Nancy Chung

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NANCY CHUNG is the managing partner of Sidley’s New York office, head of the Litigation group in New York, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. She is also co-head of Sidley’s international Investment Funds Litigation practice. Nancy has more than 25 years of experience handling crisis management situations and other high-stakes commercial litigation and investigations with cross-border implications. Nancy’s matters often involve significant, sensitive reputational matters for global asset management firms, sovereign wealth funds, and other multi-national companies across a wide range of industry sectors. Her matters are multidisciplinary and cross the spectrum of commercial, white collar criminal defense, securities, and bankruptcy litigation.

Nancy is a trusted advisor and “go-to” litigator for her clients and their founders, boards and/or other senior professionals in managing and assessing their litigation risks and developing value-oriented litigation avoidance solutions. Her matters involve disputes and/or other risk management issues in the United States and in various foreign jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, Asia and emerging markets in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. In that capacity, she has also handled high-profile multi-jurisdictional litigation, arbitrations and internal and other regulatory investigations.