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Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP

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United States • Dispute resolution

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Securities litigation: defense

Well placed to defend automotive, oil and gas, technology, and life science companies within securities litigation, Sidley Austin LLP stands in Chicago, Los Angeles, Palo Alto alongside other bases across the country. The quintet of Sara Brody, Yolanda Garcia , Alex Kaplan, John Skakun, and Nilofer Umar leads the team. Brody regularly defends issuers, officers, directors, and underwriters in shareholder class actions and derivative actions in state and federal courts throughout the US. Jim Ducayet focuses on the representation of public and private companies and corporate boards, while Garcia represents those in national class actions and multi-jurisdictional cases, and internal investigations. Andrew Stern has retired.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Sidley's securities litigation practice is outstanding.’

  • ‘Partners in the practice are located across the country and are highly knowledgeable in their local jurisdictions, regionally, and nationally. Because Sidley has outstanding corporate, finance, regulatory, and related practices, the securities litigation partners always have immediate access to the highest level of advice with respect to any specific issue that may have given rise to the securities litigation.’

  • ‘The partners in the securities litigation practice are smart, efficient, tenacious, and committed to achieving outstanding results.’

  • ‘Sidley has a large number of partners who handle securities litigation matters at the highest level.'

Practice head

Sara Brody; Yolanda Garcia; Alex Kaplan; John Skakun; Nilofer Umar.

Other key lawyers

Jim Ducayet; Hille Sheppard; Kristen Seeger; Jaime Bartlett; Francesca Brody; Matthew Dolan; Charlotte Newell.