Legal Week - Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Skadden's Ukraine work comes under fire amid growing scrutiny from prosecutors

Christine Simmons, staff — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:31 -0400

Controversy surrounding work handled by ex-partner brings new attention to law firm obligations under Foreign Agents Registration Act

Skadden, Fangda and Hogan Lovells among winners at China Law & Practice Awards 2018

Anna Zhang, staff — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:51:03 -0400

Skadden sees off competition from firms including CC, Freshfields and Linklaters to claim International Firm of the Year award

Ripple GC leaves blockchain network to join crypto-payments startup as legal chief

Andrew Messios, staff — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:09:19 -0400

Former PayPal and eBay lawyer takes new GC role amid legal claims against blockchain network

Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018 – Transatlantic Law Firm Leader of the Year: Scott Simpson – Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 02:52:21 -0400

Full details of the Law Firm Leader of the Year category at the Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018

Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018 – Transatlantic Tax Team of the Year: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 02:41:34 -0400

Full details of the Tax Team of the Year category at the Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018

The Transatlantic Legal Awards 2018 - who won what, and why...

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 4 Sep 2018 02:34:25 -0400

All the winners from this year's Transatlantic Legal Awards - with insight into the judging panel's thinking in each category

Magic circle duo, Skadden and Ashurst lead on £3.9bn sale of Costa to Coca-Cola

Hannah Roberts, staff — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 05:39:03 -0400

The fizzy drink giant is acquiring the coffee chain from parent company Whitbread, which bought Costa in 2011

Are Wall Street law firms built to handle today's financial services industry?

Jae Um and Nicholas Bruch, staff — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:00:11 -0400

Three emerging trends in the financial sector have created a new competitive landscape for traditional capital markets-oriented firms

Three top firms to take cut of £20m in fees for work on 21st Century Fox's £24.5bn Sky bid

Krishnan Nair, contributor — Wed, 8 Aug 2018 17:37:10 -0400

Fees for firms including Allen & Overy set out in 21st Century Fox's formal offer document

Freshfields, HSF and Skadden among finalists for 2018 China Law & Practice Awards

Anna Zhang, staff — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 00:00:35 -0400

KWM, Davis Polk and Fangda among contenders for awards set to be announced on 13 September in Beijing

Kirkland and Skadden take home top honours at Transatlantic Legal Awards

Legal Week, staff — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 05:55:44 -0400

Kirkland named Transatlantic Law Firm of the Year as Skadden picks up multiple awards

Slaughters takes starring role for Disney on Sky News takeover bid

Hannah Roberts, staff — Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:43:07 -0400

Instruction comes as Government says Sky News must be sold for 21st Century Fox's Sky takeover to proceed

BCLP, Eversheds, Kirkland and Skadden line up for top prize at Transatlantic Legal Awards

Legal Week, contributor — Fri, 11 May 2018 05:08:25 -0400

Quartet competing to be named Transatlantic Law Firm of the Year at June awards in London

CC and Skadden called up for lead roles on China smartphone giant Xiaomi's landmark IPO

Anna Zhang, staff — Thu, 3 May 2018 09:21:16 -0400

Magic circle firm advising underwriters on what could be the largest IPO since 2014

CC and Skadden to share almost £14m in fees for work on £3.9bn Nex Group-CME deal

Anna Ward, contributor — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:09:20 -0400

Expected earnings revealed in deal documentation published by FTSE 250 trading tech company

Q1 M&A rankings see resurgence of UK firms as Freshfields rises up global tables

Joseph Evans, staff — Thu, 5 Apr 2018 07:34:13 -0400

Freshfields tops Europe M&A rankings despite least active quarter for deals for five years

Ex-Skadden associate gets 30-day jail sentence for lying to Mueller's team

C. Ryan Barber, contributor — Wed, 4 Apr 2018 04:41:09 -0400

Alexander van der Zwaan was sentenced for lying to the special counsel team investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election

Skadden Paris M&A heavyweight Diaz leaves after three years for return to Gide

Alex Berry, staff — Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:04:24 -0400

French rainmaker leaves US firm's Paris base for return to former home

Macfarlanes and Slaughters advise alongside US M&A heavyweights as GKN seals $6.1bn Dana deal

Rose Walker, staff — Fri, 9 Mar 2018 08:22:28 -0500

The offer follows Melrose's rejected bid for GKN's automotive business earlier this year

Top US firms score lead roles on AXA's $15bn acquisition of insurance rival

Alex Berry, staff — Mon, 5 Mar 2018 10:02:51 -0500

Paris-based insurance giant's multibillion acquisition of XL Group hands roles to top M&A firms

Davis Polk and Freshfields win roles as Comcast challenges Murdoch with £22bn bid for Sky

Alex Berry, staff — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:53:20 -0500

Pair called up as US cable operator tops a rival bid from 21st Century Fox

Slaughter and May and Skadden advise on £3.2bn Standard Life Aberdeen insurance sale

Joseph Evans, staff — Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:13:34 -0500

Top UK and US firms lead as newly merged investment company sells insurance unit to Phoenix Group

Former Skadden associate charged with lying to FBI in Mueller probe

Cogan Schneier, staff — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:04:47 -0500

Alex van der Zwaan, the son-in-law of a Russian oligarch, is accused of lying to investigators

Jones Day antitrust chief set for Skadden move as partner exits continue

Roy Strom, staff — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:09:59 -0500

Departure of Washington DC-based competition chief marks latest partner loss for US firm

Cooley strengthens London corporate team with Skadden partner hire

Joseph Evans, staff — Thu, 1 Feb 2018 05:42:52 -0500

Cooley adds Skadden dealmaker in a boost to its City M&A credentials

Top dealmakers 2017: Skadden's Hopkins on the Worldpay merger, ‘total war’ dealmaking and candid personal feedback

Legal Week, contributor — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:18:57 -0500

Skadden's Scott Hopkins on his standout deal of 2017, a memorable completion meeting and essential motorbike purchases

Clifford Chance, Skadden and HSF among 2017's top advisers for Asia-Pacific M&A

Anna Zhang, staff — Mon, 8 Jan 2018 17:25:52 -0500

CC secures top spots in Asia-Pac M&A rankings as slowdown in outbound deals hits activity levels

Magic circle firms secure top spots in 2017 M&A rankings as European deal values hit nine-year high

James Booth, staff — Thu, 4 Jan 2018 08:27:45 -0500

Magic circle trio secure spots in European top five for 2017 as Kirkland leads UK ranking

Ashurst partner tops ranking of partners advising on biggest UK takeovers of 2017

Anna Ward, contributor — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:56:28 -0500

City corporate partner Karen Davies comes out ahead of fellow dealmakers at firms including Skadden and Davis Polk

A&O and Macfarlanes among big-name adviser line-up on Disney's $52.4bn 21st Century Fox deal

Meghan Tribe, staff — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 06:00:37 -0500

Skadden, Cravath, Simpson Thacher and Hogan Lovells also working on media mega-deal

A&O and Skadden set to earn more than £20m from Worldpay/Vantiv merger

Alex Berry, staff — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 06:12:22 -0500

Duo in line for lion's share of £21m in fees from Worldpay merger

PEP growth at US top 10 outpaces UK rivals by 50% over five years as earnings gap widens

Georgina Stanley, staff — Mon, 6 Nov 2017 05:25:18 -0500

The US top 10 have increased PEP by an average of 24.7% over the last five years, compared with just 15.7% at their UK counterparts

Your law firm’s true profitability revealed

Chris Johnson, staff — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 07:30:00 -0400

Want to know how much profit your law firm really makes?

Clifford Chance and Skadden score roles on record-breaking $5bn renewable energy deal

Anna Zhang, staff — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 06:02:12 -0400

Clifford Chance London team leading on huge Asian renewable energy transaction

Millennials won't destroy your law firm. Can they save it?

Lizzy McLellan, staff — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:37:14 -0400

How are law firms and others in the legal industry adapting to manage their millennial workers?

Skadden M&A partner and English law practice founder Hatchard to retire

Anna Ward, contributor — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 05:38:58 -0400

Skadden's Michael Hatchard to retire at the end of the year

The British Legal Awards 2017: have you made the shortlist?

Legal Week, staff — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 07:41:23 -0400

A&O, Kirkland, CMS and Fieldfisher among eight contenders for Law Firm of the Year at next month's ceremony as full shortlists for all awards are revealed

Skadden and Davis Polk top M&A rankings for Q1-Q3 as deal volumes fall to four-year low

Anna Ward, contributor — Thu, 5 Oct 2017 05:34:58 -0400

European deal volumes fall to lowest quarterly total since first quarter of 2013

The Global 100 2017: the world's top law firms ranked by revenue

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:24:08 -0400

Twelve UK firms make the grade as Latham retains position as world’s largest law firm by revenue

The Global 100 2017: world's largest law firms see profits plateau as growth continues to slow

Chris Johnson, staff — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:23:53 -0400

A full run-down of the world's 100 largest law firms by revenue, PEP and lawyer headcount

The Global 100 2017: the world's top law firms ranked by profits per equity partner

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:23:50 -0400

Six of the Global 100 now have partner profits of more than $4bn - but average PEP across the group has fallen for the first time in seven years

The Global 100 2017: the world's top law firms ranked by lawyer headcount

Legal Week, staff — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 07:23:46 -0400

Three of the world's top 10 law firms by headcount are now predominantly based in China

Wachtell, Cleary and Skadden advise as United Technologies and Rockwell Collins reach $30bn deal

Alex Berry, staff — Tue, 5 Sep 2017 06:05:21 -0400

Pair win roles as US aircraft suppliers agree to merge

How rich are the Trump administration’s top lawyers?

Katelyn Polantz, staff — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 19:01:01 -0400

Government ethics disclosures reveal earnings for Skadden, Sullivan, Jones Day and Dechert partners

'It’s incredibly important that all lawyers speak up' - US law firms react to Trump's alt-right remarks

Meghan Tribe, staff — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:36:54 -0400

Skadden and Paul Weiss among law firms avowing commitment to diversity and tolerance after Trump's Charlottesville protest statements

Skadden recruits former Davis Polk partner Dapiran for Hong Kong base

Anna Zhang, staff — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:35:45 -0400

Ex-Freshfields Beijing managing partner Antony Dapiran joins Skadden

Ashurst and Sullivan take roles with A&O and Skadden on Vantiv's £9.3bn Worldpay acquisition

Rose Walker, staff — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 05:27:49 -0400

Ashurst advises banks as Vantiv and Worldpay boards reach agreement on terms of deal

Allen & Overy, Freshfields and Slaughters among finalists for 2017 Global Legal Awards

Gina Passarella, staff — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:21:17 -0400

The American Lawyer announces line-up for fifth annual Global Legal Awards

A&O and Skadden advise on £9bn sale of UK payment processor Worldpay to US rival

Rose Walker, staff — Thu, 6 Jul 2017 05:42:35 -0400

A&O takes lead role for Worldpay on Vantiv takeover after advising on 2015 IPO

Youle seals first deal at Skadden as HgCapital takes lead in tech buyout

Rose Walker, staff — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 08:47:23 -0400

Freshfields, Linklaters, Latham, Ropes and Simpson Thacher join Skadden on buyout of Norwegian software company