Secondaries Law Firms

37 firms have fund lawyers listed for secondaries work: 427 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (104), then Proskauer Rose (36) and Sidley Austin (27).

See all 427 secondaries attorneys, by name

Firms: 37
Partners: 427; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 104 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 24

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

Secondaries Law Firms, ranked

37 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · San Francisco + 9 more104partners
2Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles + 1 more36partners
3Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 3 more27partners
4Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · Washington, D.C.18partners
=4McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Chicago · San Francisco18partners
6Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago · Washington, D.C. + 2 more17partners
=6Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · Boston · San Francisco + 4 more17partners
=6Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles17partners
=6Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Los Angeles17partners
10Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.13partners
11Gibson DunnNew York · Los Angeles · Houston + 1 more11partners
=11Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Boston · Washington, D.C.11partners
13Paul HastingsNew York · Los Angeles · Boston + 2 more10partners
14Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.9partners
=14Mayer BrownNew York · Chicago · Salt Lake City + 2 more9partners
=14Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Charlotte + 1 more9partners
17Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · Boston · New York + 4 more8partners
18DechertNew York · Washington, D.C.7partners
=18Greenberg TraurigNew York · Chicago · Miami7partners
=18King & SpaldingAtlanta · New York7partners
=18Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Richmond · Austin + 2 more7partners
22Gunderson DettmerBoston · New York · Los Angeles6partners
23Holland & KnightHouston · Boston · Nashville + 2 more5partners
=23Seward & KisselNew York5partners
25Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C. · New York4partners
=25K&L GatesSeattle · New York · Palo Alto + 1 more4partners
=25Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanLos Angeles · Boston · San Francisco + 1 more4partners
28CooleySan Francisco · Chicago3partners
=28Haynes and BooneDallas · New York3partners
=28Jones DayChicago · Cleveland · Dallas3partners
=28SkaddenChicago · New York · Washington, D.C.3partners
32Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago · New York2partners
=32Lowenstein SandlerNew York2partners
34A&O ShearmanNew York1partner
=34Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York1partner
=34Husch BlackwellKansas City1partner
=34MilbankNew York1partner

Questions

Which secondaries law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (104), Proskauer Rose (36) and Sidley Austin (27). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for secondaries work.

How many secondaries law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

37 firms, with 427 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have secondaries partners in the most cities?

Kirkland & Ellis (12 cities), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (7 cities) and Troutman Pepper Locke (7 cities), counting the US cities where the partners listed here have an office.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists for secondaries work, 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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