Jyoti
Sharma

New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064

Education

J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, 2005

B.A., University of Michigan, 2002

Bar Admissions

New York

Jyoti Sharma is a partner in the Investment Funds Group. Jyoti focuses on the formation and operation of a wide variety of private investment funds, including private equity funds, credit funds, distressed debt funds, hedge funds, hybrid funds, seed capital funds, structured products funds and funds of funds. She also advises on investment management M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, majority and minority stake investments and spin-outs.

Jyoti has extensive experience in establishing separately managed accounts and customized private investment funds with respect to a wide range of U.S. and non-U.S. investors. She has also negotiated the internal arrangements and succession plans among the partners of a number of established and emerging investment management firms.

Jyoti represents a diverse group of private funds clients, including:

  • Oak Hill Advisors
  • General Atlantic
  • Avenue Capital Group
  • King Street
  • Dorsal Capital Management
  • Canyon Partners

Jyoti was a member of the Washington University Law Quarterly and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She also served as a Legal Fellow for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.