Sidley Austin hired Joshua Thompson away from Shearman & Sterling, where he led its global leveraged finance group, expanding the Chicago-founded firm’s Big Apple footprint.
Thompson, who was also head of private capital at Shearman, joins Sidley as a partner in its global finance group.
“Josh is a widely recognized finance lawyer who has built a deep practice in leveraged finance,” Kevin Blauch, leader of Sidley’s global finance group, said in a statement issued Monday.
Sidley has many private equity and private capital clients that are looking for advice in leveraged finance and high-yield debt investment and Thompson’s arrival strengthens ...