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Sidley Elevates 34 to Partnership in Five U.S. Offices and SevenInternational Offices


    Sidley Austin* has named 34 new partners in five U.S. offices and seven international offices, effective as of July 1, 2008. The new partners practice in a broad range of global areas ranging from life sciences to insurance to litigation and international trade.

    "Welcoming this new group of talented lawyers to our partnership is a great privilege," said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm´s Executive Committee. "Each of these lawyers embodies our firm ideals and our commitment to excellence, integrity, diversity and collegiality."

    "Our new partners are among the highest caliber lawyers in the world," added Charles W. Douglas, chair of the firm´s Management Committee. "It is particularly rewarding to continue to strengthen Sidley´s much respected capacity to provide exceptional legal services and client service in the U.S., Europe and Asia."

    The new partners are listed below by office and primary area of practice:

    Beijing

              Chen Yang   Life Sciences/Corporate      

    Brussels

              Ken Daly   Antitrust/Competition Kristina Nordlander   Antitrust/Competition      

    Chicago

              Bobbi O. Anderson   Insurance Mark Borrelli   Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives Kara L. McCall   Products Liability Robert P. O´Keefe   Insurance Patricia M. Petrowski   Litigation John T. Schaff   Tax Elizabeth M. Schubert   Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives Amanda M. Todd   Insurance Dennis M. Twomey   Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization Scott R. Williams   Corporate Ami N. Wynne   Labor, Employment and Immigration      

    Frankfurt

              Werner Geisselmeier   Tax      

    Geneva

              Nicolas J.S. Lockhart   International Trade/Arbitration      

    Hong Kong

              Jason Tzu–cheng Kuo   Corporate Scott Dennis Peterman   Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives      

    London

              David Howe   Securities      

    Los Angeles

              Joshua E. Anderson   Litigation Stephen D. Blevit   Corporate/Securities Alycia A. Degen   Litigation Mitchell Poole   Real Estate      

    New York

              Jonathan P. Brose   Tax Nicholas H. De Baun   Litigation Bindu Donovan   Intellectual Property Litigation Stuart S. Koonce   Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives Todd L. Krause   Intellectual Property Litigation Michael Madigan   Insurance Xiaowen Qiu   Structured Finance and Securitization      

    San Francisco

              Theodore W. Chandler   Intellectual Property Litigation      

    Sydney

              Bruce Dailey   Securities      

    Washington, D.C.

              Karl F. Kaufmann   Financial Institutions Regulatory Robert D. Keeling   Litigation

    Sidley Austin is one of the world´s largest full–service law firms, with more than 1800 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international cities, including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. Every year since 2003, Sidley has been named to Legal Business´ Global Elite, their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world." BTI, a Boston–based consulting and research firm, has named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for seven years in a row.

    *Sidley Austin LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership which operates at the firm´s offices other than Chicago, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney, is affiliated with other partnerships, including Sidley Austin LLP, an Illinois limited liability partnership (Chicago); Sidley Austin LLP, a separate Delaware limited liability partnership (London); Sidley Austin, a New York general partnership (Hong Kong); Sidley Austin, a Delaware general partnership of registered foreign lawyers restricted to practicing foreign law (Sydney); and Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise (Tokyo). The affiliated partnerships are referred to herein collectively as Sidley Austin, Sidley, or the firm.

    For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000. Prior results described herein do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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    Sidley Austin LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership which operates at the firm´s offices other than Chicago, London, Hong Kong, and Sydney, is affiliated with other partnerships, including Sidley Austin LLP, an Illinois limited liability partnership (Chicago); Sidley Austin LLP, a separate Delaware limited liability partnership (London); Sidley Austin, a New York general partnership (Hong Kong); Sidley Austin, a Delaware general partnership of registered foreign lawyers restricted to practicing foreign law (Sydney); and Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise (Tokyo). The affiliated partnerships are referred to herein collectively as Sidley Austin, Sidley, or the firm.