Chad Hummel, '88, Joins Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP has landed two partners from Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP for its Los Angeles office, including Manatt's trial practice co-chair, who will bring experience in intellectual property, entertainment, antitrust and regulatory law, the firm announced on Tuesday.

Litigator Chad Hummel has represented a number of clients at trial in cases involving competition law, IP, advertising and marketing, unfair competition and government investigations and prosecutions. He has served as lead trial counsel in a number of cases and worked with big-name clients, including Imax Corp., AT&T and Sony Pictures.

“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,” Carter Phillips, chairman of the firm’s executive committee, said in a statement.