Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

About Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a law firm that a U.S. News profile says was founded in New York in 1948 by Marshall Skadden, John Slate and Les Arps. The firm's website says it has offices on four continents and serves clients in major financial centers worldwide. Its work, as described across its own pages and directory profiles, covers mergers and acquisitions, litigation and arbitration, capital markets, corporate restructuring, securities law, finance, and energy and infrastructure matters for businesses, financial institutions and governmental entities.

The firm's New York office at One Manhattan West is described on its website as its largest office and the headquarters of its international practice. The firm's North American offices named on its site include Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and Wilmington. Office counts differ between sources, with some citing 21 offices and others 22.

Practice areas

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