PRACTICE AREAS
Private Equity
We recruit across all major practice areas in US private practice — from M&A to antitrust, litigation to tax. Select your area below to find out what we look for and what the lateral market looks like.
PRACTICE AREAS
Private Equity
We recruit across all major practice areas in US private practice — from M&A to antitrust, litigation to tax. Select your area below to find out what we look for and what the lateral market looks like.
PRACTICE AREAS
Private Equity
We recruit across all major practice areas in US private practice — from M&A to antitrust, litigation to tax. Select your area below to find out what we look for and what the lateral market looks like.
PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity work is among the most coveted in US private practice — and the lateral market reflects that.
PE practices at top firms are highly selective about lateral hires. Candidates need genuine fund formation, portfolio company, and transaction experience — ideally with exposure to the full deal lifecycle. New York and San Francisco are the two centres of the US PE lateral market, reflecting the concentration of buyout and growth equity firms on each coast. We are active in both, working with associates typically in the 3–6 year range and with senior lawyers exploring moves to funds directly.ce lateral market is driven by deal volume — when leveraged finance, structured products, and acquisition finance are busy, firms are actively looking. When markets slow, searches become more selective but never disappear entirely. We work with finance associates across leveraged finance, debt capital markets, structured finance, and project finance. At the senior end, the market for counsel and partner-level finance lawyers is consistently strong. New York is the clear centre of the US finance lateral market, though Houston has a particularly active project finance and energy finance community. We are active in both.
A short, confidential conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Reach out and we'll take it from there.
CONFIDENTIALITY COMMITMENT
Your current employer will never be contacted. Your name goes nowhere without your permission. You can stop the process at any point.
WHAT FIRMS TYPICALLY LOOK FOR
Experience
Full deal cycle exposure. Fund formation, buyouts, portfolio work. Secondaries increasingly valued.
Comp
Typically at or above standard scale at top firms. Carry potential for in-house fund moves.
Level
3–6 year associates most active. Senior moves to PE fund counsel roles also in scope.
Market
New York (buyout) and San Francisco (growth equity / venture-adjacent) both highly active.
PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity work is among the most coveted in US private practice — and the lateral market reflects that.
PE practices at top firms are highly selective about lateral hires. Candidates need genuine fund formation, portfolio company, and transaction experience — ideally with exposure to the full deal lifecycle. New York and San Francisco are the two centres of the US PE lateral market, reflecting the concentration of buyout and growth equity firms on each coast. We are active in both, working with associates typically in the 3–6 year range and with senior lawyers exploring moves to funds directly.ce lateral market is driven by deal volume — when leveraged finance, structured products, and acquisition finance are busy, firms are actively looking. When markets slow, searches become more selective but never disappear entirely. We work with finance associates across leveraged finance, debt capital markets, structured finance, and project finance. At the senior end, the market for counsel and partner-level finance lawyers is consistently strong. New York is the clear centre of the US finance lateral market, though Houston has a particularly active project finance and energy finance community. We are active in both.
WHAT FIRMS TYPICALLY LOOK FOR
Experience
Full deal cycle exposure. Fund formation, buyouts, portfolio work. Secondaries increasingly valued.
Comp
Typically at or above standard scale at top firms. Carry potential for in-house fund moves.
Level
3–6 year associates most active. Senior moves to PE fund counsel roles also in scope.
Market
New York (buyout) and San Francisco (growth equity / venture-adjacent) both highly active.
PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity work is among the most coveted in US private practice — and the lateral market reflects that.
PE practices at top firms are highly selective about lateral hires. Candidates need genuine fund formation, portfolio company, and transaction experience — ideally with exposure to the full deal lifecycle. New York and San Francisco are the two centres of the US PE lateral market, reflecting the concentration of buyout and growth equity firms on each coast. We are active in both, working with associates typically in the 3–6 year range and with senior lawyers exploring moves to funds directly.ce lateral market is driven by deal volume — when leveraged finance, structured products, and acquisition finance are busy, firms are actively looking. When markets slow, searches become more selective but never disappear entirely. We work with finance associates across leveraged finance, debt capital markets, structured finance, and project finance. At the senior end, the market for counsel and partner-level finance lawyers is consistently strong. New York is the clear centre of the US finance lateral market, though Houston has a particularly active project finance and energy finance community. We are active in both.
A short, confidential conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Reach out and we'll take it from there.
CONFIDENTIALITY COMMITMENT
Your current employer will never be contacted. Your name goes nowhere without your permission. You can stop the process at any point.
WHAT FIRMS TYPICALLY LOOK FOR
Experience
Full deal cycle exposure. Fund formation, buyouts, portfolio work. Secondaries increasingly valued.
Comp
Typically at or above standard scale at top firms. Carry potential for in-house fund moves.
Level
3–6 year associates most active. Senior moves to PE fund counsel roles also in scope.
Market
New York (buyout) and San Francisco (growth equity / venture-adjacent) both highly active.
PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity work is among the most coveted in US private practice — and the lateral market reflects that.
PE practices at top firms are highly selective about lateral hires. Candidates need genuine fund formation, portfolio company, and transaction experience — ideally with exposure to the full deal lifecycle. New York and San Francisco are the two centres of the US PE lateral market, reflecting the concentration of buyout and growth equity firms on each coast. We are active in both, working with associates typically in the 3–6 year range and with senior lawyers exploring moves to funds directly.ce lateral market is driven by deal volume — when leveraged finance, structured products, and acquisition finance are busy, firms are actively looking. When markets slow, searches become more selective but never disappear entirely. We work with finance associates across leveraged finance, debt capital markets, structured finance, and project finance. At the senior end, the market for counsel and partner-level finance lawyers is consistently strong. New York is the clear centre of the US finance lateral market, though Houston has a particularly active project finance and energy finance community. We are active in both.
A short, confidential conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Reach out and we'll take it from there.
CONFIDENTIALITY COMMITMENT
Your current employer will never be contacted. Your name goes nowhere without your permission. You can stop the process at any point.
WHAT FIRMS TYPICALLY LOOK FOR
Experience
Full deal cycle exposure. Fund formation, buyouts, portfolio work. Secondaries increasingly valued.
Comp
Typically at or above standard scale at top firms. Carry potential for in-house fund moves.
Level
3–6 year associates most active. Senior moves to PE fund counsel roles also in scope.
Market
New York (buyout) and San Francisco (growth equity / venture-adjacent) both highly active.
