Sidley received 91 practice area rankings and 135 lawyer rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers Global. Of these, 16 practice area rankings and 20 lawyer rankings were in Band 1. Notably, Michael J. Schmidtberger was ranked as Eminent Practitioner in the Hedge Funds (USA) category. The designation recognizes him for balancing his hedge funds practice with his leadership of Sidley’s Executive Committee.
The firm’s Band 1 practice area rankings are:
- Agribusiness (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) (China: International)
- Hedge Funds (USA)
- International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- International Trade/WTO (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- International Trade: Customs (USA)
- International Trade: Remedies & 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)
The following Sidley lawyers were ranked in Band 1:
- Mimma Barila — Capital Markets: U.S. Law (Australia)
- Giselle Barth — Capital Markets: Securitization: Single Family Rental (USA)
- R.J. Carlson — Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Bruce Dailey — Capital Markets: U.S. Law (Australia)
- Todd Friedbacher — International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- Tara A. Higgins — Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional (USA)
- Laurin Blumenthal Kleiman — Investment Funds: Regulatory & Compliance (USA)
- Steven Kolyer — Capital Markets: Securitisation: CRE CLOs (USA)
- Robert M. Kreitman — Capital Markets: Securitisation: Tax (USA)
- Marketa Lindt — Immigration: Business (USA)
- Nicolas J.S. Lockhart — International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- William Massey — Capital Markets: Structured Products (USA)
- Robert Meyers — Capital Markets: U.S. Law (Australia)
- Ted Murphy — International Trade: Customs (USA)
- Alan Charles Raul — Privacy & Data Security (USA)
- Matthew Sheridan — Capital Markets (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) (Indonesia: International); Capital Markets: International (Singapore)
- Andrew W. Shoyer — International Trade: Remedies & Policy (USA)
- Effie Vasilopoulos — Investment Funds (International Firms) (China: International)
- Friven Yeoh — Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (International Firms) (China: International)
The annual Chambers Global guide provides analyses of legal practitioners around the world based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel.
