + 5 more24partners
  7. 7Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · Washington, D.C. · San Francisco23partners
  8. 8Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles22partners
  9. 9Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Los Angeles18partners
  10. 10Gibson DunnNew York · Los Angeles · Washington, D.C. + 1 more15partners
  11. =10Mayer BrownChicago · New York · Salt Lake City + 1 more15partners
  12. 12Gunderson DettmerNew York · Boston · Atlanta + 3 more14partners
  13. =12Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 2 more14partners
  14. =12Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · New York · Boston + 6 more14partners
  15. 15CooleySan Francisco · Chicago · New York + 1 more13partners
  16. =15Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago · Los Angeles13partners
  17. 17K&L GatesSeattle · Boston · Austin + 5 more12partners
  18. =17Paul HastingsNew York · Charlotte · Los Angeles + 3 more12partners
  19. =17Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Charlotte + 1 more12partners
  20. 20Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.11partners
  21. =20DechertNew York · Washington, D.C. · Boston11partners
  22. =20Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Dallas + 1 more11partners
  23. =20Seward & KisselNew York11partners
  24. 24Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.10partners
  25. =24Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C. · New York · Denver10partners
  26. =24Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Dallas · Austin + 2 more10partners
  27. 27Holland & KnightDallas · Houston · Austin + 4 more9partners
  28. =27Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Dallas · Washington, D.C.9partners
  29. 29Lowenstein SandlerNew York8partners
  30. 30King & SpaldingNew York · Atlanta · Miami7partners
  31. 31Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanLos Angeles · New York · Miami5partners
  32. 32A&O ShearmanNew York · San Francisco4partners
  33. =32Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Denver · San Francisco + 1 more4partners
  34. =32Husch BlackwellLos Angeles · Milwaukee · Washington, D.C.4partners
  35. =32Jones DayChicago · Cleveland · Columbus + 1 more4partners
  36. 36SkaddenChicago · New York · Washington, D.C.3partners
  37. 37Ballard SpahrMinneapolis · Philadelphia2partners
  38. =37BracewellDallas · Houston2partners
  39. 39MilbankNew York1partner

Questions

Which private equity fund law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (119), Proskauer Rose (43) and Sidley Austin (39). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work.

How many private equity fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

39 firms, with 615 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

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

Kirkland & Ellis (13 cities), Troutman Pepper Locke (9 cities) and Sidley Austin (8 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 equity 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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