Chris Barbuto, one of General Electric’s senior mergers and acquisitions lawyers who helped engineer some of the company’s largest transactions, has joined the law firm of Sidley Austin, the firm announced on Tuesday.
During his nine-year tenure at G.E., Mr. Barbuto helped auction off the company’s global plastics business for $11.6 billion in 2007. He also aided the company with its investment and partnership with XD Electric Group of China.
Before serving in the company’s M&A practice, Mr. Barbuto worked in the firm’s energy financial services unit. During that time, he counseled the company on joint ventures with ArcLight Capital Partners and other groups.
“Chris’s experience will enable him to provide practical advice to clients seeking to execute on complex M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances and divestitures,†said Scott Freeman, a member of Sidley Austin’s executive committee and a coordinator of the firm’s M&A practice. “We are excited to welcome Chris to the team.â€
Mr. Barbuto began his career as a clerk for the United States district court judge Alfred J. Lechner Jr. in New Jersey. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at Fordh
am Law School, which he attended.
