Samara Shepherd is a corporate partner in the Houston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice primarily focuses on representing private fund sponsors in the formation, structuring and operation of private equity funds, management companies and other related entities, ranging from first-time sponsors to funds of over $5 billion. She also advises fund managers on a variety of general corporate counseling matters, management company events, secondary transactions and fund-related aspects of M&A transactions, including co-investment arrangements.