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

Litigation: Trial Lawyers

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

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Our Litigation Group comprises approximately 600 attorneys throughout the firm’s offices, and our attorneys are admitted to practice throughout the U.S. as well as more than 30 other countries and territories. Our international experience enables us to effectively represent non-U.S. plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. judicial proceedings. We represent clients in trial and appellate courts at the federal and state level, before administrative tribunals, and in arbitrations and other dispute resolution proceedings. We also represent clients in proceedings involving government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.

We have handled some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years. In securities litigation, we have served as lead counsel in several of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history, and we have handled cases responsible for the law that today guides participants in corporate control contests. In the area of mass torts, our litigators pioneered the “national counsel” model of handling this complex litigation, and we have been involved in many of the significant mass tort litigations of the last 20 years.

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What the Team is Known For
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has a respected Houston-based litigation offering complemented by the firm's wider national and international bench. The firm offers particular prowess in securities litigation, including high-stakes class actions. It also frequently handles securities lawsuits arising out of M&A transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Skadden continued to act on behalf of ExxonMobil Corporation and several of its executives in securing the dismissal, in part, of the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint in a putative federal securities class action in the Northern District of Texas alleging that ExxonMobil and certain executives made representations and omissions related to its operations in the Permian Basin, including the status of its production efforts and the value of its reserves.

Strengths

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  • Skadden has a really admirable practice doing work for big clients.

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  • Skadden is very skilled in terms of litigation generally and has a high level of expertise and experience in securities litigation, which makes them very valuable. The team is responsive, personable, easy to deal with and commercially reasonable.

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  • Skadden has quality and handles very large cases. Per capita, they do a ton of securities litigation. The firm has very good, real trial lawyers and brilliant writers.

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  • Skadden's advice and work product is great and always timely. Its attorneys are very strong and experienced litigators and tireless workers.

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  • Skadden's practice is hard to fault. The team's strengths include its responsiveness, professionalism and expertise in technical areas.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Michelle Scheffler
    Band 1Michelle Scheffler

    Michelle Scheffler

    Michelle Scheffler of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates is noted for her work defending major oil companies in royalty litigation, contract violation and cost disputes.

    • Michelle is one of the best litigators out there. She has a great rapport with juries in the courtroom and is super-smart, strategic and practical.

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    • Michelle is tremendous. She is really bright, very responsive and displays great legal judgment.

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    • Michelle is very knowledgeable, has a great demeanor and provides timely service.

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    • Michelle is practical and knowledgeable on complex oil and gas issues in Texas.

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  • Band 1Noelle M Reed
    Band 1Noelle M Reed

    Noelle M Reed

    Noelle Reed is adept at handling securities class actions and derivative lawsuits, including cross-border matters.
    • Noelle is incredibly bright and extremely responsive. She is a powerhouse in terms of her experience and legal ability.

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    • Noelle is a very skilled trial lawyer who looks at the case from the jury's perspective. She is skillful at crafting the issues and thinking ahead, and is strategic and thoughtful.

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    • Noelle has an extraordinary level of expertise in securities and is also very personable and easy to work with.

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    • Noelle is a highly astute trial lawyer and her skills show every time she argues. She is phenomenal in securities litigation.

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    • Noelle is very smart and a very good lawyer. She is strategic in her approach and good with clients.

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  • Band 3Wallis Hampton
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    Wallis Hampton

    Wallis Hampton is noted for his impressive experience handling securities litigation and enforcement.
    • Wallis is a great litigator. He is very smart, detail-oriented and hard-working.

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    • Wallis is a very smart practitioner.

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    • Wallis is a really good writer and tactician.

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