Sidley Austin LLP announced the names of its newly elected partners, listed below by office and area of practice. These individuals will formally become partners in the firm effective January 1, 2019.

“We are incredibly proud to welcome each of these highly talented lawyers to the partnership,” said Mike Schmidtberger, chair of Sidley’s Executive Committee. “They are trusted client advisers who personify collegiality and teamwork, traits that make up the very core of our firm’s inclusive culture and drive our continued success. We embrace our new partners and wish them all the best in this next exciting chapter of their careers.”

The new Sidley partners are as follows:

Century City

Rachel A. Straus, Litigation

Chicago

Jonathan A. Blackburn, M&A and Private Equity
Stephanie H. Dobecki, Insurance
Lauren A. Gallagher, Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Steven J. Horowitz, IP Litigation
Kelly A. Lazaroff, Global Finance
Nathaniel C. Love, IP Litigation
Donielle McCutcheon, Healthcare and FDA
Michelle A. Ramirez, Litigation
Megan H. Roberts, Global Finance
Simon M. Saddleton, Investment Funds
Richard M. Silverman, Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Brent M. Steele, M&A and Private Equity
Chad Vance, Insurance

Dallas

Banks Bruce, Global Finance

Houston

Zackary Pullin, Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation

London

Lyndsey Laverack, M&A and Private Equity

New York

Ayo K. Badejo, M&A and Private Equity
Melissa Colón-Bosolet, Litigation
Kate L. Lashley, Regulatory and Enforcement
Dana C. MacGrath, Litigation
William Mahouski, Capital Markets

]Alexi M. Poretz, Insurance

Palo Alto

Matthew J. Dolan, Litigation

San Francisco

Kevin R. Rubino, Litigation

Singapore

Ankit Kashyap, Capital Markets

Washington, D.C.

Scott M. Border, IP Litigation
Joshua J. Fougere, Litigation
Deepti A. Kulkarni, Healthcare and FDA
Arif S. Noorani, Healthcare and FDA