New Tax Partner at Sidley Austin

Sidley Austin LLP and its affiliated partnerships have named 36 new partners in five U.S. offices, Brussels, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London and Tokyo, bringing the number of partners at the firm to 659.

This includes 1 new tax partner, Laura Barzilai.

Laura is based in New York office and focuses on federal income tax matters. She advises clients primarily in the areas of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, tax-free reorganizations, joint ventures, restructurings and other major corporate transactions, and domestic and foreign securities offerings.

Ms. Barzilai, who had been counsel, received her LL.M. from New York University School of Law, her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and her B.A. from Wellesley College.

Sidley is one of the world’s largest full-service law firms, with more than 1,700 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international cities including Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. In 2006, Sidley was named to Legal Business’ Global Elite, their designation for “the 15 finest law firms in the world.” Sidley was again named the number one law firm for overall client service by BTI, a Boston-based consulting and research firm, in 2007. BTI has also named Sidley to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in the Client Service Top 10 for six years in a row.