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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.

 

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