Venture Capital Fund Law Firms

37 firms have fund lawyers listed for venture fund work: 374 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (55), then Gunderson Dettmer (41) and Proskauer Rose (33).

See all 374 VC fund attorneys, by name

Firms: 37
Partners: 374; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 55 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 26

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

Venture Capital Fund Law Firms, ranked

37 firms

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

1Kirkland & EllisNew York · Chicago · Boston + 8 more55partners
2Gunderson DettmerNew York · Boston · Los Angeles + 3 more41partners
3Proskauer RoseBoston · New York · Los Angeles33partners
4Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNew York · San Francisco · Washington, D.C. + 4 more21partners
5CooleySan Francisco · New York · Palo Alto + 3 more18partners
=5Sidley AustinNew York · Chicago · Boston + 5 more18partners
7Troutman Pepper LockePhiladelphia · Atlanta · Boston + 9 more14partners
8Debevoise & PlimptonNew York · San Francisco · Washington, D.C.12partners
=8Willkie Farr & GallagherNew York · Los Angeles12partners
10Latham & WatkinsNew York · Chicago · San Diego + 1 more11partners
=10Winston TaylorChicago · New York · Houston + 2 more11partners
12Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonNew York · Washington, D.C.10partners
13McDermott Will & SchulteNew York · Nashville9partners
14Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C. · Houston · Denver + 1 more8partners
=14Seward & KisselNew York8partners
16K&L GatesSeattle · Austin · Palo Alto + 1 more7partners
=16Lowenstein SandlerNew York · Palo Alto7partners
=16Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonNew York · Los Angeles7partners
19Greenberg TraurigChicago · New York · Dallas + 1 more6partners
=19Holland & KnightBoston · Dallas · Miami + 1 more6partners
=19Mayer BrownSalt Lake City · New York · Los Angeles6partners
=19Vinson & ElkinsNew York · Austin · Dallas + 2 more6partners
23Davis Polk & WardwellNew York · Washington, D.C.5partners
=23DechertWashington, D.C. · New York5partners
=23Gibson DunnNew York · Washington, D.C. · Los Angeles5partners
=23Weil, Gotshal & MangesNew York · Dallas · Washington, D.C.5partners
27Husch BlackwellDenver · Los Angeles · Milwaukee + 1 more4partners
=27Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanNew York · Boston · San Francisco + 1 more4partners
29Haynes and BooneDallas · New York3partners
=29Katten Muchin RosenmanNew York · Chicago3partners
=29Paul HastingsCharlotte · Los Angeles · New York3partners
=29SkaddenChicago · New York · Washington, D.C.3partners
33Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerSan Francisco · St. Louis2partners
=33Jones DayChicago · Cleveland2partners
=33King & SpaldingAtlanta · New York2partners
36A&O ShearmanNew York1partner
=36MilbankNew York1partner

Questions

Which venture capital fund law firms have the most partners?

Kirkland & Ellis (55), Gunderson Dettmer (41) and Proskauer Rose (33). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists for venture fund work.

How many venture capital fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list?

37 firms, with 374 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

Which firms have venture fund partners in the most cities?

Troutman Pepper Locke (12 cities), Kirkland & Ellis (11 cities) and Sidley Austin (8 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 venture fund 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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