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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has a leading litigation practice with a deep bench and broad reach, regularly handling major commercial disputes, class actions and securities litigation for multinational corporations and financial institutions. The firm is noted for its strength in high-stakes, bet the company cases as well as multidistrict litigation. It possesses extensive trial experience at state and federal levels. It also demonstrates expertise across areas such as antitrust, consumer protection and fintech and cryptocurrency.

Notable practitioners

Boston-based James Carroll and New York-based Susan Saltzstein and Scott Musoff are key contacts at the firm.

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Work Highlights

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  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP represented certain current and former officers and directors of Barclays Plc and its subsidiary in securing a precedent-setting victory at the New York Court of Appeals in a shareholder derivative action alleging breach of fiduciary duties.

Strengths

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  • Skadden is top-notch in every aspect. It is the go-to firm for complex, bet-the-company litigation. You're hiring the best, the team is second to none.

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  • Skadden has an incredible breadth and depth of expertise in substantive legal issues and a deep knowledge of our company and our industry. Its perspective is always additive and focused on achieving our business objectives. No matter the question, Skadden has a true expert on its bench who can quickly provide advice.

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  • Skadden worked tirelessly to win our case. They did a phenomenal job and we could not have asked for anything more. Every single person we worked with at Skadden was fantastic and dedicated.

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  • Skadden distinguishes itself through its superior, thoughtful and strategic thinking which leads to the best outcome for the client. Its writing is also great and the firm has very talented and smart associates.

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  • The team is highly responsive. We get immediate turnaround and excellent communication regarding statuses and commitments.

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