Sidley has been ranked in 18 practice areas and received 53 lawyer rankings in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 guide. The firm has been recommended for:
- Capital Markets – Australia
- Life Sciences and Healthcare: Foreign Firms – China
- Regulatory: Anti-Corruption and Compliance – China
- Banking and Finance – Hong Kong
- Capital Markets (Debt) – Hong Kong
- Capital Markets (Equity) – Hong Kong
- Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration – Hong Kong
- Investment Funds – Hong Kong
- Private Equity – Hong Kong
- Regulatory: Anti-Corruption and Compliance – Hong Kong
- Restructuring and Insolvency – Hong Kong
- Foreign Firms – India
- Foreign Firms – Indonesia
- Capital Markets: Equity and Debt: Foreign Firms – Singapore
- Corporate and M&A: Foreign Firms – Singapore
- Investment Funds: Foreign Firms – Singapore
- Start-Up and Venture Capital: Foreign Firms – Singapore
- White-Collar Crime: Foreign Firms – Singapore
Notably, Effie Vasilopoulos has been included in the Hall of Fame for Hong Kong Investment Funds. Additionally, Lei Li, Han Ming Ho, Matthew Sheridan, and Yuet Ming Tham have been highlighted as Leading Individuals. Furthermore, Josephine Law and Parthiv Rishi have been awarded Next Generation Partner rankings.
The annual publication recognizes the leading law firms and lawyers in the region, based on an analysis of law firm submissions and interviews with general counsels and private practice lawyers.