Sidley Austin > Sydney, Australia > Firm Profile

Sidley Austin
LEVEL 10
7 MACQUARIE PLACE
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Australia

Australia > Capital markets Tier 3

Sidley Austin is a primary choice for cross-border equity offerings by Australian and New Zealand issuers. The firm is often called upon to handle large placements and entitlement offers and is particularly renowned for its representation of issuers in US private placements. Mimma Barila excels in cross-border IPOs, equity and hybrid securities, and corporate restructurings. Bruce Dailey regularly advises US insurance companies, investment banks, and asset management firms.

Practice head(s):

Mimma Barila

Other key lawyers:

Testimonials

‘Very cohesive team that delivers exceptional outcomes for clients.’

‘Very commercial and collaborative. Mimma Barilla and Bruce Dailey are the go-to partners in their practice area in Australia.’

‘Bruce and his team are so easy to deal with concerning USPP transactions we undertake, he is across our platform, responsive and gets it done with no fuss.’

‘Bruce Daily just exceptional.’

Key clients

Abacus Group

ALS

Ampol

Aurizon Network

Aurizon Operations

Barclays Capital

Barrenjoey Markets

BofA Securities

Carsales.com

Citigroup Global Markets

Deutsche Bank Securities

Evolution Mining Finance

Goldman Sachs & Co

HSBC Securities

Infratil

J.P. Morgan Securities

Morgan Stanley & Co

Sydney Airport

The Star Entertainment Group

Work highlights

Chair of Executive Committee: Michael J. Schmidtberger

Chair of the Management Committee: Yvette Ostolaza

Number of lawyers worldwide: Over 2,300

Number of partners: Over 650

Asia Pacific Offices: Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo

International Offices: Boston, Brussels, Century City, Chicago, Dallas, Geneva, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC

Firm Overview:

Sidley is one of the few international law firms to have continuously maintained on-the-ground capabilities to serve clients in Asia Pacific for 40 years. The firm now has approximately 230 legal professionals based in six offices across the region, and provides Singapore, US, Hong Kong, English and Japanese law advice to clients where and when they need it.

Main Areas of Practice:

      • Antitrust/Competition
      • Capital Markets
      • Energy and Infrastructure
      • Finance
      • Investment Funds
      • Life Sciences
      • Litigation, Arbitration, Trade & Advocacy
      • Mergers & Acquisitions
      • Private Equity & Venture Capital
      • Regulatory & Compliance
      • Restructuring & Insolvency
Photo Name Position Profile
Mimma Barila photo Mimma Barila Partner
Bruce Dailey photo Bruce Dailey Partner
Ted Murphy photo Ted Murphy Partner