Sidley's Management Committee chair-elect Yvette Ostolaza has been named to D CEO's 2022 "Dallas 500." This is the seventh consecutive year she has made the list, which recognizes the leaders who drive the Texas economy.
Yvette’s historic appointment this year to chair Sidley’s Management Committee follows a decades-long career of trailblazing accomplishments. Her vision as managing partner of the Dallas office was to establish a large, elite, full-service office, and she quickly accomplished her goal. Sidley’s office in Dallas now has more than 100 lawyers and serves clients in intellectual property, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, aviation, energy and infrastructure, global finance, regulatory and enforcement, tax, capital markets, employment, bankruptcy, white collar, investigations, employee benefits and executive compensation, and commercial litigation and disputes. Yvette also empowers diverse lawyers to assume leadership roles within the office, and as a result of her hard work and advocacy, more than 50 percent of the partners in Dallas are diverse.
Yvette is also a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and global co-leader of Sidley’s global Litigation practice with over 650 lawyers. Yvette is a Band 1 Chambers-ranked lawyer who is one of the world’s foremost business litigators, with an extensive track record of delivering winning results in her clients’ most difficult litigation. She regularly advises boards in crisis situations and serves on public/private boards.
Yvette is fluent in Spanish and an active leader in the Latino community. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Lionsgate.