Mary Kate Leonard
Mary Kate serves as Senior Legal Counsel in the Client Legal Group, where she works on evergreen funds, separate managed accounts, customized client agreements and other legal matters.
Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2025, Mary Kate served as Chief Capital Officer at the multifamily real estate investment firm Bel Canto Asset Growth Fund, where she helped build new fundraising processes, structures and relationships. From 2016-2022, Mary Kate worked in Blackstone’s Multi-Asset Investing Group, where she focused on customized and commingled fund launches and deal execution. Mary Kate began her career as an associate in the Investment Funds group at Sidley Austin.
Mary Kate received a J.D. from Georgetown Law, an LL.M. in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the state bar of New York.
