Andrew I. Chizzik

Partner New York

Biography

Andrew Chizzik is a partner in Weil’s Private Funds practice and is based in New York. He has extensive experience representing U.S. and non-U.S. private investment fund sponsors in structuring and negotiating the terms of domestic and offshore private investment funds. In addition, he has represented private investment fund sponsors and their personnel in connection with various employment and separation agreements as well as in connection with economic sharing arrangements among such persons. Andrew also represents certain prominent limited partners in connection with their investments in private equity funds, real estate funds and venture capital funds, as well as buyers and sellers of secondary interests in private equity funds. He also advises fund sponsors generally with respect to the Federal securities laws, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Andrew’s representative clients include Brookfield Asset Management, Genstar Capital, JLL Partners, PSP and WL Ross & Co.

Andrew is ranked as an “Up & Coming” lawyer for Fund Formation by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, where clients note “he has a deep industry knowledge in the fund world” and “he has good commercial instincts and is a good person to call with a tricky problem.” He is recognized as a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Investment Funds in the U.S. by IFLR1000 and recommended for Private Equity Funds by Legal 500 US, where he is described as “an excellent technician.” Andrew was also named a 2020 Fund Formation “MVP” by Law360. In 2015, Andrew was named to private funds management’s “30 Under 40” list, a survey of “the next generation of legal eagles in the private funds industry.”

Andrew received his J.D. from the Fordham University School of Law and his B.S. from Cornell University.

Practice Areas

Private Funds

Areas of Focus

Hedge Funds

Admissions

New York State

Education

Cornell University (B.S., 2001)
Fordham University (J.D., 2004)

Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements

Awards and Recognition

Andrew Chizzik Named a 2020 MVP: Fund Formation Award Brief — Law360
Andrew Chizzik Named “Up & Coming” Lawyer for Fund Formation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global
Andrew Chizzik Named “Up & Coming” Lawyer for Fund Formation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA
Andrew Chizzik Recommended for Private Equity Funds Award Brief — Legal 500 US
Andrew Chizzik Recognized as a “Highly Regarded” Lawyer for Investment Funds in the U.S. Award Brief — IFLR1000

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Speaking Engagements

PLI’s Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2021 Speaker(s): Andrew I. Chizzik
June 8, 2021 — Weil Private Funds partner Andrew Chizzik spoke on a panel titled “‘The Art of the Deal’: Fundraising Dynamics” as part of PLI’s Advanced Issues in Private Funds 2021.
IBA’s Virtual Asset Management and Investment Funds Conference Speaker(s): Andrew I. Chizzik
March 10, 2021 — Weil partner Andrew Chizzik spoke on a panel titled “Trends in Private Equity Funds: A Whole New Chapter or Just Turn the Page?” as part of IBA’s Virtual Asset Management and Investment Funds Conference.

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Latest Thinking

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Alert — Private Equity — By Andrew I. Chizzik and Lana Castor — PDF — March 17, 2020
ILPA Private Equity Principles – The Third Installment Alert — Private Funds — By Andrew I. Chizzik and Sarah C. Borden — PDF — July 26, 2019

Firm News & Announcements

Weil Advised Genstar Capital in Formation of $10.2B Buyout Fund Deal Brief — April 05, 2021
Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management in the $2.7B Closing of Brookfield Infrastructure Debt Fund II Deal Brief — December 09, 2020

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