Private Funds

Forum Overview

Dates: April 27 - 29, 2025

Location: New Orleans, LA

The Forum’s Steering Committee welcomes a select group of up to 48 elite-level private practice lawyers and in-house counsel with significant experience in private fund formation, operations and governance from across the United States and Canada. The goal is to foster a community of the leading experts who are willing to collaboratively examine and resolve the complex challenges they face today.

Using candid, peer-driven discussion, this Forum explores key topics that will help develop successful GP-LP relationships in closed-end private funds.

2025 Steering Committee

This elite group, comprised of experts in the field, personally nominates all invitees and develops the Agenda, which forms the basis of our discussions.

Committee Co-Chairs

Committee Members

Emily Holden is Managing Director, Private Funds at Harvard Management Company, Inc. Prior to joining HMC in 2015, Emily was General Counsel of Pomona Capital and an associate in the Private Investment Funds Group at Proskauer. She received a J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Seth Thomson is Deputy General Counsel for Commonfund and its subsidiaries. Seth has been a practicing attorney since 2008 and was previously an associate at Proskauer Rose in the Private Investment Funds Group in Boston. Prior to his legal career, Seth was an actuarial assistant at a leading U.S. based surplus lines insurer in Boston. Seth holds a B.A. in Philosophy of Politics & Law from the State University of New York at Binghamton and J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

CONNECT. ENGAGE. EXCEL. This is a different event, unlike any you've attended

Built on meaningful interactions and genuine connections, the Forum is the premiere gathering for elite-level private practice lawyers and in-house counsel with significant experience in private fund formation, operations and governance from across the United States and Canada.

"The Forum is more than a conference - it is collaboration between top lawyers across the market coming together to move the market."

Tara Rosenblatt

Chief Legal Officer

Georgian

Toronto, ON

"I have always heard about the Forum and how different it is than a normal conference but it was hard to believe until I experienced it. Participants were excited and engaged and everyone brought different views to the table - all of which were respected, even when challenged. I walked away feeling enlightened by the different viewpoints that I have heard as well as excited to have an expanded network that I can reach out to going forward!"

Amy C. Johnson-Spina

Partner

Torys LLP

New York, NY

"This is a not-to-be-missed experience. The exchange of ideas and different perspectives provided insights that I would not otherwise have had. And the personal connections are invaluable!"