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Leor Landa

Leor Landa

Global 2026

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Leor is the head of Davis Polk’s Investment Management practice. He advises a wide range of clients on the formation and operation of private investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, credit funds, secondary funds, real estate funds, funds of funds and advisory platforms.

He is widely recognized as a leading adviser for complicated secondary transactions, regularly advising some of the most active buy-side players and major sponsor clients in the secondaries market. He has structured and steered some of the most complex and innovative transactions in the industry.

Leor has deep experience advising on acquisitions, dispositions, seeds and spinouts of investment advisers. He also represents several large institutional investors that invest in private funds and regularly provides regulatory and compliance advice to his private fund clients.

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Private Equity: Fund Formation - USA

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
The private equity element of Leor Landa's private funds practice includes establishing buyout and infrastructure funds.

Strengths

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  • Leor is very practical and keeps abreast of changes in the market. He is a great negotiator and is really good at balancing commercial and legal decisions.

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  • Leor is commercial and a real solver of problems. He's terrific.

    Hedge FundsChambers Global Guide
  • He is excellent and is plugged into what's going on. His service is unbelievable and he has good market insight.

    Hedge FundsChambers Global Guide
  • Leor is one of the most prominent experts in the investment management legal world.

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  • He is an exceptional lawyer.

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  • Leor is phenomenal.

    Private Equity: Fund FormationChambers Global Guide

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