Sidley Austin partner Heidi Levine is a little bashful about being super organized—“I don’t know if it’s admirable or nuts,” she said—partly because she doesn’t want female lawyers stereotyped as merely keeping the trains running on time. “I want to make sure we’re not being viewed as organizers instead of leaders.”
There’s not much chance of mistaking Levine’s skills, however. As co-chair of Sidley’s products liability practice group, she works with clients that include pharmaceutical and medical device companies. Court records indicate she has served as lead counsel to Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk in litigation over diabetes medication.
