Angela Richards

Angela T. Richards is a partner at Sidley Austin LLP, based in Houston, Texas. She specializes in tax law with a focus on federal income tax matters and domestic business transaction planning.13

Professional Background

Angela Richards has been practicing law since November 5, 2004, when she obtained her Texas law license.2 She earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in May 2004.2

Areas of Expertise

Angela's practice encompasses various aspects of tax law, including:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Joint ventures
• Initial public offerings (IPOs)
• Up-C transactions
• Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) transactions
• Capital markets transactions

She has significant experience advising public and private companies, private equity funds and their portfolio companies, as well as boards of directors and special committees of public companies.3

Recognition

Angela has been recognized by Chambers USA for her work in Tax (Texas) from 2022 to 2024.3 She is currently ranked in Band 4 for Tax in Texas.1

Recent Work

In December 2023, Angela was part of the Sidley team that represented Morgan Stanley in a US$325 million credit facility for Durango Permian LLC, demonstrating her involvement in significant financial transactions.4

Angela Richards' LinkedIn profile can be found under the username angela-richards-1298a564, where she has 328 connections.5