Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Sidley Austin LLP
Chicago, IL · Professional, scientific and technical services
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
5 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Sidley Austin LLP's employer identification number (Chicago, Illinois). Their latest filings total 11,290 participant records and $3.50B in net assets.
The largest is Sidley Austin LLP Savings and Investment Plan, a 401(k) plan with 6,029 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $89.4M and participant contributions $61.5M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $330M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $2.9M.
Combined net assets moved from $1.08B in 2009 to $3.50B in 2024 (up 225%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidley Austin LLP Savings and Investment Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 6,029 | $1.93B | $320,456 | $4,096 | $698K |
| Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 2,842 | $349M | $122,703 | $9,586 | $767K |
| Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan for Partners | profit-sharing plan | 2024 | 964 | $435M | $451,169 | $24,605 | $326K |
| Sidley Austin LLP Ret Plan for Secretarial Staff | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 764 | $175M | $228,732 | — | $0 |
| Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 691 | $606M | $876,439 | $83,759 | $1.1M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 11,290 | $3.50B | $89.4M | $61.5M |
| 2023 | 5 | 11,090 | $3.18B | $106M | $56.0M |
| 2022 | 5 | 11,008 | $2.76B | $114M | $50.9M |
| 2021 | 5 | 10,355 | $3.43B | $46.6M | $45.1M |
| 2020 | 5 | 9,921 | $3.06B | $85.0M | $43.3M |
| 2019 | 5 | 10,088 | $2.65B | $58.8M | $43.7M |
| 2018 | 5 | 9,864 | $2.32B | $119M | $40.4M |
| 2017 | 5 | 9,614 | $2.40B | $57.7M | $38.0M |
| 2016 | 5 | 9,578 | $2.12B | $137M | $37.3M |
| 2015 | 5 | 9,647 | $1.92B | $109M | $36.3M |
| 2014 | 5 | 9,233 | $1.64B | $62.9M | $33.9M |
| 2013 | 5 | 9,122 | $1.55B | $39.8M | $28.6M |
| 2012 | 5 | 8,944 | $1.35B | $46.5M | $26.7M |
| 2011 | 5 | 8,817 | $1.23B | $72.1M | $26.1M |
| 2010 | 5 | 8,636 | $1.20B | $36.5M | $25.4M |
| 2009 | 5 | 8,743 | $1.08B | $53.2M | $27.9M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Associates LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | 3 | $1,390,774 |
| The Northern Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 2 | $337,736 |
| At Investment Advisers Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 2 | $320,933 |
| Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management | 2 | $256,293 |
| KPMG LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 4 | $177,600 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Actuarial | 2 | $69,324 |
| Cerity Partners LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 2 | $61,316 |
| Mercer Investment Consulting Inc. | Investment advisory (plan) | 2 | $45,592 |
| William Blair Investment MGMT | Investment advisory (participants) | 2 | $40,238 |
| Composition Wealth LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 2 | $26,439 |
| Capital MGMT Services Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $22,954 |
| Fisher Investments | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $21,670 |
| Rappaport Reiches Capital MGMT | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $13,265 |
| Savant Capital LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $11,237 |
| Howard Capital Management Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $9,534 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Sidley Austin LLP have?
5 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Sidley Austin LLP Savings and Investment Plan, Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan, Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan for Partners and Sidley Austin LLP Ret Plan for Secretarial Staff and others. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Sidley Austin LLP contribute to its plans?
$89,361,707 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $14,465 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Cambridge Associates LLC, The Northern Trust Company, At Investment Advisers Inc. and Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc. and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.