He has experience representing issuers, borrowers, and investment banks in debt and equity capital markets transactions, syndicated bank lending transactions, and secured lending transactions. His affiliation with the Texas Freedom Caucus is in a personal capacity and solely related to his legislative role, firm chairman Paul Schmidt said. Washington, D.C. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the firm represented numerous insurance companies including Equitable Life Assurance Society. *Selecting a default edition will set a cookie. Adam frequently represents lenders and borrowers in the origination of mortgage and mezzanine loans, including construction loans. Charles A. Sommers, Regulatory and Enforcement, advises financial services firms on a broad range of regulatory, compliance, enforcement, and transactional matters. Alina A. Azizian, M&A and Private Equity, advises on a broad variety of corporate matters to support clients in the high technology and life sciences industries. Chris Folmsbee, Energy, Transportation, and Infrastructure, focuses his practice on representing public and private businesses and private equity funds with investment transactions, primarily in the energy and infrastructure space. M&A Law | Sidley Austin LLP Select Your Edition and Language Preference. Analytical cookies help us improve our website by providing insight on how visitors interact with our site, and necessary cookies which the website needs to function properly. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. Todd Gilbert, Capital Markets, focuses on U.S. securities offerings and a broad range of domestic and cross-border financing transactions. San Francisco Zuzas principal areas of experience include mortgage and asset-backed transactions, collateralized loan and debt obligations, real estate mortgage investment conduits, securitization of non-performing and re-performing loans, and capital markets. Washington, D.C. Century City I have developed a strong knowledge of the issues and practice in this area. Alison M. Lehner, M&A and Private Equity, represents life sciences companies at every life cycle stage with a broad knowledge base in a variety of transactional matters, including corporate and commercial matters, equity and debt financings, licensing, collaborations, co-promotions, and strategic transactions, including royalty and revenue financing and M&A.