The Legal 500

Sidley Austin LLP

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Switzerland

Dispute resolution

Within Dispute resolution, Sidley Austin LLP is a third tier firm,

Sidley Austin LLP’s ‘responsive and flexible’ lawyers are ‘fast in providing answers to questions or requests, and are not afraid of hard work’. The team has an extensive practice including high-level international arbitration matters, and recently acted for Nanya Technology Corporation in a dispute regarding the dissolution of its joint venture with Qimonda. ‘Meticulous’ team head Marc Palay has ‘an intensive approach, and great knowledge of the industry’, and clients feel they ‘could not be in better hands’. David Roney is ‘a truly excellent lawyer’.

EU, competition and WTO

Within EU, competition and WTO, Sidley Austin LLP is a first tier firm,

Sidley Austin LLP’s ‘very strong’ WTO practice advises companies, trade associations and governments on all aspects of international trade and investment rules. The team has advised Airbus on subsidy disputes and represented the government of Japan in several WTO anti-dumping disputes with the US. The team also advises on multilateral trade negotiations, where clients include Anfaco-Cecopesca. Todd Friedbacher is ‘the brains of the operation’ and ‘super with clients’. He is recommended along with Scott Andersen, and ‘up-and-coming’, ‘very good lawyer’ Nicolas Lockhart.


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