Brett Saltzman is a tremendously innovative and creative funds attorney that can design an elegant solution to almost any LP or GP request or requirement.
- The Legal 500 United States
Brett Saltzman is a partner in the Investment Funds Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP where he focuses exclusively on structuring, negotiating and forming real estate funds and their management companies and related matters. Brett has represented numerous global real estate and other private equity fund sponsors in establishing open-end and closed-end investment funds, vehicles and other accounts, including programmatic joint ventures, co-investment programs and club deals, with a broad range of investment strategies. In addition to capital formation, Brett has extensive experience advising global real estate fund sponsors in a wide range of matters, including GP-led transactions (continuation funds, recapitalizations, secondaries, etc.), asset management M&A, new platform establishment and co-GP arrangements, seed capital and anchor investor arrangements, crisis management and regulatory investigations. Private Funds Management ranked Brett in its "30 under 40" list, which recognizes the 30 most influential private funds lawyers under the age of 40. Brett was also recognized in 2022 by Law360 as a "Rising Star" in its list of Top Attorneys Under 40.
Representative Clients
Bain Capital Real Estate, Bridge Investment Group, Core Spaces, Cross Lake, GCP, GEM Realty Capital, GLP, Hines, LaSalle Investment Management, Macquarie, Mavik Capital, MCR, The Meridian Group, Osso Capital, Paulson & Co., Redcar, Rockwood Capital, Second Avenue, Shorestein Realty Services, Singerman Real Estate, TPG, USAA Real Estate, Värde, Waterton Associates, Zell Equity International.
