Sidley Austin LLP, with more than 1800 lawyers in 16 offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, has one of the world’s premier securitization and structured finance practices. The firmwide team, which has more than 200 lawyers, has long played a leading role in the development of the industry and has been cited for “Deal of the Year” honors in a number of leading financial publications. Sidley's experience and capabilities are reflected in the firm's rankings and recognitions. For 2007, the firm was ranked by Thomson Reuters as number two issuer counsel by deal size for U.S. debt, equity and equity-related deals number three as underwriter counsel in the same category. Sidley’s covered bond team based in the UK and US, has been active in the market from its inception.
