Brendan Gallen

"Brendan is a star attorney and a trusted partner. He is very knowledgeable in the space and tackles issues with a balanced commercial approach that is highly valued by our team."
Chambers UK, Investment funds: Private Equity client

"Brendan is efficient, well-informed and hard-working. He uses his breadth of knowledge and experience to successfully accomplish workstreams on complex fundraisings."
Chambers UK, Investment funds: Private Equity client

"He is an exceptional adviser in every sense, smart, extraordinarily hard-working, committed to our success and a very engaging personal style that was very helpful."
Chambers UK, Investment funds: Private Equity client

"Brendan is an excellent business lawyer with commercial savvy."
Chambers UK, Investment funds: Private Equity client

"Brendan's technical and commercial command of the subject matter, his hands-on leadership, quality of advice, negotiation skills, commitment, timeliness, and communication style has been of exceptionally high quality."
Legal 500 UK, Investment fund formation and management: Private funds client

"Brendan Gallen possesses exceptional technical skills combined with strong soft skills. He manages complexities adeptly offering solutions that balance legal intricacies with commercial considerations."
Legal 500 UK, Investment fund formation and management: Private Funds client

"Brendan is always very responsive and is a very commercially-minded lawyer who knows his stuff."
Chambers UK, Investment funds: Private Equity client

Brendan’s practice focuses on advising clients on the structuring, establishment, and operation of, and investment into, alternative investment funds across all major asset classes, including credit, private equity, infrastructure, and real estate. He also advises in relation to spin outs, secondary transactions, GP-led restructurings, managed accounts, carried interest, and other co-investment schemes.

Brendan Gallen

London

Recognitions

Credentials

Education

Professional admissions & qualifications

News

Reed Smith represents Nova Capital Management in its acquisition of Shakespeare Company LLC

Reed Smith nominated for Fund Formation Law Firm in The Drawdown Awards 2025

Insights

After probing fund managers’ approach to valuations, the FCA shifts its focus to conflicts more generally

Global Legal Insights Fund Finance 2025

Back to the drawing board? European Supervisory Authorities’ recommendations for reform of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Global Legal Insights Fund Finance 2025

Back to the drawing board? European Supervisory Authorities’ recommendations for reform of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

Blogs

Commitments v Distributions: Navigating the Imbalance of Capital Flow

Evergreen Fund Structures

SEC Private Fund Regulations

The Impact of Rated Note Feeders in the Subscription Credit Facility Market

Events

Removing a General Partner

DIFC / Reed Smith Private Equity Roundtable

Navigating the complexities of fundraising in the current market and accessing investors in the Middle East

Accessing Investors in the Middle East