Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sidley Austin LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$569M
Total assets Above avg plan size
630
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$903,457
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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

$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.

  • #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.

#20,004
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+16.4%
assets growth YoY
5.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners's outsized position by total assets

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$569,177,662 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners sits mid-pack in the medium band (630 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • 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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 364474078 · Sidley Austin LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners · $569M · 630 · 98th

  • NET $569M
  • BOOK 630
  • VS-ST 98th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund
  • EBSA ind #20004

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for the Washington Post and CompaniesPension Plan for the Washing…$570MSidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for PartnersSidley Austin LLP Cash Balan…$569MTeamsters Local 641 Pension FundTeamsters Local 641 Pension …$569MTeledyne Technologies Incorporated Pension PlanTeledyne Technologies Incorp…$569MHrsa-Ila Pension Plan$568M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$489M
Net Assets (End of Year)$569M
Net Income$80M
Employer EIN364474078
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sidley Austin LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sidley Austin LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.5B 26.655336780533283% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $2.76B $3.5B ▲ +26.8%
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 Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners, Total assets ($B): 0.569177662 · Participants: 630Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for PartnersCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
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's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Teamsters Local 641 Pension Fund in NJ ($569M); by covered participants it is Loews Corporation Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY (630 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($569M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (630 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Loews Corporation Cash Balance Retirement Plan in NY (630 participants, $11M in assets).