Sidley Adds Sports Duo That Aided Tepper in NFL Panthers Buy (2)

Sports dealmakers Charles “Chuck” Baker and Irwin Raij joined Sidley Austin, departing their jobs co-leading O’Melveny & Myers’ sports group.

Baker and Raij will lead a sports, entertainment and media practice at Sidley and work out of Miami, a new location for the 2,000-lawyer firm. Baker will split time in New York.

“We are excited to bring on Irwin and Chuck,” Yvette Ostolaza, chair of Sidley’s management committee, said in a statement Monday. “They will be aligned with our broader entertainment practice in the rapidly growing sports and media industry.”

It’s a significant hire for Sidley, given the prominence of ...