Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sidley Austin LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$349M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,285
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$271,380
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP · Illinois · Professional & Technical Services

$349M in assets, 1,285 participants

Sidley Austin LLP's Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan reported $349M in total assets and 1,285 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #19,620 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Where Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan sits by assets

Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $349M for 1,285 participants (~$271,380/participant), up 8.1% in 2024.

#19,620
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY
3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$348,722,954 Top 4% higher than 96% 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 Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,285 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $13M in the plan year 2023 filing to $24M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $323M in the plan year 2023 filing to $349M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,273 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,285 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 Retirement Plan · $349M · 1,285 · 96th

  • EOY $349M
  • EOY 1,285
  • EOY 96th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan
  • EOY ind #19620

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 Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Basf Corporation Consolidated Bargaining Unit Employees' Pension PlanBasf Corporation Consolidate…$352MOlympus Corporation of the Americas Pension PlanOlympus Corporation of the A…$351MCleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension FundCleveland Bakers and Teamste…$350MSidley Austin LLP Retirement PlanSidley Austin LLP Retirement…$349MWeil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit PlanWeil, Gotshal & Manges Partn…$347M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$323M
Net Assets (End of Year)$349M
Net Income$24M
Employer EIN364474078
Plan Effective Date1963-01-01
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 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.348722954 · Participants: 1285Sidley Austin LLP Retirement PlanCentral 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 Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY ($347M); by covered participants it is Bremer Retirement Plan in MN (1,286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,285 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 Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2024, from $323M to $349M. Reported net income was $24M.
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 Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Weil, Gotshal & Manges Partners' Defined Benefit Plan in NY ($347M, 107 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sidley Austin LLP Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bremer Retirement Plan in MN (1,286 participants, $337M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.