Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sidley Austin LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$489M
Total assets
616
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$793,895
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners · Sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$489M in assets, 616 participants

Sidley Austin LLP's Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported $489M in total assets and 616 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #21,245 in Professional & Technical Services (21,562 peers)

Where Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners sits by assets

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $489M for 616 participants (~$793,895/participant), down 14.9% in 2022.

$489M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
616
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$793,895
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $86M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners outranks 98% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 4.9x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$575M
Net Assets (End of Year)$489M
Net Income-$86M
Employer EIN364474078
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sidley Austin LLP)

$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.76B $3.5B ▲ +26.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Sidley Austin LLP plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 5,794 $2.8B
2023 5 6,260 $3.2B
2024 5 6,174 $3.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Sidley Austin LLP Ca…Central States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners assets move in 2022?
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners pulled back noticeably - down 14.9% during 2022, from $575M to $489M. Reported net income was -$86M.
How have Sidley Austin LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sidley Austin LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.7%, from $2.8B to $3.5B.
Where does Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for Union Represented Employees in NJ ($489M, 853 participants).

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