In the year 1948, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom was fonded by Marshall Skadden, John Slate and Les Arps. It is a law firm based in New York City with approximately 2,000 attorneys, it is among largest & the most prestigious law firms in the world.
Industrial and service corporations, as well as financial and governmental entities, and high-technology companies rely on Skadden’s legal advice to compete most effectively in a global business environment. As a leader in mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions, it has represented many of the world’s largest companies, including approximately 50 percent of the Fortune 250, in their most high-profile deals. The broad diversification of the firm’s work in more than 50 practice areas enables it to provide its clients with coordinated legal advice in multiple areas of the law, including those involving litigation and regulatory issues. Among the world’s top law firms, it has one of the largest, most experienced teams of transactional lawyers, whose capabilities enable it to handle the numerous issues that can arise in a single corporate transaction.
Skadden provides advice in a full spectrum of corporate transactional and other matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructurings and private equity investments. It also counsel clients regarding a variety of other matters such as securities law compliance, directorial duties, tax-favored investments and market listing/FINRA advice.
Skadden has extensive experience advising on large-scale, bet-the-company cases, and it is widely recognized for its ability to represent clients on their most critical litigation issues. The firm can rapidly assemble a focused, integrated and efficient team to address all important aspects of a client’s problem and to handle numerous cases in multiple jurisdictions and forums, including international disputes.
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