The American Lawyer has named Sidley a finalist for “Corporate Practice of the Year” in the General category as a part of the 2024 American Lawyer Industry Awards. Other nominees include Kirkland, Latham & Watkins, Paul Weiss, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Wachtell Lipton.
“This recognition re-affirms Sidley’s status among the elite law firms representing clients on their most impactful corporate and capital markets transactions,” said Dan Clivner, global co-leader of the firm’s M&A and Private Equity practice and a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “We are honored to be shortlisted for this award, recognizing the significant breadth of our corporate talent, teamwork, and results.”
Sidley’s M&A and Private Equity and Capital Markets teams boast 550+ lawyers globally – with the dealmaking talent, industry knowledge, and regulatory insight to steer the largest and most complex public and private transactions in the world as well as transactions for emerging companies and sponsors. We are recognized as one of a select few firms worldwide with a complete platform for providing both transactional and regulatory advice. Our corporate strength is further enhanced by our shareholder activism practice, ranked No. 1 in all Bloomberg, FactSet, Diligent, and LSEG shareholder activism defense league tables and a private equity bench that continues to elevate its position among the world’s leading PE practices.
In addition, Sidley’s Yvette Ostolaza was named a finalist for “Managing Partner of the Year” and Jessica Wood is a finalist for “Young Lawyer of the Year – Corporate.”
The awards recognize the legal industry’s “most impactful, innovative, and otherwise excellent work,” celebrating the outstanding achievements and contributions made by individuals, law firms, and legal departments. Winners in all categories will be announced at the awards ceremony in New York on November 13, 2024.
