Kevin Lewis and Bart Biggers Lead Sidley’s Aviation Practice to National ESG Recognition

Sidley Austin partners Kevin Lewis and Bart Biggers led a team that won the Financial Times’ 2021 “Innovation in Sustainability and ESG” award for their work with aviation and airline industry clients to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of ambitious zero-carbon goals. Lewis and Biggers are co-leaders of Sidley’s Aviation practice. The award notes that in 2021 alone, the aviation team led an airline client through the largest purchase of sustainable fuel in history. They also assisted airlines with large investments in cutting-edge sustainability technology, including carbon-capture technology and short-haul electric aircraft, as well as a new generation of supersonic aircraft powered by sustainable fuel.