Sidley Austin Boosts NY litigation team with triple hire from Howrey

Sidley Austin has bolstered its New York litigation practice with the hire of the cochair of Howrey's litigation practice Gary Bendinger. Bendinger is followed by towo other litigation partners from the New York office: Gregory Ballard and Kevin Burke. Bendinger’s brings expertise in antitrust, securities and complex commercial litigation matters; Ballard’s practice focuses on securities and complex commercial litigation matters; and Burke is a specialist in class actions and other complex disputes in the areas of securities, professional liability, antitrust, trade secret and general commercial law. “Gary, Greg and Kevin are respected and experienced litigators who embrace the highest standards of client service,” said Charles W. Douglas, Chair of the firm’s Management Committee. “It is a great privilege to welcome them to Sidley. They join our extremely active accountants liability and securities litigation practices and will enable us to significantly expand the scope of these practices in New York and throughout the world. Our mutual clients already value them and we are confident their collaborative approach will be a perfect fit for Sidley.”

Sidley Austin Boosts NY litigation team with triple hire from Howrey businesswire.com Tue, Dec 14, 2010