Overview

Eric N. Fischer is a partner in Kirkland’s Investment Funds Group and one of the leaders of the Firm’s liquidity solutions practice. He is one of the most active continuation fund practitioners in the market: since joining Kirkland in 2021, he has closed over 50 sponsor-side continuation fund transactions representing nearly $40 billion in aggregate continuation fund commitments — a volume of experience that few practitioners in the space can match.

Eric’s practice centers on continuation funds, with particular strength representing middle-market and lower-middle-market sponsors in single- and multi-asset continuation vehicle transactions. His practice also extends to lead investor representations in continuation vehicle transactions, as well as advising sponsors on the full range of GP-led liquidity solutions, including fund-level preferred equity facilities, GP-led tender offers and management spinouts.

Eric’s representative clients include Audax Group, Bansk Group, Chicago Pacific Founders, Falfurrias Capital Partners, Flexpoint Ford, GTCR, Linden Capital Partners, Littlejohn & Co., Madison Dearborn Partners, MidOcean Partners, Summit Partners, Thompson Street Capital Partners and Tyree & D’Angelo Partners.

Eric received his J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was a member of the Georgetown Law Journal, and his A.B. from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Recognition

Recognized by Lawdragon as a leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyer, 2025–2026

Recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as a “Top Dealmaker of 2024”

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2017New York

Education

  • Georgetown University Law CenterJ.D.cum laude2016

    Dean's List, 2013–2014 & 2015–2016

    Georgetown Law Journal

    CALI Award in Bargain, Exchange, and Liability

    CALI Award in Professional Responsibility

  • Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Studies2013