Sidley has achieved 18 practice area rankings and 20 lawyer rankings in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025. Significantly, Sidley has maintained leading, Band 1 rankings in five practice areas:
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: US Law (Australia)
- International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
Sidley has also received rankings in the following areas:
- Arbitration (International) (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) (India: International)
- Capital Markets: Debt (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: International (Singapore)
- Corporate & Finance (International Firms) (Expertise Based Abroad) (Indonesia: International)
- Corporate/M&A (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Corporate/M&A: International: Elite (Singapore)
- Investment Funds: International (Singapore)
- Life Sciences (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Projects & Energy: International (Japan)
- Startups & Emerging Companies (Singapore)
Additionally, both Mimma Barila and Bruce Dailey have retained their individual Band 1 rankings for Capital Markets: U.S. Law (Australia). This annual guide highlights the top lawyers, legal departments, and law firms in the Asia-Pacific region, based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel.