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Fund Lawyers at Sidley Austin in Chicago

20 fund lawyers at Sidley Austin are listed in Chicago, of the 61 the firm lists in the directory. The practices they list most: fund formation (16), private equity funds (15) and hedge funds (13).

Last verified Oct 23, 2026 against sidley.com. How we check

All of Sidley Austin’s 61 fund lawyersEvery firm’s fund lawyers in Chicago

Partners in Chicago

20 people

Primary practicePrior firms
Sean M. CarneySidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation–24 yrsUniversity of Chicago, Truman State University–
Brian W. CookSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +3Fund formation9 yrsNorthwestern, University of Notre DameDeloitte
Beth J. DicksteinSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +2–38 yrsUniversity of Pennsylvania, University of Illinois–
T.J. GordonSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILPrivate credit funds, Fund financePrivate credit funds25 yrsUniversity of Chicago, Yale–
Bradley D. HowardSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +4–28 yrsStanford, University of Chicago–
Nathan A. HowellSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILHedge funds, Funds regulatory–21 yrsBoston University, Westminster University–
Janelle IbelingSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +2Fund formation24 yrsUniversity of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee–
Robert LewisSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund finance–31 yrsUniversity of Minnesota, University of Michigan +1–
Ryan S. McNishSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +6Fund formation12 yrsNotre Dame Law School, University of Michigan–
Brad MeissenSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +5Fund formation–Northwestern, United States Air Force AcademyU.S. Air Force
Patrick M. MellonSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +2Fund formation22 yrsUniversity of Michigan–
John M. MunoSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +2Fund formation22 yrsNorthwestern, DePaul University +1–
Ellen MurphySidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +3Hedge funds9 yrsUniversity of Chicago–
Bridget R. O'NeillSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +3Fund tax38 yrsUniversity of Wisconsin, Georgetown–
Joseph M. ParalSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +4Fund tax19 yrsUniversity of Chicago, University of Illinois–
Zach PaterickSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +6Fund formation12 yrsUniversity of Michigan, College of the Holy Cross–
Beth M. QuintanaSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +5Fund formation20 yrsFordham, George Washington University–
Simon M. SaddletonSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +4Hedge funds18 yrsUniversity of Pennsylvania, Cornell–
Joseph SchwartzSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILFund formation, Private equity funds +5Fund formation14 yrsNorthwestern, Yeshiva University–
Steven E. SextonSidley AustinPartnerChicago, ILHedge funds–21 yrsBoston College, Albion College–

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Practices in Chicago

People in this office listing each practice; one person may list several.

Sidley Austin’s other offices

People the firm lists in each city. A city with eight or more has its own page.

  • New York26
  • Boston4
  • Los Angeles4
  • Washington, D.C.3
  • Houston2
  • Palo Alto2
  • San Francisco2

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Facts from sidley.com, in surname order: the people whose bio pages give them an office in Chicago. Someone with two offices counts in both. A count, not a rating; nobody pays to be listed. How the directory works