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Jonathan Adler is a corporate partner based in the New York office and a member of the firm’s Investment Management Group. His practice focuses on advising sponsors of private investment funds, including buyout, growth capital, energy, infrastructure and credit funds. In addition to his work with U.S. and European funds, Mr. Adler has also advised clients in establishing private equity funds, offices and joint ventures in various emerging markets, including Africa, India and South America. Mr. Adler’s recent experience includes acting for clients such as The Carlyle Group, Carmel Partners, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Crescent Capital Group, Global Infrastructure Partners, JP Morgan, KKR, Prudential Capital Group, Trimaran Capital Partners and Vinci Partners. Mr. Adler is ranked as a leading lawyer for private equity funds by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, where clients say he is “an extraordinary lawyer, he's very thoughtful and brings a commercial, get-things-resolved attitude.” Mr. Adler is also recognized as a “Next Generation Leading Lawyer” for private equity funds in The Legal 500 US. He was named to Private Funds Management’s “30 Under 40” which recognizes the top private equity funds lawyers under the age of 40. He was also named a “Rising Star” by Law360 (2017) and IFLR 1000. Mr. Adler joined the firm in 2005. He received a J.D. magna cum laude from New York University in 2005, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, and a B.S. from Cornell University in 2002. Mr. Adler is admitted to the Bar in New York.