Secondaries Law Firms in Chicago

13 firms have fund lawyers listed for secondaries work in Chicago: 48 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (20), then Sidley Austin (9) and Winston Taylor (4).

See all 48 secondaries attorneys in Chicago, by name

Firms: 13
Partners: 48; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 20 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 2

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

Secondaries Law Firms in Chicago, ranked

13 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisChicago · New York20partners
2Sidley AustinChicago9partners
3Winston TaylorChicago · New York4partners
4Latham & WatkinsChicago · Houston · New York3partners
5Greenberg TraurigChicago2partners
=5Mayer BrownChicago2partners
=5Morgan, Lewis & BockiusChicago2partners
8CooleyChicago1partner
=8Jones DayChicago1partner
=8Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago1partner
=8McDermott Will & SchulteChicago1partner
=8Paul HastingsChicago1partner
=8SkaddenChicago1partner

Questions

Which secondaries law firms have the most partners in Chicago?

Kirkland & Ellis (20), Sidley Austin (9) and Winston Taylor (4). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for secondaries work in Chicago.

How many secondaries law firms does FundOpsHQ list in Chicago?

13 firms, with 48 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 secondaries 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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