Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP advises on the tax considerations associated with a broad range of complex and innovative financial products, including CLOs, securitized offerings, linked notes, and other structured instruments. The practice is co-led by Bridget O’Neill in Chicago and Robert Kreitman in New York, with Kreitman regularly counseling clients on structured finance securitizations, financial products, and credit derivatives. Also in New York, Nicholas Brown has represented both issuers and underwriters on the offer and issuance of billions of dollars’ worth of structured financial instruments. Within the Chicago team, Richard Silverman focuses on tax issues arising in structured finance and securitization transactions, alongside bankruptcy and restructuring-related matters. Another key New York-based partner, Noam Waltuch, advises clients on the structuring and formation of alternative investment funds, including private equity, credit, secondary, real estate, hedge, venture capital, and insurance-linked securities funds.