Los Angeles – Sidley is pleased to announce that Peter S. Burke has joined as a partner in the firm’s Global Finance practice in Century City. Mr. Burke joins Sidley from Paul Hastings where he was a Global Finance partner and served as vice chair of the firm’s Los Angeles office.
“Peter is a wonderful addition to our firm, and a great resource for our clients,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee chair. “Sidley already has a top Global Finance practice and we’re looking forward to having Peter share his direct lending focus with our clients and our lawyers. He has worked closely with Leslie Plaskon, global co-leader of our Global Finance practice, at their previous firm and they are looking forward to joining forces again.”
Mr. Burke’s practice focuses on commercial, corporate finance, and special situations transactions, where he represents direct lenders, private credit funds and banks in working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, structured financings, and restructurings and recapitalizations – both cross-border and U.S. focused. He has deep experience across several industries including technology, software, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, energy, and food and beverage.
“Peter is a well-known, high-profile lawyer in the Los Angeles area, and we’re excited to have him join our growing Century City office,” said Dan Clivner, a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee and the managing partner of the firm’s Greater Los Angeles offices. “Peter will help us continue to build out our Global Finance practice in the market, both in bench strength and the diversity of our finance offering.”
Sidley’s Global Finance group is a destination practice for high-value, complex financings across a broad spectrum of platforms, industries, and asset types. The firm is consistently recognized as having one of the world’s leading finance practices, with more than 190 lawyers around the world, by such well-regarded publications as Chambers Global and Chambers USA.
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