James Donohue is a partner in the Investment Funds Group in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. James advises private investment funds, including private equity funds and venture capital funds, and their management companies on the formation of investment vehicles. He has extensive experience in the ongoing management and operation of private investment funds, including with establishing carried interest, co-investment and other compensation programs, structuring co-investment vehicles and fund investments, and advising on regulatory issues. He also has experience advising on management company matters and liquidity solutions within the private markets secondaries sector.
James has been recognized by Chambers USA for his work in Private Equity: Fund Formation in Massachusetts and by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Lawyer” in Private Equity Funds.
