Andrew C. Adair, ’15, Blair B. Belsky, ’15, and Paige A. Levitt, ’15, Promoted to Partner at Sidley
Sidley Elects Largest Combined Partnership Class of 38 and Counsel Class of 27 Across Asia Pacific, Europe, and U.S.
Sidley is pleased to announce the names of its 38 newly-elected partners and 27 newly-promoted counsel listed below by office and area of practice. These attorneys will become partners and counsel at Sidley effective January 1, 2025.
“This class of partners and counsel reflects the continued growth of our practices across the Sidley platform,” said Mike Schmidtberger, Chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “Our clients are looking to us for guidance on a wide range of matters, and this group of lawyers is stepping up to meet those challenges.”
“This combined group of 65 lawyers is the largest class we’ve elected and promoted in Sidley’s nearly 160-year history,” said Yvette Ostolaza, Chair of Sidley’s Management Committee. “We are proud to recognize this group of world-class Sidley lawyers with exceptional business acumen ready to lead in the boardroom, courtroom, and in their communities. We are grateful to our clients who make these promotions possible. Congratulations to this outstanding group of lawyers on their election to partner and promotion to counsel.”
The new Sidley partners are as follows:
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Andrew C. Adair, Global Finance, focuses on representation of issuers, fintech companies, private equity funds, specialty credit funds, banks, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, corporate borrowers, alternative asset funds, and others in a wide variety of asset securitization, warehouse, forward flow purchase, secured lending, special situations, and other commercial finance transactions. Acquisitions and financings of personal loans, debt settlement loans, point-of-sale consumer loans, small business loans, residential mortgage loans and other receivables, comprise a significant portion of his practice.
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Paige A. Levitt, Insurance, focuses her practice on a variety of corporate, securities, and regulatory matters involving the insurance and financial services industry. She regularly represents insurance companies, private equity firms, and other industry participants in connection with domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, public and private securities offerings, the formation and capitalization of domestic and offshore insurance and reinsurance companies, and related ventures — including sidecars and other alternative capital vehicles — and regulatory matters.
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Blair B. Belsky, Global Finance, focuses on a broad range of structured finance transactions including warehouse credit facilities, forward flow purchase, asset securitization, and other term financings for a wide range of asset classes. Her practice also focuses on financings and acquisitions of marketplace loans, small business loans, point-of-sale loans, home improvement loans, and other consumer receivables.
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