Blake Sims is an investment funds associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Blake counsels investment management clients on a vast array of needs in connection with the formation, structuring and operation of private investment funds. His practice also focuses on representing sponsors in connection with single- and multi-asset continuation fund transactions.
Prior to law school, Blake served as the Director of Research for the world's largest consignor of thoroughbred racehorses.
Experience
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial ClerkHonorable Gregory F. Van TatenhoveUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky2023
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Memberships & Affiliations
Member, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics’ Emerging Leaders Board
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2024New York
2023Kentucky
Education
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of LawJ.D.summa cum laude2023
Order of the Coif
Outstanding 1L Ambassador Award
Awards for Highest Class Grades: Corporation Finance Law and Constitutional Law I
Staff Editor, Kentucky Journal for Equine, Agriculture and Natural Resources Law
Vice President, Moot Court Board
University of KentuckyB.A., Business Administration2019
