Suzannah Hacking, P.C.

Partner Investment Funds

Practices

Overview

Suzannah Hacking is an investment funds partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Suzannah focuses her practice on advising investment fund sponsors on all aspects of their business, including the establishment of investment funds, formation of new asset managers, product and strategy expansion, fund restructurings, co-investment programs, SMAs, alternative investment structures, fund regulatory and compliance matters, conflicts issues, warehousing arrangements, investor relations matters, governance issues, succession planning and separation arrangements. Suzannah has advised publicly traded global asset managers, prominent middle-market sponsors as well as first-time fund sponsors across various investment strategies.

Thought Leadership

Seminars

Guest Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Advanced Private Equity Course on Fund Formation, May 2026

Acting Chairperson, Opening Remarks and Moderator, “The 2024 Fundraising Landscape: A Year of Challenges or Opportunities?” Sahar 5th Annual Gender Equity in Private Markets Summit, July 2024

Speaker, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Club seminar on Investment Funds, February 2024

Moderator, “Current Market Deal Points Panel,” Columbia Business School Private Equity Conference, February 2024

Guest Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School seminar on Private Equity Funds, October 2023

Speaker, Wharton Women in Investing Conference teach-in on Fund Formation, February 2023

Recognition

Recognized by Law360 as a “Rising Star” in Fund Formation, 2025

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Pro Bono Service Award, 2020–2023

Kirkland & Ellis LLP Pro Bono Service Award for Outstanding Service, 2016

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2013, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
2016, New York

Education

BPP Business SchoolM.A., Law with BusinessDistinction2015
BPP Law School, LondonLegal Practice CourseDistinction2011
College of St. Hild and St. Bede, Durham UniversityLL.M., LawDistinction2009
University of LeedsLL.B., Law2008