Sidley Austin LLP‘s tax practice is jointly led by Rachel Kleinberg in Palo Alto, Robert Kreitman in New York, and Chicago’s Rachel O’Neill, which frequently handles billion-dollar and middle-market transactions for clients in a number of sectors. Peter Edgerton splits his focus between insurance and financial services matters, assisting with M&A deals as well as joint ventures. O’Neill excels at REIT work whilst Chicago’s Scott Pollock is praised for his knowledge of state and federal tax credits.
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Key clients
- Learn CW Investment Corporation
- NuStar Energy L.P.
- OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.
- Radiology Partners, Inc.
- Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp.
- Sentry Mutual Holding Company
- Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Representing Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners through a competitive auction process leading to the US$3.25 billion sale of its portfolio company, WTG Midstream Holdings LLC to Energy Transfer LP,
- Representing Sentry Insurance in its acquisition of non-standard auto insurer The General® from American Family Insurance for approximately US$1.1 billion in cash consideration.
- Representing Rigel Resource Acquisition Corp, a blank check company sponsored by a fund managed by Orion Resource Partners, one of the world’s foremost, mining-focused alternative investment firms, in its US$362 million business combination agreement with Aurous, a cash-generating South African gold mining company.
Lawyers
Practice head
Rachel D. Kleinberg; Robert M. Kreitman; Bridget R. O'Neill
Other key lawyers
Scott Pollock; Peter Edgerton