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HONG KONG, July 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Law Firm Announces New Partner in Hong Kong Complex Commercial Litigation
Practice

Charles Allen in the Hong Kong office of Sidley Austin is among the 36
associates and counsel elevated to partnership in the firm, which now has 659
partners in offices in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia. Mr.
Allen is a new partner in the Complex Commercial Litigation practice.

"All of our new partners embody the client service values and collegial
culture of Sidley, in addition to being exceptionally talented lawyers," said
Thomas A. Cole, chair of the firm’s Executive Committee. "We are proud to
have them join Sidley’s partnership."

"Charles has been an integral member of the Sidley team in Hong Kong and
is wholly deserving of this honour," added William O. Fifield, managing
partner in the Greater China Region. "He has earned the respect of his
clients and colleagues. We welcome him to our partnership and appreciate his
continued dedication to the firm."

Charles Allen, 46, is admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong, as well as in
England and Wales. Practising in Hong Kong since 1995, he conducts high
value, complex commercial litigation and arbitration for clients throughout
the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

Mr. Allen, who had been a consultant, received his LL.B. from University
College London.

Sidley also named the following to partnership in its other offices:
Brussels - Arnoud R. Willems; Chicago - Michael C. Andolina, Jeannette K.
Arazi, John A. Chamberlin, Anny C. Huang, Kenneth P. Kansa, Christopher P.
Lokken, Brian A. McAleenan, Daniel J. Neppl, Clinton R. Uhlir, Robert L.
Verigan and J. Randal Wexler; Frankfurt - Jerome S. Friedrich; London -
Jonathan Edge, Theresa D. Kradjian and Paul Matthews; Los Angeles - Aimee M.
Contreras-Camua, Sandra S. Fujiyama, Kelly L.C. Kriebs, Jennifer A. Ratner and
Robert M. Stone; New York - Laura M. Barzilai, Madeleine J. Dowling, Lynn A.
Dummett, Isaac S. Greaney, Joseph Kelly, Dennis M. Manfredi and Aryeh H.
Zarchan; San Francisco - Teague I. Donahey; Tokyo - Akira Nakazawa;
Washington, D.C. - Kevin J. Campion, Mark B. Langdon, Eric A. Shumsky, Eric M.
Solovy and John K. Van De Weert, Jr.

Notes to Editors:
Sidley is one of the world’s largest full-service law firms, with more
than 1,700 lawyers practicing in 16 U.S. and international cities including
Beijing, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore,
Sydney and Tokyo. In 2006, Sidley was named to Legal Business’ Global Elite,
their designation for "the 15 finest law firms in the world." Sidley was
again named the number one law firm for overall client service by BTI, a
Boston-based consulting and research firm, in 2007. BTI has also named Sidley
to their Client Service Hall of Fame as one of only two law firms to rank in
the Client Service Top 10 for six years in a row.

The Hong Kong litigation team, now comprising three partners and five
associates, handles contentious business for clients doing business in Asia.
In addition to conducting disputes before the Hong Kong courts, the team
conducts domestic and international arbitration in the Asia-Pacific Region and
elsewhere and regularly advises transactional clients on the potentially
litigious aspects of their deals.

SOURCE Sidley Austin

CONTACT: Angel Ho,
Marketing Coordinator of Sidley Austin,
+852-2509-7898,
angel.ho@sidley.com; or

Dan Brady of Rubenstein Associates,
+1-212-843-8292,
dbrady@rubenstein.com,
for Sidley Austin

Web site: http://www.sidley.com