Sidley has received 91 practice area rankings and 138 lawyer rankings in the 2022 edition of Chambers Global. Of these, 17 practice area rankings and 25 lawyer rankings were in Band 1. Notably, Michael J. Schmidtberger was ranked as Eminent Practitioner in the Hedge Funds (USA) category. The designation recognizes him for balancing his hedge funds practice with his leadership of Sidley’s Executive Committee.
The firm’s Band 1 practice area rankings are:
- Agribusiness (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Products (International Firms) (China: International)
- Capital Markets: Securitisation: RMBS (USA)
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (International Firms) (China: International)
- Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded (Singapore)
- Hedge Funds (USA)
- International Trade/WTO (Asia-Pacific Region)
- International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
- International Trade/WTO (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- International Trade: Customs (USA)
- International Trade: Remedies & Policy (USA)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (Global: Multi-Jurisdictional)
- Investment Funds: Hedge Funds (International Firms) (China: International)
- Investment Funds: Private Equity (Asia-Pacific Region)
- Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance (USA)
The annual Chambers Global guide provides analyses of legal practitioners around the world based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel.