Sidley Recognized in Benchmark Litigation Europe 2025

Sidley has received seven practice rankings and two lawyer rankings in the 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation Europe. The guide recognizes the “market’s most important cases and firm developments across the region.”

Sidley has been recognized in the following areas:

• Arbitration (Switzerland)
• Commercial (Switzerland)
• Commercial (United Kingdom)
• Competition/antitrust (United Kingdom)
• EU Competition (Belgium)
• Insolvency (United Kingdom)
• White collar crime (United Kingdom)

Additionally, both Sara George and David Roney have been featured as “Litigation Stars” for White Collar crime (United Kingdom) and Arbitration (Switzerland), respectively.

Sara is Sidley’s lead Crisis Management and Strategic Response lawyer in Europe. She has extensive experience representing corporations in crisis situations and in matters involving allegations of criminal misconduct, including market abuse, insider dealing, money laundering, cybersecurity breaches, fraud, corruption, and bribery.

David, co-leader of Sidley’s Global Arbitration, Trade and Advocacy practice, has extensive experience as lead counsel before international arbitral tribunals in commercial and investment disputes across many different sectors and activities, including construction, infrastructure, energy and mining projects, life sciences and technology co-development and licensing agreements, sports and entertainment broadcasting arrangements, share purchase and asset purchase transactions, and international joint ventures.