Overview

William Ballentine is a corporate associate in the Investment Funds Practice Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. William advises private equity firms and investment managers on the formation, structuring and operation of private investment funds.

Representative Clients

Avesi Partners, CIVC Partners, Flock Homes, Kingswood Capital, KLH Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Post Road Group, Shore Capital Partners, Two Roads Partners, Victor Capital Partners, Waterton Associates

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021Illinois

Courts

  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ.D.cum laude2020

    Kent Legal Scholar

    Dean’s Honor List, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2018–2019

    Editor-in-Chief, Chicago-Kent Law Review

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignB.A., Political Science2017