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Media & Entertainment: Corporate

USA Guide 2026 : New York

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

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About

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Skadden provides media and entertainment clients with a full range of legal services relating to mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings, tax, intellectual property, litigation, antitrust, FCC and other regulatory issues, and national security reviews. We counsel a broad spectrum of corporations, joint ventures and individuals. In 2016 and 2015, Skadden partners were recognized by the Hollywood Reporter and Variety as among the top power lawyers in entertainment transactions.

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Media & Entertainment: Corporate - New York

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates has a distinguished reputation for handling substantial M&A deals across the media and entertainment industries, leveraging its impressive national and international network to handle cross-border transactions. It offers further support to clients in transaction-adjacent matters, including restructurings, financing, taxation and corporate governance.

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Strengths

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The team is made up of strong partners and associates who are knowledgeable and commercially minded.
Media & Entertainment: Corporate respondentUSA
Skadden's team has quick turnaround times for drafting and review and the ability to join the dots across various commercial and transaction documents to ensure that client interests are protected.
Media & Entertainment: Corporate respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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Band 2
Band 2
Howard L Ellin
Howard Ellin acts on behalf of major media and entertainment clients in complex mergers and acquisitions. His experience with cross-border transactions is of particular note.
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Ranked Individuals at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates (1)

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Howard L Ellin
Media & Entertainment: Corporate
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