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Private Equity Fund Law Firms in New York

36 firms have fund lawyers listed for private equity fund work in New York: 292 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (36), then McDermott Will & Schulte (27) and Proskauer Rose (20).

See all 292 private equity fund attorneys in New York, by name

Firms
36
Partners
292
listed here
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
36 listed
Firms with 5 or more
23

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

Private Equity Fund Law Firms in New York, ranked

36 firms

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

  1. 1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Austin · Chicago + 1 more36partners
  2. 2McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta27partners
  3. 3Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston20partners
  4. 4Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles19partners
  5. 5Debevoise & PlimptonNew York18partners
  6. 6Sidley AustinNew York · Washington, D.C.17partners
  7. =6Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York17partners
  8. 8Seward & KisselNew York11partners
  9. 9Davis Polk & WardwellNew York10partners
  10. 10Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C.9partners
  11. 11Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York8partners
  12. =11Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Washington, D.C.8partners
  13. 13Haynes and BooneNew York · Dallas7partners
  14. =13Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago7partners
  15. =13Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C.7partners
  16. 16Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago6partners
  17. =16Mayer BrownNew York6partners
  18. =16Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Richmond6partners
  19. 19DechertNew York5partners
  20. =19Greenberg TraurigNew York5partners
  21. =19Gunderson DettmerNew York5partners
  22. =19King & SpaldingNew York · Miami5partners
  23. =19Lowenstein SandlerNew York5partners
  24. 24Paul HastingsNew York4partners
  25. =24Troutman Pepper LockeNew York · Philadelphia4partners
  26. 26A&O ShearmanNew York3partners
  27. =26CooleyNew York3partners
  28. =26Hogan Lovells CadwaladerNew York3partners
  29. 29Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Washington, D.C.2partners
  30. =29Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · Miami2partners
  31. =29Winston TaylorNew York · Chicago2partners
  32. 32Holland & KnightMiami · New York1partner
  33. =32Jones DayNew York1partner
  34. =32K&L GatesNew York1partner
  35. =32MilbankNew York1partner
  36. =32SkaddenNew York1partner

Questions

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

Kirkland & Ellis (36), McDermott Will & Schulte (27) and Proskauer Rose (20). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work in New York.

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

36 firms, with 292 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 equity 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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