Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sidley Austin LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$569M
Total assets: 630
Participants: 98th
Percentile by assets: $903,457
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners · Sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$569M in assets, 630 participants

Sidley Austin LLP's Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported $569M in total assets and 630 participants in its 2023 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 127,072 plans)
#20,004 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 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, $569M for 630 participants (~$903,457/participant), up 16.4% in 2023.

$569M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 630
covered participants: 98th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $903,457
avg assets per participant

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported net income rose from -$86M in the plan year 2022 filing to $80M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners end-of-year assets rose from $489M in the plan year 2022 filing to $569M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported participants rose from 616 in the plan year 2022 filing to 630 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Illinois

Industry

Professional & Technical Services

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners outranks 98% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 5.7x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$489M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$569M
Net Income	$80M
Employer EIN	364474078
Plan Effective Date	2000-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sidley Austin LLP)

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

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

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

Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382

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Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners by total assets, not by location.

Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund (NJ) $569M · 404
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan (CA) $569M · 87
Pension Plan for the Washington Post and Companies (WA) $570M · 2,032
Hrsa-Ila Pension Plan (VA) $568M · 2,437

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners assets move in 2023? ▼

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners grew sharply - up 16.4% during 2023, from $489M to $569M. Reported net income was $80M.

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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund in NJ ($569M, 404 participants).

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By total assets, Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Sidley Austin LLP's sponsor-wide assets have grown 26.7% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Professional & Technical Services plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 364474078.