Josh Westerholm, P.C.
Overview
Josh Westerholm is a partner of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he is a leader in the regulatory practice within the Investment Funds Group.
In more than 17 years of practice, Josh has represented many of the most sophisticated asset managers in the world, including investment advisers, broker-dealers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, private fund sponsors, fundless sponsors, private capital firms and family offices. Josh was a core member of a Kirkland regulatory practice that registered more than 100 private fund sponsors as investment advisers in 2011-2012 following the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. He has also defended clients in more than 80 regulatory exams and inquiries, including those from the SEC, CFTC, FINRA and NFA.
Josh is a frequent speaker and writer on regulatory issues related to the asset management industry.
Representative Clients:
- Thoma Bravo
- Gryphon Investors
- CVC Capital Partners
- Sun Capital Partners
- Nordic Capital
- Principal
- Pritzker Private Capital
- Ariel Alternatives
- RBC
- BlueBay
- Adams Street Partners
- Invesco
- Golden Gate Capital
- Incline Equity Partners
- Insignia Ventures Partners