Real Estate Fund Law Firms in Chicago

12 firms have fund lawyers listed for real estate fund work in Chicago: 53 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (18), then Mayer Brown (8) and Sidley Austin (6).

See all 53 real estate fund attorneys in Chicago, by name

Firms: 12
Partners: 53; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 18 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 4

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

Real Estate Fund Law Firms in Chicago, ranked

12 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisChicago · New York18partners
2Mayer BrownChicago · Los Angeles8partners
3Sidley AustinChicago6partners
4Greenberg TraurigChicago · Washington, D.C. · West Palm Beach5partners
5Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago4partners
=5Winston TaylorChicago · Dallas · New York4partners
7CooleyChicago2partners
=7Willkie Farr & GallagherChicago2partners
9Jones DayChicago1partner
=9Latham & WatkinsChicago · Houston1partner
=9Morgan, Lewis & BockiusChicago1partner
=9SkaddenChicago1partner

Questions

Which real estate fund law firms have the most partners in Chicago?

Kirkland & Ellis (18), Mayer Brown (8) and Sidley Austin (6). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for real estate fund work in Chicago.

How many real estate fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list in Chicago?

12 firms, with 53 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 real estate fund work in Chicago, 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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