Sidley partner Effie Vasilopoulos has been shortlisted in the “Innovative Practitioner” category at the 2022 FT Innovative Lawyers Asia Pacific Awards. The annual awards, hosted by the Financial Times and its research partner RSGI, celebrate “the firms and in-house teams who are digitally advanced and using innovative approaches to deliver exceptional value to business and society,” as well as the “outstanding leaders and individuals bringing innovation to the practice of law.” This year the awards will take place virtually on May 12.
A member of Sidley’s Executive Committee and co-leader of the global Investment Funds group, Effie has led the development of some of Asia Pacific’s most innovative investment fund structures, and was a key architect of landmark law designed to catalyze the development of the domestic private fund industry in Hong Kong.