Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sidley Austin LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$606M
Total assets Above avg plan size
615
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$984,747
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

$606M in assets, 615 participants

Sidley Austin LLP's Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported $606M in total assets and 615 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #19,831 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 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, $606M for 615 participants (~$984,747/participant), up 6.4% in 2024.

#19,831
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+6.4%
assets growth YoY
6.1×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$605,619,113 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (615 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported net income fell from $80M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners end-of-year assets rose from $569M in the plan year 2023 filing to $606M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners reported participants fell from 630 in the plan year 2023 filing to 615 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 364474078 · Sidley Austin LLP PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners · $606M · 615 · 98th

  • PHOTO $606M
  • IND 615
  • EOY 98th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near St Louis Painters Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #19831

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

Local 338 Retirement Fund$607MRetirement Plan for Children's Hospital & Research Center at OaklandRetirement Plan for Children…$607MTiffany and Company Pension PlanTiffany and Company Pension …$606MSt Louis Painters Pension PlanSt Louis Painters Pension Pl…$606MSidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for PartnersSidley Austin LLP Cash Balan…$606M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$569M
Net Assets (End of Year)$606M
Net Income$38M
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. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners, Total assets ($B): 0.605619113 · Participants: 615Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for PartnersCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
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 St Louis Painters Pension Plan in MO ($606M); by covered participants it is Sonoco Pension Plan in SC (616 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($606M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (615 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
Sidley Austin LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan for Partners grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2024, from $569M to $606M. Reported net income was $38M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 St Louis Painters Pension Plan in MO ($606M, 1,422 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 Sonoco Pension Plan in SC (616 participants, $44M in assets).