Barrie B Covit
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Equity: Fund Formation
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Band 1
About
Provided by Barrie B Covit
Practice Areas
Focuses on private funds and other facets of 'alternative asset management'. Has represented some of the largest and most well-known sponsors of private equity funds including The Carlyle Group, BlackRock, Lexington Partners, Corsair Capital, Northwood Partners and J.C. Flowers & Co. Mr. Covit represented the United States Treasury Department in connection with the establishment of its $30 billion Public-Private Investment Program to purchase legacy assets from financial institutions.
Career
Joined Firm, 1998; Partner, 2007.
Personal
Columbia Law School (JD 1998); Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; McGill University (BC 1995); James McGill Scholar.
Chambers Review
Global
Barrie Covit wins acclaim for his deep experience across the private equity fund formation industry. He has capacity to advise on a wide spectrum of funds including those focused on infrastructure, real estate and financial services.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Barrie is a fantastic lawyer."
"Barrie is a fantastic lawyer."
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