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For more information on the practice, please visit the practice's page at: https://www.sidley.com/en/services/banking-and-financial-services/

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Texas

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin LLP has a strong group of experienced banking and finance practitioners. The team handles both borrower-side and lender-side transactions. It offers expertise in an array of areas, including asset-based debt finance, syndicated and leveraged finance and a range of structured finance transactions. The firm has a strong roster of clients includes leading banks, private equity funds and government bodies.

Work Highlights

  • Sidley Austin represented Francisco Partners and Clearlake in their financing for the acquisition of Software Integrity Group from Synopsys, Inc. for total consideration of up to $2.1 billion. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Angela L Fontana
1
Angela L Fontana
1
Band 1
Angela Fontana continues to be recognized as a leading light in the market, highlighted for her experience in handling complex domestic and cross-border financings.

Angela is top of class. She understands our business and is very responsive and strong.

Angela is an excellent leader who is highly knowledgeable and excellent to work with.

Angela is the person you want to have on your side. She is extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful and is always maximizing the outcome for the company.

Paris Theofanidis
1
Paris Theofanidis
1
Band 1
Paris Theofanidis regularly advises his roster of household-name lender clients on financings in the oil and gas space.

He's the absolute best and the first call for when we need support.

Herschel Hamner
2
Herschel Hamner
2
Band 2
Herschel Hamner enjoys a favorable reputation in the finance market, regularly handling energy-focused matters.

Herschel is a trusted adviser who has a rare ability to effectively communicate complex topics and provide helpful judgment calls. He has a good ability to connect with non-lawyers as well.

Kelly M Dybala
2
Kelly M Dybala
2
Band 2
Kelly Dybala offers a wealth of commercial finance expertise, with recent experience in investment-grade and secured lending. She is best known for her representation of borrowers.

She's good at distilling complex information down into digestible content. She is also confident and assured and does not get stressed in matters.

Kelly is the attorney you call when you need to understand where the market is. She knows and is tied into the industry and can guide you to the right solution.

Alison C Boren
4
Alison C Boren
4
Band 4
Alison Boren handles a variety of debt financings, while boasting a specialty in margin lending.

She's creative and the kind of lawyer you want to have on your side.

Brian Minyard
4
Brian Minyard
4
Band 4
Brian Minyard is recognized for his wide-reaching commercial finance practice that sees him acting for both lender and borrower clients.

He is very commercially smart and able to understand complex structures quickly.

Banks Bruce
5
Banks Bruce
5
Band 5
Banks Bruce is experienced in refinancings and acquisition financings. He has notable strength in handling cross-border transactions.

He's lovely to work with, has a great client demeanor and always has a good commercial view of things.

He's really practical and understands our business. He's responsive and gets back to us on a timely basis.

He's a strong leader and highly knowledgeable.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sidley Austin LLP

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Angela L Fontana
1
Angela L Fontana
1
Band 1
Paris Theofanidis
1
Paris Theofanidis
1
Band 1
Herschel Hamner
2
Herschel Hamner
2
Band 2
Kelly M Dybala
2
Kelly M Dybala
2
Band 2
Alison C Boren
4
Alison C Boren
4
Band 4
Brian Minyard
4
Brian Minyard
4
Band 4
Banks Bruce
5
Banks Bruce
5
Band 5