Michael Huseby

Michael Huseby is the founder and Managing Partner of TIL Partners, a boutique law firm focused on investment funds, corporate transactions, and related matters. Michael leads the firm's investment funds practice, representing investment managers (GPs) and investors (LPs) across a broad range of asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real estate.

Michael advises emerging and established fund managers throughout the entire lifecycle of their funds and investment vehicles, from initial structuring and formation to fundraising, investor negotiations, regulatory compliance, and ongoing operations. He also represents investors in LP investments, including the negotiation of economic terms, governance rights, and side letters.

Over his career, Michael has worked on 200+ funds and SPV, including 100+ at TIL Partners.

Before founding TIL, Michael practiced at top global law firms such as Latham & Watkins and DLA Piper. He founded TIL with the belief that sophisticated legal advice should be accessible, practical, and delivered without unnecessary complexity or bureaucracy.

Michael is the author of Fundamentals: Your Friendly Guide to Investment Funds and Syndications, a practical guide to fund formation, fundraising, and securities regulation. He also writes the Fundamentals newsletter, where he shares insights into investment fund mechanics, regulatory developments, and industry trends. Through his writing, videos, and social media, Michael has built a substantial following among investment professionals, attorneys, and entrepreneurs.

Michael is particularly passionate about demystifying the legal and business complexities of private funds. His approach emphasizes clear communication, commercial judgment, and helping clients understand not just what the law requires, but why it matters to their businesses.

Michael Huseby earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a three-time James Kent Scholar and received the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Prize and Carol G. Harper Prize. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA.

Outside of work, Michael lives with his wife and children in the mountains outside Seattle.