Sidley Ranked in Chambers Europe 2026

Sidley has attained 11 practice rankings and 28 lawyer rankings in Chambers Europe 2026, including top-tier Band 1 practice area rankings for International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide) and Life Sciences: EU (Belgium).

Sidley is also achieved rankings in the following practice areas:

• Arbitration (Switzerland)
• Arbitration (International) (Europe-wide)
• Capital Markets: Debt (UK)
• Competition Law (UK)
• Competition: EU (Belgium)
• Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (UK)
• Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket (UK)
• Life Sciences (Europe-wide)
• Tax (UK)

Tom Thesing has been ranked as an Eminent Practitioner in Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market (UK), acknowledging his ability to balance his active practice with his leadership roles within the firm, including his position as managing partner of Sidley’s London office and on Sidley’s Management and Executive Committees.

Additionally, the following lawyers have been ranked in Band 1:

• Todd Friedbacher — International Trade/WTO (Europe-wide)
• Maarten Meulenbelt — Life Sciences: EU (Belgium)
• Jayanthi Sadanandan — Leveraged Finance: Borrowers/Sponsors: Big Ticket (UK)

The annual Chambers Europe guide provides analyses of legal practitioners in the region based on in-depth interviews with clients and in-house counsel.