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Courtney Nowell

Global 2026

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Investment Funds: Investor Representation

USA

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

The co-leader of Morgan Lewis’s global private funds practice, Courtney Nowell advises global institutional investor clients on the terms of their inbound and outbound investments, including into private equity and other co-mingled open-ended and closed-ended investment funds. She has over 20 years’ experience drafting and negotiating the terms of investment agreements and side letters for clients investing into leveraged buyout, venture capital, distressed debt, special opportunity, real estate, hedge, energy, infrastructure, and credit funds. She also represents investors in opportunity and sidecar funds, co-investment funds and with the drafting and negotiating of funds of one and other bespoke strategic private investment partnerships.

Personal

Georgetown University Law Center, 1999, LL.M., Taxation

College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, 1996, J.D.

Wellesley College, 1993, B.A., cum laude

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Investment Funds: Investor Representation - USA

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Courtney Nowell is routinely called upon by sovereign wealth funds and pension plans to advise on a broad range of issues, including joint ventures and co-investment transactions.

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Strengths

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Courtney is well-regarded in this space.
Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Global Guide
When it comes to negotiations, Courtney has a strong sense of what's market and what's not. She understands the needs of clients and how to protect our interests.
Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Global Guide
Courtney is a great lawyer.
Investment Funds: Investor RepresentationChambers Global Guide

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