Investment Management/Funds Partner

Client Relationship Development & Growth

• Maintain and expand long-term relationships with fund sponsors and managers

• Identify opportunities to grow client relationships across:

• Fund formation

• Regulatory and compliance counseling

• Transactions involving portfolio companies or affiliated entities

• Leverage Katten’s strong reputation and market presence to attract new sponsor relationships

Ideal Candidate Profile

Practice Focus & Experience

• A true investment management lawyer, not a general corporate partner who handles funds opportunistically

• Significant experience advising sponsors on closed-end funds

• Strong familiarity with the cadence, expectations, and pressures of sponsor-driven work

• Experience representing:

• Hedge fund managers (an especially strong entry point for laterals)

• Private equity sponsors

• Credit fund sponsors

Market Orientation

• Practice aligned with the middle market
• Comfortable advising repeat sponsor clients with ongoing fund programs
• Clients value efficiency, specialization, and practical guidance over academic analysis

Business Profile

• Portable business preferred, particularly for equity consideration

• Flexibility on book size depending on:

• Strategic fit with the practice

• Ability to leverage Katten’s platform

• Growth potential within the firm

• Credit fund experience is especially attractive due to Katten’s dominant private credit platform

What Makes This Role Distinct at Katten

Investment Management as a Standalone Industry Group

• Katten has built its investment management practice as a self-contained ecosystem
• Lawyers across regulatory, transactional, and litigation disciplines all serve the same client base
• Partners are not competing internally for attention from specialists who prioritize other practices

Exceptional Regulatory Depth

• Deep bench of regulatory professionals with prior government experience

• Capabilities span:

• SEC and CFTC matters

• Fintech

• Blockchain and crypto

• Complex regulatory regimes affecting funds and financial institutions

• Enables real-time, informed collaboration between fund lawyers and regulatory experts

Unique Strength in Credit Funds

• Katten combines:

• A market-leading private credit practice

• A robust investment management/funds platform

• This positioning makes the firm especially attractive to sponsors launching or scaling credit funds

• Few firms offer this level of depth on both the lending and funds sides

Culture & Working Style

• Strongly commercial and client-focused

• Emphasis on being a trusted business advisor, not just a technical legal expert

• Collaborative, low-ego environment

• Partners are expected to:

• Engage actively with colleagues

• Participate in cross-practice collaboration

• Contribute to long-term platform growth

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