Sam Hamilton

Century City – Sidley is pleased to announce that Ike Chidi has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice in Sidley’s office in Century City. Mr. Chidi joins from O’Melveny & Myers, where he was a partner in the Corporate Finance group. Mr. Chidi counsels clients on commercial lending matters with a focus on the private equity sector. He represents private equity sponsors, lending institutions, and public and private companies in the structuring and negotiation of complex financing transactions, including leveraged buyouts, syndicated credit facilities, recapitalizations, and related matters. “Ike is a highly regarded finance partner with a well-balanced practice advising both sponsors and lenders,” said Brian Fahrney, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “He is an effective collaborator with deep relationships with private equity clients that will further strengthen our Global Finance practice and support the firm’s continued growth.” “Ike’s experience across private equity-backed financing transactions further strengthens our Global Finance platform,” said Dan Clivner, managing partner of the greater Los Angeles offices and a member of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “We expect Ike to be an important resource for private credit and financing matters, particularly for our private equity clients based in Los Angeles and across the broader market.” Mr. Chidi’s arrival follows a series of high-caliber Global Finance partner additions in the last 24 months, including Ji Hye You in New York; Parker Zangoei in San Diego; Chris Jackson in New York; Evan Palenschat in Chicago; Tania Bedi, Sam Hamilton, Joseph Kimberling, Fergus O’Domhnaill, Jayanthi Sadanandan, Ben Thompson, and Ben Wright in London; and Peter Burke in Century City. Sidley’s Global Finance group is a destination practice for high-value, complex financings across a broad spectrum of platforms, industries, and asset types. The firm is consistently recognized as having one of the world’s leading finance practices, with more than 200 lawyers practicing on all continents and across a wide variety of industries. Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape. Attorney Advertising—Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm. Our addresses and contact information can be found at www.sidley.com/en/locations/offices. Sidley and Sidley Austin refer to Sidley Austin LLP and affiliated partnerships as explained at www.sidley.com/disclaimer.

Feb 13

2 min

Sidley has received 24 practice area rankings and 26 lawyer rankings in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026. Each year, the Legal 500 United Kingdom guide recognizes “the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” Significantly, nine Sidley lawyers have been included in the “Hall of Fame” for their respective practice areas, a designation reserved for practitioners “widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession.” The following individuals have been featured in the “Hall of Fame”: Ed Gander Clive Gringras Sam Hamilton James MacArthur Maria Isabel Manley Martin Membery Leonard Ng Jayanthi Sadanandan Rupert Wall Additionally, seven Sidley lawyers have been acknowledged as “Leading Partners”: Scott Colwell Robert Darwin Sara George David E. Howe Matthew Shankland J. David Stewart Ramy Wahbeh~~Sidley has received 24 practice area rankings and 26 lawyer rankings in Legal 500 United Kingdom 2026. Each year, the Legal 500 United Kingdom guide recognizes “the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel.” Significantly, nine Sidley lawyers have been included in the “Hall of Fame” for their respective practice areas, a designation reserved for practitioners “widely regarded as being at the very top of the profession.” The following individuals have been featured in the “Hall of Fame”: Ed Gander Clive Gringras Sam Hamilton James MacArthur Maria Isabel Manley Martin Membery Leonard Ng Jayanthi Sadanandan Rupert Wall Additionally, seven Sidley lawyers have been acknowledged as “Leading Partners”: Scott Colwell Robert Darwin Sara George David E. Howe Matthew Shankland J. David Stewart Ramy Wahbeh

Oct 1

1 min

Yvette Ostolaza, chair of Sidley’s management committee, is chipper as ever as she logs on to a Zoom call to discuss the firm’s newest elite team hire at Sidley’s London office. Her familiar cheerful voice booms brightly on the line, flitting energetically from hellos and chit-chat straight to business and figures. Joining her on the call are Sidley London head Tom Thesing and Ed Gander, the former head of private funds at Weil, Gotshal & Manges who moved to take on the same role at Sidley six months prior. The mood is optimistic because the call marks the arrival of the two remaining Weil, Gotshal & Manges partners at Sidley’s London office—Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle—from the ambitious raid the firm made Weil’s funds team. The firm's rapid growth in London has made numerous industry headlines in the last two years. "We’ve made no secret that one of our strategic imperatives was to grow our fund space, in part in London, in part in the U.S.,” Ostolaza said. For Sidley, Gander, Boulle, and Fox were perfect candidates to fill this gap. With almost 20%, nine in total, of the current Sidley London partners office being made up of ex-Weil alumni—the firm added private equity infrastructure duo James MacArthur and Ed Freeman from Weil in 2023 and the firm’s head of litigation Matt Shankland and global co-head of structured finance Rupert Wall also had stints at Weil—the move was appealing to both sides. "It was an easy process of diligence of the quality of his work and his cultural fit with the Sidley platform. We share overlapping clients, and we know this team from other partners,” Ostolaza said. Likewise, Gander adds: “I was fortunate in that I know a lot of the partners already here within the office, everyone's made me feel very welcome.” Déjà Vu If this ambitious team play feels like déjà vu, that’s because it is. This latest hire comes almost a year after Sidley began a calculated raid on Latham & Watkins, initially adding the firm’s leveraged finance team—headed by Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton. From those hires, Sidley has added 10 finance partners from Latham, with a source telling Law.com earlier this year that the overall Latham lawyer figure is now 40. In this context, Sidley’s move into the funds sector can be seen as a continuation of its strategy to attract established teams from competitors. This time around, the firm has fulfilled its ambitions for the funds sector by swooping for another established team. Weil retained Boulle and Fox for as long as possible—a tactic sometimes used to disrupt departing partners’ books. But Gander said that hasn’t been an issue. “We've hit the ground running already and we've been very busy. We've got mutual clients and also new clients joining our platformon a weekly basis at the moment.” The funds team at Sidley currently stands at six partners, and they are hoping to add "depth and breadth to the bench" in due course. Sidley Scale Beyond familiarity, Gander says that the Sidley platform offered a scale necessary for the funds market. “It became obvious to me and my colleagues who are transitioning across, as it is to all investment fund lawyers, that the private markets are consolidating. Funds are getting bigger, and many investment firms are not single product shops anymore—they're trying to offer a whole range of different funds, within the same house, and that's really what attracted me to Sidley's platform, amongst a number of other things.” “It’s got a huge networks and there’s lots of crossover with clients and so bringing the two together made a lot of sense,” he added. Sidley’s London office—now its fourth largest globally—has grown headcount by 30% in five years and revenues by 60% since 2020. “London is a cornerstone of our cross-border business,” Ostolaza said. “It’s where global capital converges, and our clients want seamless service across the US, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.” And despite this consistent slew of high-profile hires—London head Thesing counts 10 last year, and five this year in London alone—the firm is still in growth mode, with Thesing adding: “It's a bit crystal ball gazing but I would say yes, we will continue to grow in London both organically and through accretive additions."

Nov 21

3 min

New York – Sidley is pleased to announce that Leah Edelboim has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice as a partner in Sidley’s office in New York. She was previously a Fund Finance partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP. Ms. Edelboim is joined by counsel Ashley Flaherty in Charlotte, along with a team of eight associates based in New York, Chicago, and Charlotte. Ms. Edelboim represents major financial institutions acting as lenders and administrative agents and other market participants across the full spectrum of fund finance products. Her practice focuses on syndicated, club, and bilateral subscription credit facilities, as well as NAV facilities, hybrid structures, management fee lines, GP financings, capital relief trades, and other tailored financing arrangements. With significant experience in both borrower and lender-side representations, Ms. Edelboim has often been called upon to help clients devise creative structures that reflect evolving regulatory requirements and investor trends. She also has deep experience advising ratings agencies and providers of financial guaranty and insurance products in fund finance transactions. “With Leah’s arrival, we continue to strengthen Sidley’s already well-established fund finance capabilities and to consolidate clients,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley’s Management Committee Chair. “We have long had a deep, cross-functional team that tackles the full array of fund finance matters for both borrowers and lenders, and in keeping with that full-service approach, we’re excited for the opportunity to add another top-tier complementary practice that enhances our lender-side subscription capabilities and other bespoke fund finance facilities.” “Leah’s arrival reflects our continued investment in top-tier talent in New York and across our global offering,” said Nancy Chung, managing partner of the New York office and a member of the firm's Management Committee and Executive Committee. “For more than a century, Sidley has advised local and global clients operating in the New York market, and Leah’s experience and client relationships will further enhance our capabilities to serve investment banks, asset managers, and other financial players worldwide.” Ms. Edelboim’s arrival follows Sidley’s addition of a series of high-caliber Global Finance partner additions in the last 24 months, including Ji Hye You and Chris Jackson in New York; Evan Palenschat in Chicago; Tania Bedi, Sam Hamilton, Joseph Kimberling, Fergus O’Domhnaill, Jayanthi Sadanandan, Ben Thompson, and Ben Wright in London; Parker Zangoei in San Diego; and Peter Burke in Century City. Sidley’s Global Finance group is a destination practice for high-value, complex financings across a broad spectrum of platforms, industries, and asset types. The firm is consistently recognized as having one of the world’s leading finance practices, with more than 200 lawyers practicing on all continents and across a wide variety of industries. Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape. Attorney Advertising—Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm. Our addresses and contact information can be found at www.sidley.com/en/locations/offices. Sidley and Sidley Austin refer to Sidley Austin LLP and affiliated partnerships as explained at www.sidley.com/disclaimer.

Feb 17

3 min

London – Sidley is pleased to announce that Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle have joined Sidley’s Investment Funds practice group in London. They join Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where they were both partners in the firm’s Private Funds group. Mr. Fox and Mr. Boulle join the Private Funds team in London shortly after the arrival of Ed Gander. The team joins an extensive cross-practice funds group in London (including partners Oren Gertner, Blake Fillion, and EU/UK financial services and regulatory funds head Leonard Ng) offering a fully integrated platform for clients. Mr. Fox and Mr. Boulle’s practices focus on advising fund managers on their capital raising activities across asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and energy, real estate, and credit. In addition, they advise on the full spectrum of matters arising throughout the lifecycle of the funds and other investment arrangements that their clients manage, including co-investment arrangements and GP-led secondary transactions. They also advise sponsors on the establishment and operation of their team carried interest and co-investment schemes, as well as other key “house” transactions and arrangements, such as GP-stake or asset manager M&A transactions, and the set-up of new fund management businesses. “We are excited to welcome both Stephen and Peter to the firm, and to our London office, which has seen transformational growth with onboarding new clients and deepening client relationships as we add premier partner talent across our platform”, said Yvette Ostolaza, chair of Sidley’s Management Committee. “Stephen and Peter join forces again with Ed Gander as we continue to invest and build out our premier platform for private fund clients.” “Growing our work with sponsor clients is a strategic priority for the firm. By adding Stephen and Peter in London, and most recently John Muno in Chicago, Matt Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, we underline that commitment and continue our focus in supporting clients with their most complex and strategic matters,” said Brian Fahrney, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “Stephen and Peter bring substantial commercial experience and deep sector knowledge in private equity fund formation and together with Ed Gander have a strong client following that will greatly benefit from onboarding onto our platform and working with our lawyers.” Sidley has made a number of significant additions in London over the last 12 months with a group of eight Leveraged Finance partners led by Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton, including Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, Ben Wright, and Tania Bedi and High Yield partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak. They were recently joined by Global Capital Markets partners David Stewart and Vladimir Mikhailovsky. The office also added AI and Tech partner Clive Gringras. Sidley has a premier, global practice in structuring and advising asset management businesses. The Investment Funds practice group serves virtually every type of investment fund and asset manager, as well as many other market participants. The group has approximately 130 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers dedicated to investment funds, investment management, and derivatives work worldwide, and works closely with our sophisticated tax, benefits, regulatory, enforcement, and other related practices. Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and nearly 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape. Matt Messinger, Director, Public Relations, +1 312 456 4009 Daniel Kulcsar, Senior PR Manager, +44 207 360 2513 (Europe & Asia) Attorney Advertising—Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm. Our addresses and contact information can be found at www.sidley.com/en/locations/offices. Sidley and Sidley Austin refer to Sidley Austin LLP and affiliated partnerships as explained at www.sidley.com/disclaimer.~~London – Sidley is pleased to announce that Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle have joined Sidley’s Investment Funds practice group in London. They join Sidley from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where they were both partners in the firm’s Private Funds group. Mr. Fox and Mr. Boulle join the Private Funds team in London shortly after the arrival of Ed Gander. The team joins an extensive cross-practice funds group in London (including partners Oren Gertner, Blake Fillion, and EU/UK financial services and regulatory funds head Leonard Ng) offering a fully integrated platform for clients. Mr. Fox and Mr. Boulle’s practices focus on advising fund managers on their capital raising activities across asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and energy, real estate, and credit. In addition, they advise on the full spectrum of matters arising throughout the lifecycle of the funds and other investment arrangements that their clients manage, including co-investment arrangements and GP-led secondary transactions. They also advise sponsors on the establishment and operation of their team carried interest and co-investment schemes, as well as other key “house” transactions and arrangements, such as GP-stake or asset manager M&A transactions, and the set-up of new fund management businesses. “We are excited to welcome both Stephen and Peter to the firm, and to our London office, which has seen transformational growth with onboarding new clients and deepening client relationships as we add premier partner talent across our platform”, said Yvette Ostolaza, chair of Sidley’s Management Committee. “Stephen and Peter join forces again with Ed Gander as we continue to invest and build out our premier platform for private fund clients.” “Growing our work with sponsor clients is a strategic priority for the firm. By adding Stephen and Peter in London, and most recently John Muno in Chicago, Matt Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, we underline that commitment and continue our focus in supporting clients with their most complex and strategic matters,” said Brian Fahrney, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “Stephen and Peter bring substantial commercial experience and deep sector knowledge in private equity fund formation and together with Ed Gander have a strong client following that will greatly benefit from onboarding onto our platform and working with our lawyers.” Sidley has made a number of significant additions in London over the last 12 months with a group of eight Leveraged Finance partners led by Jay Sadanandan and Sam Hamilton, including Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, Ben Wright, and Tania Bedi and High Yield partners Scott Colwell and Patrick Kwak. They were recently joined by Global Capital Markets partners David Stewart and Vladimir Mikhailovsky. The office also added AI and Tech partner Clive Gringras. Sidley has a premier, global practice in structuring and advising asset management businesses. The Investment Funds practice group serves virtually every type of investment fund and asset manager, as well as many other market participants. The group has approximately 130 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers dedicated to investment funds, investment management, and derivatives work worldwide, and works closely with our sophisticated tax, benefits, regulatory, enforcement, and other related practices. Sidley is an elite global law firm. With approximately 2,300 lawyers and nearly 160 years of experience, we have established a reputation for deploying innovative legal strategies to achieve powerful results for our clients in complex transactional, restructuring, crisis management, investigation, regulatory, and litigation matters. Our perspective and reach are truly global, supported by 21 offices strategically situated in key commercial, regulatory, and financial centers across the world. Our lawyers and business professionals, fluent in more than 75 languages, possess the cultural awareness and cross-border legal acumen needed to bring clarity to a dynamic business landscape. Matt Messinger, Director, Public Relations, +1 312 456 4009 Daniel Kulcsar, Senior PR Manager, +44 207 360 2513 (Europe & Asia) Attorney Advertising—Sidley Austin LLP is a global law firm. Our addresses and contact information can be found at www.sidley.com/en/locations/offices. Sidley and Sidley Austin refer to Sidley Austin LLP and affiliated partnerships as explained at www.sidley.com/disclaimer.

Nov 24

6 min