New Partners Practice in Four U.S. Offices, London and Hong Kong
CHICAGO and NEW YORK, July 5 LAWFUEL – Press Release Service — Sidley Austin LLP has named 37 new partners in four U.S. offices, London and Hong Kong, effective as of July 1, 2006 and bringing the number of partners at the firm to 575.
“These new partners are exceptional lawyers, and we are proud to have
them represent the firm,” said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm’s
Executive Committee. “Each new partner meets our exacting standards of
quality and collegiality.”
“We value what these lawyers have already accomplished at Sidley, and
we expect that they will continue to achieve great results for our clients in the future,” added Charles W. Douglas, chair of the firm’s Management Committee. “We are pleased to welcome them as partners.”
The new partners are listed below by office and primary area of practice:
Chicago
David B. Barlow Product Liability and Mass Torts Litigation
Donald E. Bingham Banking and Financial Transactions
Paul S. Caruso Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Marc A. Cavan Intellectual Property
Matthew A. Clemente Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Kurt R. Gearhart Insurance and Financial Services
David A. Gordon Litigation- Financial and Securities
Eric H. Grush Litigation- Commercial, Competition &
Securities
Bradley D. Howard Investment Products and Derivatives
Mark R. Kirsons Banking and Financial Transactions
Kevin R. Pryor Tax
Courtney A. Rosen Litigation- Commercial, Competition &
Securities
Scott D. Stein Health Care
Los Angeles
Jeffrey E. Bjork Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Max C. Fischer Litigation
Brian C. Flavell Real Estate
Jonathan M. Kaplan Corporate and Finance
Amy P. Lally Litigation
New York
Jacob J. Amato III Tax
R. J. Carlson Securitization and Structured Finance
Nicholas P. Crowell Litigation
Angelica Kwan Tax
Prabhat K. Mehta Capital Markets
James C. Munsell Pooled Investment Entities
Gabriel Saltarelli Corporate- Mergers & Acquisitions
Washington, D.C.
Steven T. Cottreau Litigation- Civil, Criminal & Constitutional
Coleen Klasmeier Litigation- Regulatory and Economic
Colleen M. Lauerman Litigation- Civil, Criminal & Constitutional
Jennifer Haworth McCandless International Trade & Dispute Resolution
Stephen M. Nickelsburg Litigation- Civil, Criminal & Constitutional
Christopher T. Shenk Litigation- Regulatory and Economic
Leslie A. Shubert Litigation- Civil, Criminal & Constitutional
David A. Steffes Intellectual Property
Rebecca K. Wood Litigation- Civil, Criminal & Constitutional
Hong Kong
Jason T. Elder U.S. Corporate
London
Leonard W. Ng International Finance Group
Jonathan Wallace Corporate and Securities
Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world’s largest full-service law firms, with more than 1,600 lawyers practicing in 15 U.S. and international cities including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. Sidley was named the Number One-Ranked U.S. Law Firm for Overall Client Service in 2002 and 2004 in surveys of Fortune 1000 executives by BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm. In 2005, BTI named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for five years in a row.
Sidley received the 2005 Catalyst Award in recognition of the firm’s
initiative to recruit, retain and advance diverse talent.
