Sidley Austin’s international arbitration practice was named the best in the U.S. at the International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards held earlier this month. In addition to the gold medal awarded that practice, Sidley Austin received the silver medal for having the nation’s second-best real estate and environment practice.

The Legal Alliance Summit & Awards recognize the best independent law firms from throughout the world in a variety of candidates. Winners were selected by a 98-person panel consisting entirely of general counsel’s with extensive experience in the concerned markets and countries.

Charles W. Douglas, chair of Sidley’s management committee, called the awards “significant honors and a great reflection of the strong work Sidley is doing in these practice areas throughout the world.”

  

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Sidley’s international arbitration practice is headed by partners Stanimir Alexandrov and Ing Loong Yang, both of whom were recently appointed to the position. The practice is based in the firm’s Washington D.C., London, Brussels, Geneva, Hong Kong and Singapore offices.

Sidley Austin is one of the world’s largest full-service law firms with approximately 1,700 lawyers practicing in 17 U.S. and international cities.