Brad A. Green, P.C.

Partner Investment Funds

New York +1 212 446 4839

Brad A. Green, P.C.

Overview

It is hard to find other lawyers who have as much practical experience with very complex matters and structures as Brad. He is an incredible asset.” - Chambers USA, 2026

Brad A. Green is an investment funds partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Brad counsels clients in connection with developing, structuring and operating registered funds, privately-offered retail vehicles and business development companies (BDCs) that provide access to retail and high-net-worth asset management platforms and invest across a spectrum of asset classes and strategies, including private and public equity, venture capital, private credit, asset-based lending, structured credit and infrastructure.

Brad’s practice focuses on the representation of alternative products such as tender offer and interval funds, funds of funds, BDCs, retail 3(c)(7) funds, holding companies and other public reporting vehicles that offer access to private market investments via primary, secondary, direct and/or co-investment opportunities.

He also serves as counsel to investment funds and their independent board members, as well as investment advisers and sponsors, and advises them on a broad range of transactional and ongoing regulatory and compliance matters arising under the federal securities laws. Brad regularly helps operating companies and other issuers navigate various considerations under the Investment Company Act in connection with initial public offerings and corporate M&A and finance transactions.

In addition, Brad represents investment management clients in connection with SEC examinations, investigations and enforcement proceedings and private litigation.

Brad served on the Board of Directors of Union Settlement, a nonprofit organization founded in 1895 that provides education, wellness and community-building services and programs to East Harlem residents, from 2020 to 2024.

Select Representative Clients

26North, Adams Street Partners, Blue Owl, BBR Partners, Charlesbank, J.P. Morgan, Macquarie, UBS Hedge Fund Solutions, Warburg Pincus and Willow Tree Capital Partners.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Brad was a Partner in the Registered Funds practice at Proskauer Rose LLP.

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Thought Leadership

Seminars

Panelist, “Regulatory Reform Panel,” ICI Closed-End Fund Conference, November 2025

Moderator, “Case Study: BDCs and Interval Funds,” Trends in Retail Distribution of Alternative Investment Products, June 2025

Panelist, “Fitting a Square in a Round Hole: Legal Impediments with Launching an Unlisted Fund and What the Future May Hold,” ICI Closed-End Fund Conference, November 2024

Speaker, “Private Equity/Venture Capital Funds: Historic Approaches and Newer Trends,” Kirkland Webinar Series: Unlocking the Retail Market, January 2024

Speaker, “Current Market Opportunity Key Considerations When Forming a Retail Fund Structuring Options,” Kirkland Webinar Series: Unlocking the Retail Market, October 2023

Panelist, “Capital Formation for Unlisted Closed-End Funds,” ICI Closed-End Fund Conference, November 2023

Speaker, “Beyond Private Funds: Introduction to Registered Fund Products,” Kirkland & Ellis 2022 Registered Adviser Seminar & CCO Summit, November 2022

Publications

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Amendments to Modernize and Expand Cross Trade Eligibility for Regulated Funds,” Kirkland Alert, October 15, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Significant Rulemakings to Expand and Modernize Retail Fund Access,” Kirkland Alert, October 2, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Sweeping Offering Reform — Significant Implications for Registered Closed-End Funds, BDCs and Other Private Wealth Products,” Kirkland Alert, May 21, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Staff Expands Co-Investment Relief to Registered Open-End Funds,” Kirkland Alert, May 6, 2026

Co-Author, “SEC Adopts Amendments to Expand the Scope of the ‘Names Rule,’” Kirkland Alert, October 3, 2023

Co-Author, “SEC Adopts Amendments to Streamline Shareholder Reports and Update Advertising Rules for Investment Companies,” Kirkland Alert, November 21, 2022

Co-Author, “SEC Proposes Pair of Long-Awaited ESG Rules; Non-ESG Funds Swept Up as Well,” Kirkland Alert, June 3, 2022

Press Mentions

Quoted, “Kirkland & Ellis on Why Private Wealth is the Next Step on the Ladder,” Private Equity International (PEI), May 1, 2026

Recognition

Chambers USA, Nationwide: Investment Funds: Registered Funds, 2024–2026

IFLR1000, Registered Funds, 2022 & 2024

The Legal 500 United States, Mutual/Registered Funds/Exchange-Traded Funds, 2020–2022

Memberships & Affiliations

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Investment Management Regulation Committee

New York State Bar Association

American Bar Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • New York

Education

  • Fordham University School of LawJ.D.
  • University of PennsylvaniaB.A.magna cum laude