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Rankings
Sidley Austin LLP is nationally ranked in 52 practice areas and metro ranked in 64 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firms"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Securitization and Structured Finance Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Metro Rankings
Baltimore
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Boston
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Rankings
"Law Firm of the Year" Awards
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
2025 "Law Firm of the Year" in Securitization and Structured Finance Law
National Rankings
Tier 1
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Derivatives and Futures Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Immigration Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 1 for International Arbitration - Governmental
Tier 1 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Mutual Funds Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 1 for Project Finance Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 1 for Sports Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Antitrust Law
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 2 for Transportation Law
Tier 2 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 3 for Trademark Law
Regional Rankings
Baltimore
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Boston
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 2 for Mutual Funds Law
Chicago
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Immigration Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Tax Law
Tier 1 for Trusts and Estates
Tier 2 for Energy Law
Tier 2 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 2 for First Amendment Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 2 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Dallas/Fort Worth
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Finance Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Patent Law
Tier 2 for Energy Law
Tier 2 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Houston
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Law
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 1 for Project Finance Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 2 for Energy Regulatory Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Tier 1 for Media Law
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Insurance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 2 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 3 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Miami
Tier 1 for Antitrust Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tier 1 for Sports Law
Tier 3 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 3 for Litigation - Banking and Finance
New York City
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Derivatives and Futures Law
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Mutual Funds Law
Tier 1 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 1 for Real Estate Law
Tier 1 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Tier 2 for Antitrust Law
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Governmental
Tier 2 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Sports Law
Tier 3 for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Corporate Law
Tier 1 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 1 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Mutual Funds Law
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 2 for Corporate Compliance Law
Tier 2 for Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tier 2 for Patent Law
Tier 3 for Trademark Law
San Jose
Tier 2 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Securities / Capital Markets Law
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Antitrust Law
Tier 1 for Appellate Practice
Tier 1 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation
Tier 1 for Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Communications Law
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for FDA Law
Tier 1 for International Arbitration - Governmental
Tier 1 for International Trade and Finance Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Antitrust
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Environmental
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 1 for Securities Regulation
Tier 1 for Transportation Law
Tier 2 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 2 for Financial Services Regulation Law
Tier 2 for International Arbitration - Commercial
Tier 2 for Litigation - First Amendment
Tier 2 for Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tier 2 for Media Law
Tier 2 for Privacy and Data Security Law
Tier 2 for Tax Law
Tier 3 for First Amendment Law
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