Overview

Dhruva Krishna is an investment funds associate in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Dhruva's practice largely focuses on the formation, structuring, marketing, management and regulatory compliance of investment funds, including operational, legal and regulatory issues, with various sponsors ranging up to $15 billion. He also assists with related fund documentation and processes, including transfers, secondaries, co-investments and more. As an avid musician and writer, Dhruva is especially interested in the intersection of technology, regulation and innovation.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Disparate Impact and Ecosystem Services As Tools For Community Activism,” UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy, vol. 40, no. 1, 2022

Author, “Dawn of the Dead: Virtual Avatars & New York's Right of Publicity,” Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law Online, 2021

Author, “Deepfakes, Online Platforms, and a Novel Proposal for Transparency, Collaboration, and Education,” Richmond Journal of Law. & Technology, vol. 27, no. 3, 2021

Recognition

“Hot List,” Lawyers of Color, 2022

Memberships & Affiliations

Federalist Society

  • Fellow, 20242025
  • Executive Committee Member, Intellectual Property Practice Group, 2025
  • Participant, James Kent Summer Academy, 2023

Visiting Jurist, UCLA School of Law, 2025

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2021California

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D. (Media, Entertainment and Technology Law and Policy Concentration)2021

    UCLA Law Review

    Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award, “Impeaching the President”

    Leon C. Fan Scholarship Recipient

  • Carnegie Mellon UniversityB.A., Ethics, History and Public Policy & Professional Writingwith Honors2017

    Phi Alpha Theta

    Sigma Tau Delta

    ACS Scholar