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Private Equity Fund Lawyers in New York

292 fund lawyers at 36 firms list private equity fund work in New York.

Partners
292
all at partner level
Firms
36
ranked by partners
Most partners
Kirkland & Ellis
36 listed here
Of all in New York
48%
292 of 608

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

Private equity fund attorneys in New York, A to Z

292 · 251–292

Private Equity Fund Law Firms in New York, by partners listed

All 36 ranked
  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

Questions

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

292 partners at 36 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 New York?

Kirkland & Ellis (36), McDermott Will & Schulte (27) and Proskauer Rose (20), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work in New York. All 36 firms, ranked

Which other cities have the most private equity fund attorneys?

Chicago (94), 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 (260), private credit funds (178) and secondaries (142).

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

260 of the 292 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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