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Rutkovsky, Steven R.
Partner

Steven R. Rutkovsky

  • Global Finance
  • Private Equity

STEVEN RUTKOVSKY focuses on complex leveraged finance and fund finance transactions. He represents private equity funds, credit funds, and public and private companies in a wide range of financings, including leverage buyouts, acquisitions, dividend recaps, fund subscription lines and leverage facilities, involving both syndicated and privately placed debt at all levels of the capital structure. 

Advocacy on behalf of clients has earned Steve notable awards and acknowledgement in numerous industry publications, including The Best Lawyers in America (2022) and IFLR1000 as a Leading Lawyer from 2015-2017 and as Highly Regarded from 2018 – 2020.

Prior to joining Sidley, Steve was a partner at another global law firm. 

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

  • New York

Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 1991 (Order of the Coif)
  • New York University Stern School of Business, MBA, 1991
  • Harvard University, A.B., 1987 (magna cum laude)