Sidley has achieved 106 practice rankings and 146 lawyer rankings in Chambers Global 2025. The annual Chambers Global guide provides analyses of legal practitioners around the world based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel. The internationally diverse recognition reflects the strength of Sidley’s global platform.
Sidley has maintained leading, Band 1 rankings in 18 practice areas, and attained 20 Band 1 lawyer rankings. Notably, Michael J. Schmidtberger has been featured as an Eminent Practitioner for Hedge Funds (USA), a ranking above Band 1 reserved for lawyers who are highly influential in their firms and practice areas. The standing recognizes him for balancing his hedge funds practice with his leadership of Sidley’s Executive Committee.
Sidley has received Band 1 practice area rankings in the following areas:
- Agribusiness (Global Market Leaders)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Capital Markets: Securitisation: ABS (USA)
- Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- Hedge Funds (USA)
- International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- International Trade/WTO (Global Market Leaders)
- International Trade: Customs (USA)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (International Firms) (China: International)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance (USA)
- Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market (USA)
The following Sidley lawyers have been ranked in Band 1:
- Mimma Barila – Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- Giselle M. Barth – Capital Markets: Securitization: Single Family Rental (USA)
- R.J. Carlson – Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Bruce Dailey – Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- Todd J. Friedbacher – International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- Tara A. Higgins – Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (USA)
- Colleen M. Kenney – E-Discovery & Information Governance (USA)
- Steven T. Kolyer – Capital Markets: Securitisation: CRE CLOs (USA)
- Robert M. Kreitman – Capital Markets: Securitisation: Tax (USA)
- Carrie Li – Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Marketa Lindt – Immigration: Business (USA)
- Nicolas J.S. Lockhart – International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- William R. Massey – Capital Markets: Structured Products (USA)
- Ted Murphy – International Trade: Customs (USA)
- Alan Charles Raul – Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity (USA); Privacy & Data Security: Privacy (USA)
- Jayanthi Sadanandan – Banking & Finance (UK)
- Andrew W. Shoyer – International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy (USA)
- Yuet Ming Tham – Corporate Investigation/Anti-Corruption (International Firms) (China: International)
- Renee Xiong – Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
