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Sidley Elects 28 to Partnership

CHICAGO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce the names of its newly elected partners, listed below by office and area of practice. These individuals will formally become Partners in the Firm effective January 1, 2021.

“We could not be prouder of the talented lawyers that make up our 2021 partnership class,” said Mike Schmidtberger, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “They are a diverse group that represent a broad mix of practices and offices across geographies. We are delighted to welcome our new partners.”

The new Sidley partners are as follows:

Boston
Daniel S. Rawner, Private Equity

Century City
Payom M. Pirahesh, Private Equity

Chicago
Daniel C. Craig, Labor, Employment and Immigration
Lawrence P. Fogel, Commercial Litigation and Disputes
Ian Helmuth, M&A
Gregory A Marrs, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Andrew E. Nelson, Investment Funds
Teresa L. Reuter, Labor, Employment and Immigration
Catherine Y. Starks, Healthcare

Dallas
Tara M. Lancaster, Tax
Charles M. Persons, Restructuring

Houston
Katy L. Lukaszewski, Energy

London
Max Savoie, Banking and Financial Services
Jade Williams-Adedeji, Real Estate

Los Angeles
Eric Schwartz, Commercial Litigation and Disputes
Collin P. Wedel, Commercial Litigation and Disputes

Munich
Andreas Steiger, Restructuring

New York
Pietro Fontana, Global Finance
Sharon Lee, IP Litigation
Sara N. Shouse, Investment Funds
Noam M. Waltuch, Tax

Palo Alto
Sandi Knox, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital

Washington, D.C.
Stacy Crosnicker, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Jen Fernandez, Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy
Deeona R. Gaskin, Food, Drug and Medical Device Compliance and Enforcement
Gretchen E. Lamberg, Banking and Financial Services
Clayton G. Northouse, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Andrew R. Stewart, Environmental

With 2,000 lawyers in 20 offices around the globe, Sidley is a premier legal adviser for clients across the spectrum of industries. Follow Sidley on Twitter @SidleyLaw.

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