Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has recognized Sidley partner Ellen P. Pesch as one of the 2024 “Top Women of Law.” This esteemed recognition celebrates the exceptional accomplishments of women lawyers who have made significant contributions to the legal profession, demonstrated outstanding leadership, and provided exemplary service to their communities.
Ellen is co-leader of the OTC Derivatives industry group at Sidley. She has more than 20 years of experience representing capital market participants with respect to structuring, negotiating, and documenting derivatives and structured finance transactions. Ellen has represented clients in a wide variety of derivatives transactions ranging from interest rates, currencies, commodities and credit to total return, inflation, weather, catastrophic, and mortality/longevity transactions. She also has significant experience with the various Dodd-Frank regulatory issues as they impact the derivatives market, as well as the regulatory issues associated with the intersection of the insurance and derivatives markets.
