Amanda Butler-Jones is a partner in the Private Funds Group and a member of the Firm's Secondary Transactions and Liquidity Solutions practice.
Amanda focuses primarily on the representation of buyers, including lead investors, and sellers in the acquisition and sale of investments on the secondary market. Her experience includes traditional portfolio sales, stapled secondaries, recapitalizations and restructurings, structured secondaries and other GP-led transactions.
Amanda also has a sophisticated practice advising fund sponsors on complex matters involving the formation, structuring and ongoing operation of domestic and offshore funds, including private equity funds, credit funds and real estate funds. She also represents institutional investors and sovereign investors in connection with their investments in private investment funds.
Education
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Howard University School of Law, J.D.
cum laude
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, B.B.A.
magna cum laude
Admissions & Qualifications
- District of Columbia
- New York
Awards & Recognition
Washington Business Journal: 40 Under 40: 2025
The Legal 500 US: Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital): 2024
Black Women in Asset Management: 40 Under 40: 2023
The National Law Journal: Legal Awards: DC Rising Star: 2023
The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law: 2021-2022
Howard University School of Law: Class President: 2014