Brad Birchfield is an associate in the Investment Funds Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, based in the Dallas office. His practice primarily focuses on representing private fund sponsors in the formation, structuring and operation of private equity funds, management companies and other related entities, ranging from first-time sponsors to funds of over $4 billion. He also advises fund sponsors on a variety of general corporate counseling matters, secondary transactions and fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, including co-investment arrangements.