Sidley Austin LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'The Sidley team were instrumental in helping us to set up an innovative financing structure combining real estate finance and project finance characteristics, leveraging their expertise in securitisation law and tax in order to create a structure which worked for both the lenders and Borrower.'
• 'The Sidley team put in place a team with a combination of different strengths across real estate finance, ground leases, taxation and corporate structures to cover all elements of the transaction - it was a great help to have the different expertise in one team which was following a unified approach.'
• 'Emilie E. Stewart had an exceptional attention to detail, was quick to address complex issues that arose throughout the transaction and communicate these in a clear manner to the lenders, along with proposed solutions. Emilie was always available to respond to queries from lenders whilst continuing to progress negotiations with the opposing counterparties.'
• 'Emilie E. Stewart was a leading figure in the transaction, aware of the needs of the several participating counterparties and driven to close out all outstanding points with all parties in the most efficient manner.'
• 'Emilie Stewart - always available and understands clients' needs.'

Key clients

• Macquarie Asset Management
• Terra Firma
• Metric Capital
• Welltower
• Roundshield Capital
• HIG Capital

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