Sidley Austin hires four new insurance partners
Sidley Austin, the law firm, has announced the promotion of four insurance and financial services group lawyers as among the 34 lawyers which it has elevated to partnership in the firm effective 1 July.
They include New York-based, Michael Madigan, and Chicago-based, Bobbi Anderson, Robert O'Keefe and Amanda Todd.
Each of the four is a member of the global insurance and financial services group’s
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