LAWYER PROFILE
Tacy Flint

Tacy Flint

USA 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by Sidley Austin LLP

Practice Areas

TACY FLINT is a premier appellate litigator who has won victories for her clients in high-stakes cases at all levels of the judiciary, through an uncommonly insightful legal perspective combined with zealous advocacy and business acumen.

Tacy advocates for her clients from complaint through appeal, leading teams writing critical motions and briefs, presenting compelling oral argument, and developing litigation strategy that best advances her client’s position at every stage of litigation. In the words of one of Tacy’s clients, “She’s the heavyweight legal thinker and strategist you call when you want the knockout punch, be it an early dispositive motion or a Supreme Court brief. Tacy has a unique ability to tell her client’s story. A brief or motion written by Tacy does not simply set out key cases and facts. It builds the narrative.”

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: Appellate - Illinois

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Tacy Flint is an accomplished appellate litigator with experience acting in major commercial and constitutional cases before state and federal courts.

Appellate Law - USA - Nationwide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Tacy Flint is a highly experienced appellate litigator who offers a strong pedigree in high-stakes business appeals and wider commercial disputes. She is based in the firm's Chicago office.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Tacy is the smartest and most pragmatic appellate lawyer in Chicago. She has a keen way of simplifying complex issues and distilling arguments to their most critical elements.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • She is simply the best lawyer I have ever worked with.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • No one understands the Supreme Court better than Tacy Flint.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • She is a gifted litigator who has keen appellate insights.

    Litigation: AppellateChambers Guide to the USA
  • She out-strategized her opponent and exploited the case unbelievably in oral argument. That requires a lot of different skills – preparation, creativity, lazer-like analytical skills – plus she's an amazing advocate who knows exactly what to say.

    Appellate LawChambers Guide to the USA
  • Tacy is incredibly insightful about how judges will respond to arguments, digs deeper than any other lawyers I have met and has a great sense of what works and what doesn't work.

    Appellate LawChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Sidley Austin LLP (377)

California

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership