Day Pitney Secures National Legal 500 Ranking for Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds

Day Pitney LLP is proud to announce that its Investment Management and Private Funds Practice has been recognized in the 2026 Legal 500 United States, receiving a nationwide ranking for Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/Hedge Funds.

This national ranking places Day Pitney’s practice in the same tier as several of the country’s most prominent funds groups–and recognizes the team as a leading national funds practice serving the mid-market. The recognition reflects the group’s continued momentum and longstanding commitment to helping clients pursue opportunities across the private funds market.

Peter Bilfield, Leader of the Investment Management & Private Funds Practice, heads the group which advises established and emerging fund managers, investment advisers, broker-dealers, institutional investors, and global financial institutions on the full spectrum of investment management matters. The team guides clients through every stage of the fund lifecycle, including fund formation, organizational structuring, governance, regulatory compliance, and ongoing operations, while also advising on compensation arrangements, alternative investments, evolving regulatory requirements, conflicts of interest, cybersecurity, and other complex regulatory issues. Drawing on extensive industry experience, including attorneys who have served as in-house counsel and principals for registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, and hedge funds, the practice delivers practical, business-focused counsel tailored to the needs of sophisticated financial market participants.

According to the Legal 500, The Day Pitney team combines deep experience and knowledge in “fund formation, regulation, and investor-side matters across hedge, private equity, credit, and real estate strategies, serving sponsors, family offices, and institutional investors across the US and internationally.” 

“This national recognition is a reflection of our team’s commitment to delivering practical, sophisticated counsel and of the confidence our clients place in us to help them navigate complex fund formation and investment management matters,” said Bilfield. “We are honored to be recognized among the country’s leading funds practices.”

Day Pitney’s Legal 500 United States ranking is as follows:

Investment Fund Formation and Management

Firm: Alternative/Hedge Funds – Tier 3
Key Lawyers: Peter Bilfield, Erik Bergman and Eliza Sporn Fromberg

The Legal 500 rankings are based on independent, evidence-led research that considers firm submissions, market analysis, and feedback from clients, peers, and other market participants. 

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For more information on Legal 500’s methodology, click here.

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