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Jeff A. VonDruska

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Jeff A. VonDruska

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Jeff VonDruska is a Shareholder in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Investment Services practice group and Private Fund Formation sub-group..

His practice includes the representation of investment advisers, family offices, private funds, institutional investors, registered funds and other financial institutions on a broad range of legal, regulatory, formation, operational and compliance matters.

Mr. VonDruska has significant experience in regulatory and compliance matters affecting investment advisers, including registration and marketing. He also regularly counsels clients with respect to examinations and investigations conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulators.

Mr. VonDruska routinely handles legal matters relating to the formation and operation of a broad range of investment structures, including hedge funds, private equity funds, commodity pools and managed accounts.

He also regularly represents institutional investors with respect to investments in private funds, co-investments, single investor funds and investment management agreements.

Mr. VonDruska is a frequent writer and speaker on matters impacting investment advisers and private funds. 

Mr. VonDruska has previously been selected for inclusion as an "Illinois Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine. The Legal 500 United States recommends Mr. VonDruska in the Investment Funds: Private Equity Funds/Venture Capital category. In 2025, Chambers USA ranked him in the Nationwide: Hedge Funds category.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. VonDruska worked as counsel for a large fund of hedge funds adviser, focusing primarily on the legal due diligence aspect of the firm’s investment program and with responsibility over numerous regulatory compliance matters.

While in law school, Mr. VonDruska served as a judicial extern to the Honorable John W. Darrah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and to the Honorable Charles R. Winkler of the Circuit Court of Cook County, and served as a staff editor for UIC Law Review.

Jeff A. VonDruska

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Education

  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2011, cum laude
  • Lake Forest College, B.A., 2008, with distinction

Jeff A. VonDruska

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Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 2011

Jeff A. VonDruska

Shareholder

Jeff A. VonDruska

Shareholder