Sidley Austin announced that Leah Edelboim has joined the firm’s Global Finance practice as a partner in its New York office, strengthening its fund finance capabilities and lender-side offerings. She previously served as a Fund Finance partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Edelboim is joined by counsel Ashley Flaherty in Charlotte, along with a team of eight associates based in New York, Chicago, and Charlotte.
Edelboim represents major financial institutions acting as lenders and administrative agents, as well as other market participants, across the full spectrum of fund finance products. Her practice focuses on syndicated, club, and bilateral subscription credit facilities, in addition to NAV facilities, hybrid structures, management fee lines, GP financings, capital relief trades, and other tailored financing arrangements. She brings experience representing both borrowers and lenders and has advised clients on structuring transactions to address evolving regulatory requirements and investor trends. Her background also includes advising ratings agencies and providers of financial guaranty and insurance products in fund finance transactions.
The hire continues Sidley’s expansion of its Global Finance bench over the past two years, with recent partner additions across New York, Chicago, London, San Diego, and Century City.
Sidley’s Global Finance group advises on complex, high-value financings across multiple industries and asset classes. The firm reports having more than 200 finance lawyers worldwide and approximately 2,300 lawyers overall across 21 offices. With more than 160 years of experience, Sidley serves clients in transactional, restructuring, regulatory, investigation, crisis management, and litigation matters across major global markets.
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“With Leah’s arrival, we continue to strengthen Sidley’s already well-established fund finance capabilities and to consolidate clients. We have long had a deep, cross-functional team that tackles the full array of fund finance matters for both borrowers and lenders, and in keeping with that full-service approach, we’re excited for the opportunity to add another top-tier complementary practice that enhances our lender-side subscription capabilities and other bespoke fund finance facilities.”
Yvette Ostolaza, Management Committee Chair, Sidley
“Leah’s arrival reflects our continued investment in top-tier talent in New York and across our global offering. For more than a century, Sidley has advised local and global clients operating in the New York market, and Leah’s experience and client relationships will further enhance our capabilities to serve investment banks, asset managers, and other financial players worldwide.”
Nancy Chung, Managing Partner Of The New York Office And Member Of The Management Committee And Executive Committee, Sidley
