Credit Funds Lawyer Susan Burkhardt Joins Kirkland & Ellis

Kirkland & Ellis announced today that Susan Burkhardt has joined the Firm as a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group and will focus on credit funds.

“Susan is a highly regarded funds attorney with particular experience advising credit funds,” said Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee. “We’re excited to welcome her to our market-leading investment funds group and our growing credit funds practice.”

“Susan’s focus on the ever-growing world of credit funds is a perfect fit for our investment funds practice, which advises many of the most sophisticated firms in the world,” said Erica Berthou, Kirkland Executive Committee member and a leader of the Firm’s investment funds practice.

“Kirkland has added many resources in anticipation of continued demand growth within private credit, including across asset-based lending, opportunistic capital and real estate lending,” said Daniel Lavon-Krein, Kirkland Executive Committee member and a leader of the Firm’s investment funds practice. “Susan is another terrific addition who rounds out our experience with credit-focused investment fund formation and management, and we’re delighted to welcome her to the team.”

Ms. Burkhardt was recognized by Legal 500 U.S. as a “Recommended Lawyer” in the Private Equity: Fund Formation and Management category. She joins Kirkland from Clifford Chance, where she was a partner. Prior to that, she held senior positions with both Blackstone Credit and Apollo. She earned degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Virginia School of Law.

“Kirkland is the market leader in investment funds, and the Firm’s platform offers an exciting opportunity for my practice and the clients I support in raising credit funds,” said Ms. Burkhardt. “I am looking forward to contributing to the continued success of Kirkland’s funds practice.”

Kirkland is a global leader in providing sophisticated advice to investment fund sponsors, institutional investors and other market participants in the alternative investment fund space. Kirkland offers clients the unsurpassed resources of an integrated global team across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia providing advice on private fund formation, liquidity solutions, investment management and regulatory counsel, and strategic advisory services. With more than 600 dedicated investment funds attorneys, few firms approach the breadth, depth and scope of Kirkland’s experience in investment funds legal services. Since January 2019, Kirkland has advised more than 1,900 funds closed and in process with total capital commitments in excess of $2.17 trillion.