Appeals often arise from the firm’s extensive commercial and business litigation trial practice on behalf of accounting firms, banks and other financial institutions, public utilities, pharmaceutical companies, energy companies, national brokerage firms, real estate firms, technology and engineering companies, auto and automotive parts manufacturers, aerospace and defense companies, railroads, as well as numerous other types of commercial enterprises.
Sidley lawyers thus routinely handle appeals addressing business disputes, banking and financial institutions litigation, regulated industry commercial litigation, government contracts litigation, technology, media and privacy, RICO and fraud cases, securities and shareholder litigation, arbitration litigation and environmental litigation. In each of these areas, the firm has handled matters at trial and through appeal, including to the United States Supreme Court.