Sidley Picks Up Four-Partner Real Estate Group From Cadwalader

Sidley Austin is poaching the co-head of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft’s real estate finance group, Bonnie Neuman, and three other partners.

Neuman, also a member of Cadwalader’s management committee, leaves the firm after two decades. She’s headed to Sidley along with partners Melissa Hinkle, Nicholas Brandfon, and Molly Lovedale, according to two sources familiar with the situation.

Representatives for Sidley and Cadwalader did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Neuman, who also was co-head of Cadwalader’s finance group, represents global investment banks, national and international financial institutions, investors and servicers in domestic and cross-border transactions. She has worked with ...