Key Takeaways
- • Justin Solomon has joined Sidley as a partner in Los Angeles, co-leading the Private Equity Funds group with John Muno within the firm's Investment Funds practice.
- • Solomon arrives from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the Investment Funds practice group.
- • Solomon has more than 20 years of experience advising private equity sponsors on fund formation, with fund formations ranging from under US$100 million to more than US$20 billion.
- • Sidley says building its private equity funds practice is a key strategic priority, and Solomon adds West Coast and national capacity.
- • Chambers USA recognized Solomon each year from 2023 to 2026 in Nationwide Private Equity: Fund Formation.
Summary
Sidley has announced that Justin Solomon has joined the firm as a partner in its Los Angeles office. He will co-lead the Private Equity Funds group alongside John Muno within the firm's Investment Funds practice. Solomon previously served as a partner in the Investment Funds practice group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
According to the announcement, Solomon has more than 20 years of experience advising private equity sponsors on fund formation and related matters. He has led fund formations ranging in size from under US$100 million to more than US$20 billion, and he represents both established sponsors and emerging managers. His practice covers spin-out negotiations, management company start-ups, first-time fund formations, internal economic and governance matters, succession planning, seed transactions, and minority stake sales. Chambers USA recognized him each year from 2023 to 2026 in Nationwide Private Equity: Fund Formation.
Brian Fahrney, Chair of Sidley's Executive Committee, said Solomon will be an important addition that strengthens the firm's private equity fund formation capabilities, and described building the private equity funds practice as a key strategic priority. Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of Sidley's M&A and Private Equity group, said Solomon has built a significant practice and longstanding relationships with West Coast private equity sponsors, and will strengthen the firm's private funds capabilities throughout the West Coast and nationally.
The announcement situates the hire within Sidley's broader expansion of its global Investment Funds practice over the past two years. Recent partner additions cited include Ivana Rouse in Houston, a cross-sector New York team of Cliff Cone, Daniel Drabkin, and Michael Sabin, Ryan McNish and John Muno in Chicago, a Private Funds team in London of Ed Gander, Stephen Fox, and Peter Boulle, Mathew Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, who leads the firm's Venture Capital fund formation practice. Sidley states that its Investment Funds practice includes more than 150 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers worldwide.
According to the announcement, Solomon has more than 20 years of experience advising private equity sponsors on fund formation and related matters. He has led fund formations ranging in size from under US$100 million to more than US$20 billion, and he represents both established sponsors and emerging managers. His practice covers spin-out negotiations, management company start-ups, first-time fund formations, internal economic and governance matters, succession planning, seed transactions, and minority stake sales. Chambers USA recognized him each year from 2023 to 2026 in Nationwide Private Equity: Fund Formation.
Brian Fahrney, Chair of Sidley's Executive Committee, said Solomon will be an important addition that strengthens the firm's private equity fund formation capabilities, and described building the private equity funds practice as a key strategic priority. Mehdi Khodadad, global co-leader of Sidley's M&A and Private Equity group, said Solomon has built a significant practice and longstanding relationships with West Coast private equity sponsors, and will strengthen the firm's private funds capabilities throughout the West Coast and nationally.
The announcement situates the hire within Sidley's broader expansion of its global Investment Funds practice over the past two years. Recent partner additions cited include Ivana Rouse in Houston, a cross-sector New York team of Cliff Cone, Daniel Drabkin, and Michael Sabin, Ryan McNish and John Muno in Chicago, a Private Funds team in London of Ed Gander, Stephen Fox, and Peter Boulle, Mathew Eapen in Boston, and Shane Goudey in Palo Alto, who leads the firm's Venture Capital fund formation practice. Sidley states that its Investment Funds practice includes more than 150 corporate, securities, and derivatives lawyers worldwide.
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