COURTNEY GILBERG represents public and private clients, including private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, in complex corporate and transactional matters, such as acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and investments. She also advises clients on corporate governance and general corporate matters. Courtney’s experience includes representation of clients in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, financial services, technology, insurance, manufacturing, and energy.

In addition to her transactional practice, Courtney serves as co-chair of SidleyWomen for the Dallas office and is an active participant in the firm’s associate recruiting efforts. She regularly speaks to law school groups and on Sidley panels about various aspects of her M&A/private equity practice and her experience in the legal profession. Courtney is involved in her community as well.  She was a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers 2022 Leadership Class and now serves as a fellow of the DAYL Foundation, a group of distinguished attorneys and judges who have been recognized by their peers for professional distinction and community and bar. Courtney also provides pro bono services to clients through the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.

Courtney’s professional experience has earned her recognition as a leading lawyer in the 2021–2024 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, and Corporate Law.

Courtney earned her J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law, where she was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While attending law school, she was an associate editor for the Texas Law Review and was a student in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic where she represented nonprofit and small business clients in a variety of transactional business law matters. Prior to law school, Courtney graduated, with distinction, from The University of North Carolina with a B.A. in economics and international studies and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.