NEW YORK, October 9, 2026 – Proskauer is pleased to announce that it has been named “Law Firm of the Year: Alternative Credit” at the 2026 Hedgeweek US Awards. This marks the second consecutive year the Firm has received the award.

Proskauer’s credit fund practice, part of the Firm’s Private Funds Group, advises investment managers on bespoke investment funds across the credit spectrum, including direct lending, asset-backed lending, opportunistic credit, event-driven and special situations, structured finance, and broadly syndicated loans. In addition, the group works extensively with managers creating open-end, or evergreen, funds, hybrid funds, and closed-end funds, including conversion options for closed-end structures.

Proskauer’s Private Funds Group consists of more than 250 lawyers globally across offices in the U.S., UK, France, and Brazil, and over the past two years has advised on the formation of more than 130 funds with an aggregate value exceeding $110 billion across asset classes.

About Proskauer

Proskauer is an elite global law firm with more than 900 lawyers in key financial centers in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. Our clients include many of the world’s leading businesses, including asset managers, banks, listed corporations, and private companies. We have deep expertise in several of the fastest-growing and dynamic segments of the market, including sports, technology, life sciences, and health care. We represent hundreds of asset managers across a wide spectrum of sectors and strategies, including private equity, private credit, hedge, real assets, secondaries, and capital solutions.