TMCNet: Sidley Continues L.A. Expansion With Addition of Top Trial Lawyer and Leading Consumer Protection Partner

[July 28, 2015]

Sidley Continues L.A. Expansion With Addition of Top Trial Lawyer and Leading Consumer Protection Partner

Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that Chad Hummel, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and Clayton S. Friedman, former senior counsel for the National Association of Attorneys General, are joining the firm as partners. Mr. Hummel will be a member of Sidley's litigation practice and serve as a co-leader of the firm's new trial practice initiative. Mr. Friedman, who handles high-profile multistate investigations, will join the firm's regulatory practice.

"Chad's strong reputation and deep experience as a trial lawyer in some of the nation's most high-profile cases make him an exciting addition to our firm," said Carter Phillips, chairman of the firm's Executive Committee. "Clay brings a multistate attorney general and consumer regulatory practice to Sidley that is a powerful addition to Sidley's leading consumer regulatory and litigation experience. They are dynamic and highly respected lawyers whose talent and skill will add immediate value to our client relationships."

Mr. Hummel is a highly regarded trial lawyer with extensive experience representing clients in bet-the-company litigation cases involving antitrust, intellectual property, advertising and marketing, unfair competition, and government investigations and prosecutions. For over 20 years, he has been lead trial counsel in some of the nation's most high-profile civil and criminal cases and has litigated numerous matters in the entertainment and digital media, video game, sports, and telecommunications industries. At his prior firm, he had been the chair of the national litigation division and of firm-wide strategic development. At Sidley, he will help anchor the irm's preeminent trial practice in California and nationally.

Mr. Friedman has decades of experience leading national teams representing clients before federal and state agencies and departments, including the Federal Trade Commission and all 50 of the State Attorneys General. He negotiates resolutions and litigates multistate regulatory, consumer protection and antitrust matters, as well as e-commerce cases related to advertising, marketing, privacy and regulatory issues affecting Internet marketing and sales. Mr. Friedman previously served as director of multistate litigation of the Missouri Attorney General, and chief counsel and director of business regulation for the National Association of Attorneys General in Washington, D.C. He will join and augment a national team at Sidley that includes other top former government regulatory and enforcement lawyers and with his addition, this powerful group will offer clients the full spectrum of services required in the current, highly complex consumer regulatory environment.

"We are excited to welcome Chad and Clay to our rapidly growing team of top-tier lawyers in Los Angeles," said Mike Kelley, co-managing partner of Sidley's Los Angeles office and member of the firm's Executive Committee. "Their arrival follows closely several recent additions in Los Angeles, including Dan Clivner and Matt Thompson in Century City and Joel Rothstein in our downtown Los Angeles office."

"Chad and Clay are well-known and respected lawyers in the community and nationally, and will be dynamic additions to our talented team here in Los Angeles," said Dan Clivner, co-managing partner of Sidley's Los Angeles office. "We look forward to drawing from their tremendous knowledge and experiences in advising our clients facing the types of complex cases that are right in Chad and Clay's wheelhouse."

With 1,900 lawyers in 19 offices worldwide, Sidley has built a reputation as a premier legal adviser for global businesses and financial institutions. For the fifth consecutive year in 2015, and every year since the survey's inception, Sidley received the most first-tier national rankings in the U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey. On Law360's list of Global 20 Firms, Sidley was ranked among the top law firms "with the greatest global reach and expertise." To stay up-to-date with the latest Sidley news, please follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) at @SidleyNewsroom.

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