NEWS & INSIGHTS

Chicago and New York - Sidley Austin* has elected 33 new partners in five U.S. and two international offices, effective as of January 1, 2012. The new partners practice in a broad range of transactional, litigation and regulatory practices.

“Welcoming the new class of partners is a great privilege and one I look forward to every year, ” said Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm’s Executive Committee. “This is a talented and dedicated group of professionals.”

“Our 33 new partners are committed to the ideals and values that are core to Sidley’s mission and represent the diversity of practice, background and geographic location that make Sidley so strong,” added Charles W. Douglas, chair of the firm’s Management Committee.

The new partners are listed below by office and primary area of practice:

Chicago
Kenneth K. Bellaire, Global Finance
Elizabeth C. Curtin, Products Liability
Meenakshi Datta, Healthcare
Joseph M. Manicki, Employee Benefits
Melissa K. McGrory, Employee Benefits
Charles K. Schafer, Complex Commercial Litigation
Luke J. Valentino, M&A and Private Equity
Mark D. Werner, Global Finance

Dallas
Mark A. Dodd, Intellectual Property Litigation

Hong Kong
Janney Chong, Securities
Sherlyn Lau, Securities
Raymond Oh, M&A and Private Equity

London
Simon Fawell, Complex Commercial Litigation
Benjamin M. Klinger, Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy
Rachpal K. Thind, Financial Institutions Regulatory

Los Angeles
David R. Carpenter, Financial Services/Consumer Class Actions
Andrew J. Dunbar, SEC Enforcement
Olivia M. Kim, Intellectual Property Litigation
Jodi E. Lopez, Accountants/Professional Service Firms Liability
Nitin Reddy, Products Liability
Jeremy E. Rosenthal, Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy

New York
Matthew E. Fernand, Real Estate
Alex J. Kaplan, Securities Litigation
Diane C. McEnroe, Food, Drug and Medical Device Regulatory
Michele (Miki) Navazio, Investment Funds, Advisers and Derivatives
Jonathan A. Nunes, Global Finance
Alex R. Rovira, Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C.
Peter S. Choi, Intellectual Property Litigation
Elizabeth L. Howe, Accountants/Professional Service Firms Liability
Peter V. Lindsay, Food, Drug and Medical Device Compliance and Enforcement
Christopher M. Lyons, Energy
Quin M. Sorenson, Appellate
Angela M. Xenakis, White Collar

Sidley Austin LLP is one of the world’s premier full-service law firms, with approximately 1700 lawyers practicing in 17 U.S. and international cities, including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. Repeating its performance in the inaugural 2010 survey, Sidley received the most first-tier national rankings of any U.S. law firm in the 2011/12 U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” survey. Sidley was also named the U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in both Corporate Law and Securities Regulation in the 2011/12 survey (the first year of such designations). BTI, a Boston-based research and consulting firm, has named Sidley as one of only three firms to have been in the top ten of the BTI Client Service rankings every year since the inception of those rankings in 2001, and as number one in three of those years.

For more information:

, Director of Practice Development, 212.839.8797 
, Rubenstein Associates, 212.843.8007 


* Sidley Austin LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership which operates at the firm’s offices other than Chicago, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney, is affiliated with other partnerships, including Sidley Austin LLP, an Illinois limited liability partnership (Chicago); Sidley Austin LLP, a separate Delaware limited liability partnership (London); Sidley Austin LLP, a separate Delaware limited liability partnership (Singapore); Sidley Austin, a New York general partnership (Hong Kong); Sidley Austin, a Delaware general partnership of registered foreign lawyers restricted to practicing foreign law (Sydney); and Sidley Austin Nishikawa Foreign Law Joint Enterprise (Tokyo). The affiliated partnerships are referred to herein collectively as Sidley Austin, Sidley, or the firm.

For purposes of the New York State Bar rules, this press release may be considered Attorney Advertising and the headquarters of the firm are Sidley Austin LLP 787 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 212.839.5300 and Sidley Austin LLP One South Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60603, 312.853.7000.