Sidley Austin LLP Named Top Law Firm for Hedge Funds by Alpha Magazine

For the second consecutive year, Institutional Investor’s Alpha Magazine has ranked Sidley Austin LLP the number one legal adviser to the hedge fund industry among onshore law firms. Additionally, Sidley placed first in almost every sub-category, including “business planning,” “client service,” “hedge fund expertise” and “regulatory and compliance.” The Alpha Awards™ are tabulated from the responses of nearly 1,000 hedge fund firms, representing roughly $1.4 trillion in assets under management. The list of respondents include Alpha’s 2007 Hedge Fund 100 list of the top-performing firms. Additionally, this year Alpha introduced a new ranking showing which providers best serve hedge fund firms with assets $1 billion or more; Sidley was ranked first in this new category.

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