Atty. Patrick J. Valenti
Patrick Valenti is an investment funds partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on structuring, negotiating, forming, marketing and operating private investment funds and related management companies, ranging from first-time sponsors to funds of over $5 billion across a wide range of strategies and structures.
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Patrick J. Valenti is a business attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Winston Taylor LLP. Educated at University of Chicago (J.D., 2015). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Patrick Valenti is an investment funds partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on structuring, negotiating, forming, marketing and operating private investment funds and related management companies, ranging from first-time sponsors to funds of over $5 billion across a wide range of strategies and structures
- He has experience advising fund sponsors on a variety of operational and management issues, including firm governance, compensation, succession planning, employment and separation arrangements and regulatory compliance
- Patrick has also counseled fund sponsors on spin-outs, co-investments, alternative investment vehicles, restructurings and fund related aspects of M&A transactions
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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