Sidley Continues New York Growth With Capital Markets Partner Andrew Baker

New York – Sidley is pleased to announce that Andrew Baker has joined the firm’s Capital Markets practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. He joins from Latham & Watkins LLP, where he was in the Capital Markets Practice.

Mr. Baker advises private equity sponsors, public and private companies, financial institutions, and investment banks on complex capital markets and financing transactions, with a particular focus on debt capital markets, acquisition financing, liability management transactions, and other strategic financing matters. He also counsels clients on securities law, corporate governance, and ongoing financing matters. Mr. Baker helps clients structure and execute transactions that support transformative acquisitions, refinancings, strategic investments, recapitalizations, and other significant corporate initiatives across a wide array of sectors. Drawing on his extensive experience representing clients across the capital structure, he provides strategic advice on financing structures and execution strategies designed to achieve clients' business objectives in evolving market conditions.

"Andrew has built one of the leading debt capital markets practices in New York and brings exceptional experience advising sponsors, issuers, and financial institutions on some of the market’s most significant financing transactions,” said Yvette Ostolaza, the firm’s Management Committee Chair and an Executive Committee member. “His deep relationships across the capital markets ecosystem and strong reputation for commercial judgment will further strengthen Sidley’s ability to serve clients on their most complex and strategic matters."

"Andrew is an outstanding fit for Sidley’s New York office, where his market-leading high-yield and acquisition financing practice will complement our premier transactional platform,” said Sam Gandhi, global practice leader of the firm’s Capital Markets group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. “We are excited about the opportunities Andrew will create for collaboration across our Capital Markets, Private Equity, Leveraged Finance and other practices as we continue to grow our presence and capabilities in New York."

Mr. Baker’s arrival follows the addition of a number of partners to Sidley’s New York office in 2026, including Scott Bennett and Ellen Park in Capital Markets, Greg Featherman in Tax; Jess Cheng in Banking, Payments and Fintech; Jeffrey Ross, Ji Hye You, and Leah Edelboim in Global Finance; Juan Arteaga in Antitrust and Competition; and Cliff Cone, Michael Sabin, and Daniel Drabkin in Investment Funds. The firm also added London-based Capital Markets partner James Inness in 2026. In 2025, Sidley added multiple partners to the office, including Mary Marks in Antitrust and Competition; Matthew Podolsky in White Collar Defense and Investigations; Ian McGinley in Securities Enforcement and Regulatory; David Grubman, Adam Cromie, George Hunter, and Demetrius Warrick in M&A; Andrew Colosimo, Patrick Greeley, Shant Manoukian, Andrew Fadale, and David Perkins in Private Equity; Christopher Jackson in Global Finance; Kristin Lee in Banking, Payments and Fintech; Amy Rubin in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; and Bonnie Neuman, Nicholas Brandfon, and Melissa Hinkle in Real Estate.

Sidley’s Capital Markets team includes more than 260 lawyers around the globe, located in key international financial and industry centers. The team represents issuers, underwriters, and other participants in structuring and executing securities transactions in all the world’s major financial markets. Sidley’s lawyers regularly work on matters involving securities regulators and securities exchanges in those markets.

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