Jonathan Axelrad is a partner in Goodwin Procter's Private Investment Funds Practice. He currently is chair of the firm's IT Strategy & Steering Committee and is a past member of the firm's Partnership Committee.

Regarded by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 as one of them nation’s leading attorneys for fund formation, Mr. Axelrad specializes in all aspects of the formation and operation of venture capital and other private equity funds, with a particular emphasis on issues involving partnerships, limited liability companies, tax, ERISA, the Investment Advisers Act and the Freedom of Information Act. He has extensive experience in the areas of international fund structures and "market" terms and conditions. He has also been engaged as an expert witness in matters concerning the structure and operation of venture capital funds. Mr. Axelrad's practice has been devoted almost exclusively to fund services since 1996.