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One South Dearborn
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: (312) 853-7000
Management Committee Chair: Yvette Ostolaza
Firm Hiring Partners: Jack Yeh (Century City), Anthony J. Aiello (Chicago), John J. Kuster (NY), Colleen Lauerman (Washington, DC)
Executive Committee Chair: Michael Schmidtberger
Total No. Attorneys (2022):
2K - 2.5K
No. of Partners Named 2022:
42
Billable-Hour Requirement:
2000
All Offices
1st year: $215,000
2nd year: $225,000
3rd year: $250,000
4th year: $295,000
5th year: $345,000
6th year: $370,000
7th year: $400,000
8th year: $415,000
9th year: $415,000
Summer Associate: $ 4,200
Jenny Connelly
National Legal Recruiting Director
(312) 853-7495
jlconnelly@sidley.com
Recruiting contacts for specific offices can be found at www.sidley.com/careers
No. of U.S. Offices: 11
No. of International Offices: 10
Boston, MA
Century City, CA
Chicago, IL (HQ)
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL
New York, NY
Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC I Beijing
Brussels
Geneva
Hong Kong
London
Munich
Shanghai
Singapore
Sydney
Tokyo
Antitrust
Banking and Financial Services
Capital Markets
Energy, Transportation & Infrastructure
Global Finance
Health Care & FDA
Insurance
Investment Funds
Life Sciences
Litigation
M&A and Private Equity
Real Estate
Regulatory & Enforcement
Restructuring
Tax
Technology
White Collar & Investigations
*See firm website for complete list of practice areas and industries.