SEC Exam and Enforcement Lawyers

149 fund lawyers at 46 firms have bios that show a focus on SEC exams and enforcement.

Everyone here is listed from their firm’s own bio page, and nobody pays to be listed or to rank. Last verified Oct 23–24, 2026. How we check

Partners: 149; all at partner level
Firms: 46
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 20 listed here
Biggest city: New York; 59 here

Fund lawyers

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Chair, head or managing partner2
Partner or principal147

Under 10 years9
10 to 20 years37
20 years or more59

Emerging Managers10
First-Time Funds1
Large Sponsors4
Family Offices8

GPs and Sponsors107
LPs and Investors21

Named in our news1

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					Primary practice			Prior firms
Kit Addleman	Haynes and Boone	Partner	Dallas, TX	Real estate funds, Funds regulatory	–	40 yrs	Oklahoma City University, Wake Forest University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Juliet Anderson	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Infrastructure funds +2	Fund formation	15 yrs	Fordham, University of Law +2	–
Joseph B. Andolina	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	18 yrs	Seton Hall University, Princeton	Aberdeen Investments, City Year
Victoria A. Anglin	Sidley Austin	Partner	Los Angeles, CA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Funds regulatory	10 yrs	Georgetown, University of Notre Dame	–
Christopher S. Avellaneda	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Harvard, George Washington University	–
Ernest E. Badway	Thompson Hine	Partner	New York, NY	Private equity funds, Hedge funds +1	–	34 yrs	Duke, Boston University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Allison Scher Bernbach	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Secondaries +1	Funds regulatory	–	NYU, Binghamton University	–
Kevin Bettsteller	Gibson Dunn	Partner	Los Angeles, CA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +7	Funds regulatory	20 yrs	University of Michigan	–
William J. Bielefeld	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Kenyon College, Temple University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Stephen H. Bier	Dechert	Partner	New York, NY	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	37 yrs	Rutgers University, Harvard	–
Dalia O. Blass	Sullivan & Cromwell	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	27 yrs	Columbia, American University	BlackRock, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Jeffrey R. Blumberg	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	–	26 yrs	Chicago-Kent College of Law, Stanford	–
Julien Bourgeois	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Hedge funds +1	Funds regulatory	28 yrs	University of Paris Nanterre, University of	–
Henry Bregstein	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Fund formation	–	Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, University of Pennsylvania	–
Ben Buckwalter	Gunderson Dettmer	Partner	Silicon Valley, CA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +2	Venture funds	–	University of Virginia, William & Mary	Andreessen Horowitz
Jessica D. Burt	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	University of Rochester, George Washington University +1	–
Madelyn Calabrese	Haynes and Boone	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	24 yrs	New York Law School, Binghamton University	–
Brenden Carroll	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	18 yrs	Georgetown, University of Colorado Boulder	–
Kevin M. Cassidy	Seward & Kissel	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private credit funds +3	Fund formation	13 yrs	Albany Law School, George Washington University	–
Michael Chu	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	20 yrs	Harvard	Credit Suisse First Boston
Matthew Cohen	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	San Francisco, CA +1	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Funds regulatory	18 yrs	Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, University of California, Santa Barbara	K&L Gates
Stephen T. Cohen	Dechert	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	23 yrs	University of Florida, American University	–
Cliff Cone	Sidley Austin	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +6	Funds regulatory	21 yrs	Brooklyn Law School, Cornell	–
Jennifer A. Connors	Holland & Knight	Partner	New York, NY	Funds regulatory	–	–	Fordham, University at Albany	–
Stephanie Pindyck Costantino	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	Princeton, NJ	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Fund formation	22 yrs	Syracuse University, Middlebury College	National Public Radio's (NPR) Living on Earth
Sara P. Crovitz	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	University of Chicago	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Joseph P. Cunningham	Willkie Farr & Gallagher	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Hedge funds	28 yrs	Duke	–
Richard M. Cutshall	Greenberg Traurig	Shareholder	Denver, CO	Fund formation, Real estate funds +1	Funds regulatory	22 yrs	Loyola University, University of Minnesota	–
Ricardo W. Davidovich	Haynes and Boone	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Fund formation	33 yrs	Fordham, Binghamton University	–
Joshua B. Deringer	Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath	Partner	New York, NY +1	Fund formation, Private credit funds +1	Fund formation	26 yrs	Fordham, University of Pennsylvania	–
Daniel M. Diamond	Winston Taylor	Partner	Charlotte, NC	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	12 yrs	Columbia, Yale	–
Eric M. Diamond	Sullivan & Cromwell	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	–	16 yrs	NYU, Yale	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Matthew R. DiClemente	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Widener University Delaware, University of Delaware	–
Michael S. Didiuk	Katten Muchin Rosenman	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Venture funds +1	Funds regulatory	–	Catholic University of, Fairfield University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Amy R. Doberman	WilmerHale	Partner	New York, NY	Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	40 yrs	NYU, Cornell	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Susan R. Eisenberg	Kirkland & Ellis	Partner	Houston, TX	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Fund formation	19 yrs	Vanderbilt, University of Pennsylvania	KKR Credit, Ropes & Gray
Marc E. Elovitz	McDermott Will & Schulte	Partner	New York, NY	Hedge funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	NYU, Wesleyan University	–
Ranah Esmaili	Sidley Austin	Partner	Washington, D.C. +1	Private equity funds, Venture funds +2	Funds regulatory	22 yrs	UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies +1	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Laura Ferrell	Latham & Watkins	Partner	Chicago, IL	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	17 yrs	University of Michigan, Dartmouth College	–
Marian Fowler	Gibson Dunn	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Funds regulatory	19 yrs	Georgetown, UCLA +1	Thrive Capital Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Elizabeth Shea Fries	Sidley Austin	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Venture funds +8	Fund formation	37 yrs	Columbia, Dartmouth College	–
David E. Gardels	Husch Blackwell	Partner	Omaha, NE	Private credit funds, Funds regulatory	–	–	University of, George Washington University	–
Genna Garver	Troutman Pepper Locke	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Private equity funds +3	Funds regulatory	–	Northeastern University, Bowdoin College	–
Christopher W. Gerold	Lowenstein Sandler	Partner	Roseland, NJ	Funds regulatory	–	–	Seton Hall University, Villanova University	New Jersey Bureau of Securities, North American Securities Administrators Association
Jamie M. Gershkow	Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young	Partner	New York, NY	Fund formation, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	–	Drexel University Thomas, University of Maryland	–
Todd Gibson	Nelson Mullins	Partner	Pittsburgh, PA	Fund formation, Private equity funds +4	Fund formation	34 yrs	Duquesne University, West Virginia University	–
Aaron Gilbride	Latham & Watkins	Partner	Washington, D.C.	Secondaries, Funds regulatory	–	17 yrs	American University, Miami University	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
David L. Goret	Lowenstein Sandler	Partner	Roseland, NJ	Fund formation, Private equity funds +5	Hedge funds	38 yrs	University of Michigan, Duke	GSC Group
Mark P. Goshko	K&L Gates	Partner	Boston, MA	Fund formation, Hedge funds +1	–	38 yrs	University of Pennsylvania, Harvard	–
Sean Graber	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius	Partner	Philadelphia, PA	Hedge funds, Funds regulatory	Funds regulatory	25 yrs	George Washington University, Villanova University	–

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Kit Addleman
PartnerHaynes and Boone
Dallas, TXPractices: Real estate funds, Funds regulatory
- Since 1986. In practice since 1986, from the firm’s bio.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Juliet Anderson
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
New York, NYAlso infrastructure funds, secondaries, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2011. In practice since 2011, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Joseph B. Andolina
PartnerFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Philadelphia, PA
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
Victoria A. Anglin
PartnerSidley Austin
Los Angeles, CAAlso hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2016. In practice since 2016, from the firm’s bio.
Christopher S. Avellaneda
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NY
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Ernest E. Badway
PartnerThompson Hine
New York, NYPractices: Private equity funds, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
- Since 1992. In practice since 1992, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Allison Scher Bernbach
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NYAlso fund formation, secondaries
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Kevin Bettsteller
PartnerGibson Dunn
Los Angeles, CAAlso fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
William J. Bielefeld
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C. + 1 moreAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Stephen H. Bier
PartnerDechert
New York, NYAlso private credit funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1989. In practice since 1989, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Dalia O. Blass
PartnerSullivan & Cromwell
Washington, D.C. + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1999. In practice since 1999, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Jeffrey R. Blumberg
PartnerFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Chicago, ILPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Hedge funds + 1 more
- Since 2000. In practice since 2000, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Julien Bourgeois
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation, hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
Henry Bregstein
PartnerKatten Muchin Rosenman
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Ben Buckwalter
PartnerGunderson Dettmer
Silicon Valley, CAAlso fund formation, private equity funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Venture funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jessica D. Burt
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Madelyn Calabrese
PartnerHaynes and Boone
New York, NYAlso private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2002. In practice since 2002, from the firm’s bio.
Brenden Carroll
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Kevin M. Cassidy
PartnerSeward & Kissel
New York, NYAlso private credit funds, hedge funds, secondaries + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2013. In practice since 2013, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Michael Chu
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Chicago, ILAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2006. In practice since 2006, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Matthew Cohen
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
San Francisco, CA + 1 moreAlso fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2008. In practice since 2008, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Stephen T. Cohen
PartnerDechert
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2003. In practice since 2003, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Cliff Cone
PartnerSidley Austin
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 4 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2005. In practice since 2005, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Jennifer A. Connors
PartnerHolland & Knight
New York, NYPractices: Funds regulatory
Stephanie Pindyck Costantino
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
Princeton, NJAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Sara P. Crovitz
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Washington, D.C.
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Joseph P. Cunningham
PartnerWillkie Farr & Gallagher
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Hedge funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1998. In practice since 1998, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Richard M. Cutshall
ShareholderGreenberg Traurig
Denver, COAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
Ricardo W. Davidovich
PartnerHaynes and Boone
New York, NYAlso funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1993. In practice since 1993, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Joshua B. Deringer
PartnerFaegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
New York, NY + 1 moreAlso private credit funds, funds regulatory
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2000. In practice since 2000, from the firm’s bio.
Daniel M. Diamond
PartnerWinston Taylor
Charlotte, NCAlso private equity funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 3 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2014. In practice since 2014, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Eric M. Diamond
PartnerSullivan & Cromwell
New York, NYPractices: Fund formation, Private equity funds, Venture funds + 2 more
- Since 2010. In practice since 2010, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Matthew R. DiClemente
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
Philadelphia, PAAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
Michael S. Didiuk
PartnerKatten Muchin Rosenman
New York, NYAlso venture funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Amy R. Doberman
PartnerWilmerHale
New York, NY
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1986. In practice since 1986, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Susan R. Eisenberg
PartnerKirkland & Ellis
Houston, TXAlso venture funds, private credit funds, infrastructure funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Marc E. Elovitz
PartnerMcDermott Will & Schulte
New York, NY
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Ranah Esmaili
PartnerSidley Austin
Washington, D.C. + 1 moreAlso private equity funds, venture funds, hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2004. In practice since 2004, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Laura Ferrell
PartnerLatham & Watkins
Chicago, ILAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Marian Fowler
PartnerGibson Dunn
Washington, D.C.Also fund formation, private equity funds, venture funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2007. In practice since 2007, from the firm’s bio.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
Elizabeth Shea Fries
PartnerSidley Austin
Boston, MAAlso venture funds, private credit funds, real estate funds + 5 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1989. In practice since 1989, from the firm’s bio.
David E. Gardels
PartnerHusch Blackwell
Omaha, NEPractices: Private credit funds, Funds regulatory
Genna Garver
PartnerTroutman Pepper Locke
New York, NYAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 1 more
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Christopher W. Gerold
PartnerLowenstein Sandler
Roseland, NJPractices: Funds regulatory
Jamie M. Gershkow
PartnerStradley Ronon Stevens & Young
New York, NYAlso fund formation
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Todd Gibson
PartnerNelson Mullins
Pittsburgh, PAAlso private equity funds, venture funds, real estate funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Fund formation. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1992. In practice since 1992, from the firm’s bio.
- GP and LP side. Acts for both fund sponsors and investors, as the firm’s bio says.
Aaron Gilbride
PartnerLatham & Watkins
Washington, D.C.Practices: Funds regulatory
- Since 2009. In practice since 2009, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
- Former SEC. Lists the SEC among past employers, on the firm’s bio.
David L. Goret
PartnerLowenstein Sandler
Roseland, NJAlso fund formation, private equity funds, private credit funds + 2 more
- Leads with: Hedge funds. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 1988. In practice since 1988, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Mark P. Goshko
PartnerK&L Gates
Boston, MAPractices: Fund formation, Hedge funds, Funds regulatory
- Since 1988. In practice since 1988, from the firm’s bio.
- GP side. Acts for fund sponsors (GPs), as the firm’s bio says.
Sean Graber
PartnerMorgan, Lewis & Bockius
Philadelphia, PAAlso hedge funds
- Leads with: Funds regulatory. The practice the firm’s bio leads with.
- Since 2001. In practice since 2001, from the firm’s bio.

Private Fund Law Firms, by partners listed

Kirkland & EllisChicago · New York · Los Angeles + 4 more20partners
DechertWashington, D.C. · Boston · New York + 1 more13partners
Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungWashington, D.C. · Philadelphia · Chicago + 1 more10partners
Seward & KisselNew York · Washington, D.C.7partners
Sidley AustinNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C. + 1 more7partners
Proskauer RoseNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C.6partners
K&L GatesBoston · New York · Palo Alto + 1 more5partners
Latham & WatkinsWashington, D.C. · Chicago5partners

Fund lawyers, by the numbers

Who has practised longest here?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 105 of the 149 here give one.

Myles C. PollinPartner · Sidley AustinSince 1983
Robert G. LeonardPartner · K&L GatesSince 1985
Kit AddlemanPartner · Haynes and BooneSince 1986
Amy R. DobermanPartner · WilmerHaleSince 1986
W. John McGuirePartner · Morgan, Lewis & BockiusSince 1986

All, by years in practice in the table

Who began practising most recently?

By the first year in practice each firm’s bio gives; 105 of the 149 here give one.

Joshua M. NewvillePartner · Proskauer RoseSince 2024
Courtney MayPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2020
Lena YoonPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2020
Danielle SartainPartner · Kirkland & EllisSince 2019
Lindsay R. GrossmanPartner · DechertSince 2017

All, newest first in the table

Who came from the SEC?

32 here list the SEC among past employers on the firm’s bio. A to Z.

Kit AddlemanPartner · Haynes and BooneFormer SEC
Ernest E. BadwayPartner · Thompson HineFormer SEC
William J. BielefeldPartner · DechertFormer SEC
Dalia O. BlassPartner · Sullivan & CromwellFormer SEC
Sara P. CrovitzPartner · Stradley Ronon Stevens & YoungFormer SEC

About this list

What SEC exams and enforcement work is

Representing fund managers in SEC examinations, inquiries and enforcement actions, and the compliance work around them.

In sum

149 fund lawyers at 46 firms are listed on this page. The 5 with the most: Kirkland & Ellis (20), Dechert (13), Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (10), Seward & Kissel (7) and Sidley Austin (7). The schools their bios name most: Georgetown (13), Fordham (12) and George Washington University (12). Of the 105 who give a first year in practice, half began in 2005 or before. 32 list a past post at the SEC or another regulator.

Questions

How many fund lawyers does FundOpsHQ list?

149 partners at 46 firms. Last checked Oct 23–24, 2026. Each one is at partner level, and their firm's own bio page describes their work on SEC exams and enforcement (the quote is on each profile).

Which private fund law firms have the most partners listed?

Kirkland & Ellis (20), Dechert (13) and Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (10), counting the partners each firm's own website lists.

Where are fund lawyers based?

The cities with the most: New York (59), Washington, D.C. (39) and Boston (13).

What else do these lawyers work on?

The practices they list most: funds regulatory (142), fund formation (84) and hedge funds (70).

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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