Private Equity Fund Lawyers
615 fund lawyers at 39 firms list private equity fund work.
- Partners
- 615
- all at partner level
Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against the firms’ own sites. How we check
Private equity fund attorneys, A to Z
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerLowenstein Sandler
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
Retired PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
PartnerSeward & Kissel
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 3 more
PartnerDebevoise & Plimpton
Washington, D.C.Practices: Private equity funds, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
PartnerDebevoise & Plimpton
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerSidley Austin
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Real estate funds + 1 more
PartnerLatham & Watkins
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 5 more
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.Practices: Private equity funds, Venture funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerProskauer Rose
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Private credit funds, Secondaries + 1 more
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 1 more
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
San Francisco, CA + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 1 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Austin, TX + 1 morePractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Real estate funds
PartnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Secondaries
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 1 more
PartnerK&L Gates
Seattle, WAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerMayer Brown
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 2 more
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington, D.C.Practices: Private equity funds, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Philadelphia, PAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Private credit funds, Real estate funds + 3 more
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.Practices: Private equity funds, Venture funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
PartnerWeil, Gotshal & Manges
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 6 more
PartnerPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Miami, FL + 1 morePractices: Private equity funds, Fund tax
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
PartnerDebevoise & Plimpton
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerProskauer Rose
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 3 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Washington, D.C.Practices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Washington, D.C.Practices: Private equity funds, Real estate funds, Fund tax
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerDavis Polk & Wardwell
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Private credit funds + 5 more
PartnerHolland & Knight
Dallas, TXPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Los Angeles, CAPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 4 more
PartnerA&O Shearman
San Francisco, CAPractices: Private equity funds, Private credit funds, Real estate funds + 3 more
Private Equity Fund Law Firms, by partners listed
- 1Kirkland & EllisChicago · New York · Washington, D.C. + 10 more119partners
- 2Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston · Los Angeles + 2 more43partners
- 3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Palo Alto + 5 more39partners
- 4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Atlanta · Chicago + 2 more30partners
- 5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York · Boston + 5 more27partners
- 6Haynes and BooneDallas · New York · Austin + 5 more24partners
- 7Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · Washington, D.C. · San Francisco23partners
- 8Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles22partners
Questions
How many private equity fund attorneys does FundOpsHQ list?
615 partners at 39 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?
Kirkland & Ellis (119), Proskauer Rose (43) and Sidley Austin (39), counting the partners each firm's own website lists for private equity fund work. All 39 firms, ranked
Where are private equity fund attorneys based?
The cities with the most: New York (292), Chicago (94) and Washington, D.C. (57).
What else do these lawyers work on?
The practices they list most alongside private equity fund work: fund formation (543), private credit funds (314) and venture funds (274).
How many of these lawyers help set up new private equity funds?
543 of the 615 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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