Kirkland & Ellis LLP

William C. "Beau" Brashares is a partner in the Investment Funds Group, where he concentrates his practice on representing fund sponsors in the formation and management of private investment funds, including buyout, mezzanine, venture, senior debt, industry-specific, and funds-of-funds, as well as the structuring, operation and regulatory compliance of their management companies. He also advises clients in the formation and management of hedge funds, “hybrid” funds and other private investment vehicles. In addition, Beau counsels funds-of-funds and prominent institutional investors in connection with their investments in leading private equity, venture, real estate, and hedge funds.

Harvard Law School, J.D., 2000; University of California, Berkeley, B.A., History, 1991.