Private Fund Law Firms in Washington, D.C.

31 firms have fund lawyers listed in Washington, D.C.: 150 partners in all. Kirkland & Ellis has the most (26), then Dechert (25) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (16).

See all 150 private fund attorneys in Washington, D.C., by name

Firms: 31
Partners: 150; listed here
Most partners: Kirkland & Ellis; 26 listed
Firms with 5 or more: 8

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

Private Fund Law Firms in Washington, D.C., ranked

31 firms

Ranked by the number of partners each firm’s own website lists in Washington, D.C.. A count, not a rating; firms with the same number share a rank.

1Kirkland & EllisWashington, D.C. · Chicago · New York26partners
2DechertWashington, D.C. · New York25partners
3Morgan, Lewis & BockiusWashington, D.C. · New York · Miami16partners
4Hogan Lovells CadwaladerWashington, D.C.10partners
5K&L GatesWashington, D.C.8partners
6Latham & WatkinsWashington, D.C.7partners
7Mayer BrownWashington, D.C. · New York · Chicago + 2 more6partners
8Debevoise & PlimptonWashington, D.C. · San Francisco5partners
9Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonWashington, D.C.4partners
=9Proskauer RoseWashington, D.C.4partners
11Gibson DunnWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=11Paul HastingsWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=11Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonWashington, D.C.3partners
=11Sidley AustinWashington, D.C. · New York3partners
=11Troutman Pepper LockeWashington, D.C. · Boston3partners
=11Willkie Farr & GallagherWashington, D.C. · Chicago3partners
17Davis Polk & WardwellWashington, D.C.2partners
=17Haynes and BooneWashington, D.C.2partners
=17Holland & KnightWashington, D.C.2partners
=17King & SpaldingWashington, D.C. · Los Angeles2partners
=17Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanWashington, D.C. · Boston2partners
=17Weil, Gotshal & MangesWashington, D.C. · New York2partners
23A&O ShearmanWashington, D.C.1partner
=23Bryan Cave Leighton PaisnerNew York · Washington, D.C.1partner
=23CooleyWashington, D.C.1partner
=23Greenberg TraurigChicago · Washington, D.C.1partner
=23Husch BlackwellWashington, D.C.1partner
=23Katten Muchin RosenmanWashington, D.C.1partner
=23Morrison FoersterDenver · Washington, D.C.1partner
=23Seward & KisselWashington, D.C.1partner
=23SkaddenWashington, D.C.1partner

Questions

Which private fund law firms have the most partners in Washington, D.C.?

Kirkland & Ellis (26), Dechert (25) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (16). The counts are of partners each firm's own website lists in Washington, D.C..

How many private fund law firms does FundOpsHQ list in Washington, D.C.?

31 firms, with 150 partners between them. Last checked Oct 23, 2026.

How is this list ordered?

By the number of partners each firm's own website lists in Washington, D.C., 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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