Sidley Austin LLP, Hedge Funds | Chambers USA Profile

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Hedge Funds - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Sidley Austin boasts a masterful hedge funds practice serving the most prominent funds and managers worldwide, and providing critical advisory capabilities across the fields of securities, derivatives, fund formation and regulations. It offers an increasingly global spread of resources and familiarity with regulatory procedures in a number of jurisdictions. Teh team boasts a broad practice consisting of tax and litigation partners with particular expertise in hedge funds.

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Work Highlights

Sidley Austin represented Crestline Management on its seed investment for new private funds.

Strengths

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They are our go-to and first port of call for anything complex. They are a market leader and it is a seamless experience to access the advice we need.

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Sidley has a market-leading practice in this area. It has an immense bench of experienced professionals and provides prompt, actionable advice on any issue that can arise for a fund or fund manager.

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They are technical and we rely on them as a practical market check, which they are good at.

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Each lawyer we work with at Sidley is extraordinarily knowledgeable. They always have thoughtful, deliberate and nuanced answers to our questions.

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They provide practical advice that considers issues from a legal, compliance, investment and operational standpoint. They are creative and thoughtful in applying a practical risk-based approach.

Hedge Funds respondent
USA

They are our go-to and first port of call for anything complex. They are a market leader and it is a seamless experience to access the advice we need.

Hedge Funds respondent
USA

Sidley has a market-leading practice in this area. It has an immense bench of experienced professionals and provides prompt, actionable advice on any issue that can arise for a fund or fund manager.

Hedge Funds respondent
USA

They are technical and we rely on them as a practical market check, which they are good at.

Hedge Funds respondent
USA

Each lawyer we work with at Sidley is extraordinarily knowledgeable. They always have thoughtful, deliberate and nuanced answers to our questions.

Hedge Funds respondent
USA

They provide practical advice that considers issues from a legal, compliance, investment and operational standpoint. They are creative and thoughtful in applying a practical risk-based approach.

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael J Schmidtberger

Eminent Practitioners

Michael Schmidtberger is chair of the firm's executive committee and he is known for his work on credit fund formations.

Michael is an absolute outstanding lawyer. He's brilliant, incredibly smart and very well versed in the area of law that impacts us.

He knows the market incredibly well and it is incredibly helpful to have him as a resource. He is the best - if you can only have one lawyer, you'd want it to be him.

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Daniel Spies

Band 2

Daniel Spies is identified for his experience advising asset management companies on seed capital funds and managed accounts.

He understands the market really well.

Daniel is extremely knowledgeable, knows what to focus on and is very practical.

Daniel provides us with a combination of technical expertise and practical, actionable advice from a business perspective.

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Elizabeth Shea Fries

Band 2

Elizabeth Shea Fries is admired for her deep understanding of the establishment and operation of hedge funds.

Elizabeth balances practicality and strong commercial sensibility. She stays on top of current trends and her legal advice enhances the operation of our business.

She is very capable, has a deep understanding of her area and a wealth of experience to draw on. She is creative and gives solutions that meet our commercial objectives within our given risk appetite.

Elizabeth provides excellent advice and is very experienced.

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Janelle Ibeling

Band 4

Janelle Ibeling advises on both formation and operation as part of her hedge funds practice.

Janelle is experienced and smart. She knows the market and is a solutions-oriented practitioner.

She has a combination of technical, communication and people skills.

Janelle is very knowledgeable of the law and market practice. She is sensitive to commercial issues and is always a pleasure to deal with. She maintains equanimity in negotiations.

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