Editing Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

{{Infobox Law Firm
| firm_name = Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
| firm_logo = [[File:Skadden.svg|200px]] |
| headquarters = [[4 Times Square]]<br>[[New York City]]<br>[[United States]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawyer.com/firm/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom-llp-4485952.html |title=Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP |publisher=Lawyer.com |accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
| num_offices = 22
| num_attorneys = Approximately 1,700 <ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes America's Largest Companies|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/skadden-arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> 
| num_employees = 3,500 (estimate, including partners)
| practice_areas = Transactions, litigation/controversy and regulatory<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skadden.com/index.cfm?contentID=4&viewType=1 |title=Practices - Skadden, Arps |publisher=Skadden.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
| key_people = Eric J. Friedman<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric J. Friedman – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/eric-j-friedman |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br /><small>[[Partner (business rank)|Executive partner]]</small><br />Claudia I. Joyce<ref>{{cite web |title=Claudia Joyce – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/claudia-i-joyce |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br /><small>[[Executive director|Executive director / Strategy]]</small><br />Noah J. Puntus<ref>{{cite web |title=Noah Puntus – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/noah-j-puntus |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br />[[Executive director|Executive director / CFO]]
| revenue = [[United States dollar|US$]] 2.41 billion (2015) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/skadden-arps|title=Forbes America's Largest Private Companies|accessdate= November 21, 2016 }}</ref> 
| date_founded = April 1, 1948
| founder = Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps
| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
| homepage = [http://www.skadden.com www.skadden.com]
}}
'''Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates '''(often shortened to '''Skadden Arps'''; '''Skadden'''; or '''SASM&F'''), founded in 1948, is an [[international]] [[law firm]] based in [[New York City]]. With approximately 1,700 attorneys, it is one of the highest-grossing law firms in the world.<ref name="AmLawGlobal100">https://www.skadden.com/the-firm (retrieved Nov. 21, 2016)</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine has called Skadden "[[Wall Street]]'s most powerful law firm." The firm has been ranked "America's Best Corporate Law Firm" in ''Corporate Board Member''{{'}}s survey of public company directors every year since 2001.<ref name="fticonsulting1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fticonsulting.com/global2/press-releases/united-states/americas-top-corporate-law-firms-for-2013.aspx |title=America's Top Corporate Law Firms for 2013 |publisher=FTI Consulting |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/23/skadden-merger-takeover-business-cx_df_0123skadden.html |title=Wall Street's Most Powerful Law Firm |publisher=Forbes |date= |accessdate=2014-02-08 |first=Daniel |last=Fisher}}</ref>

==Timeline==
*'''1948''' — The firm is founded in New York by Marshall Skadden, John Slate and Les Arps.<ref name="History Skadden">{{Cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/the-firm/history|title=History  Skadden |website=www.skadden.com|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref>
*'''1959''' — [[William Meagher]] joins the firm. Elizabeth Head, the firm's first female attorney, is hired.<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''1960''' — The firm's name becomes Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''1961''' — Peter Mullen, who will later serve as Skadden's first executive partner, joins the firm.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/19/business/peter-mullen-a-force-behind-skadden-arps-dies-at-83.html|title=Peter Mullen, a Force Behind Skadden Arps, Dies at 83|last=Walsh|first=Mary Williams|date=2011-10-18|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
*'''1973''' — The firm opens its second office, in Boston.<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''1981''' — [[Peggy Kerr|Peggy L. Kerr]] becomes Skadden's first female partner.<ref>{{cite news |title=For Women Lawyers, An Uphill Struggle |date=March 6, 1988 |work=[[New York Times Magazine]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/06/magazine/for-women-lawyers-an-uphill-struggle.html }}</ref>
*'''1985''' — Skadden ranks as one of the U.S.'s three largest law firms.<ref name="History  Skadden"/>
*'''1987''' — The firm opens its first international office, in Tokyo.<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''1988''' — The firm founds the [[Skadden Fellowship Foundation]].<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''2000''' — Skadden's New York City headquarters moves to [[4 Times Square]], the "Condé Nast Building."<ref name="History Skadden"/>
*'''2008 —''' With the City College of New York, the firm launches the Skadden, Arps Honors Program, to increase diversity in law schools and the legal profession.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ccnyskaddenprogram.org/our-program/unique-partnership/|title=Unique Partnership - CCNY|date=2013-03-07|newspaper=CCNY|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>  
*'''2011''' — [[Joseph Flom]], the last living name partner, dies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joseph H. Flom, Pioneering Lawyer in Mergers and Acquisitions, Dies at 87 |work=New York Times |date=February 23, 2011 |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/joseph-h-flom-pioneering-deal-lawyer-dead-at-87/}}</ref>
*'''2014 —''' The firm opens its 23rd office, in Seoul.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/news-events/skadden-opens-office-seoul|title=Firm Opens Office in Seoul |website=www.skadden.com|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref>  
*'''2015 —''' Skadden becomes the first law firm to advise on more than $1 trillion worth of deals in a single year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/12/11/the-trillion-dollar-ma-milestones/|title=Trillion Dollar M&A Milestones|last=Hoffman|first=Maureen Farrell and Liz|newspaper=WSJ|access-date=2017-01-03}}</ref>

==Locations==
{{As of|December 2016}}, Skadden has 22 offices worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skadden.com/the-firm/offices|title=Offices|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Skadden|access-date=|accessdate=2016-07-21}}</ref>

==Key people==
In February 2011, there were 432 Skadden partners worldwide.<ref name="AttorneyList">[http://www.skadden.com/attorneys/ Skadden > Attorneys] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203040506/http://www.skadden.com/attorneys/ |date=February 3, 2007 }}</ref> As of December 2016, there are 381 partners worldwide. Unlike some firms that have introduced two-tier partnerships with [[equity partner|equity and non-equity partners]], Skadden maintains a one-tier partnership, in which all partners are equity partners and share ownership of the firm.<ref name="how">[http://www.skadden.com/content/sitefiles/Skadden_88A4B9FB5220CF7A8BC0A1AB8E3AD10D.pdf "How Skadden Does It"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417185459/http://www.skadden.com/content/sitefiles/Skadden_88A4B9FB5220CF7A8BC0A1AB8E3AD10D.pdf |date=2012-04-17 }}, Andrew Longstreth, ''The American Lawyer'', May 2006</ref>  Among the more notable partners, of counsel and counsel are:
*[[Eileen Nugent|Eileen T. Nugent]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/eileen-t-nugent|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> co-global leader of the firm's transaction practices
*[[Scott V. Simpson]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/scott-v-simpson|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> co-global leader of the firm's transaction practices
*[[David Zornow|David M. Zornow]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/david-m-zornow|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> global leader of the firm's litigation/controversy practices
*[[David Rievman|David M. Rievman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/david-m-rievman|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> global leader of the firm's regulatory practices
*[[Thomas H. Kennedy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/thomas-h-kennedy|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref> global leader of the firm's Knowledge Strategy
*[[Greg Craig|Gregory B. Craig]], former [[White House Counsel|White House counsel]] to [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/greg-b-craig|title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
*Judge [[Stephen C. Robinson]], former [[United States District Court|federal district court judge]] sitting in the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York]]; former [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut|for the District of Connecticut]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/stephen-c-robinson |title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps |publisher=Skadden.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-01}}</ref>
*[[Patrick Fitzgerald|Patrick B. Fitzgerald]], former [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois|for the Northern District of Illinois]]; as special counsel for the [[U.S. Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel]], the federal prosecutor in charge of the investigation of the [[Plame Affair|Valerie Plame Affair]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/patrick-fitzgerald |title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps |publisher=Skadden.com |date= |accessdate=2015-05-01}}</ref>
*[[Fred T. Goldberg, Jr.]], [[commissioner of Internal Revenue]] 1989–92, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the [[United States Department of the Treasury]] in 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skadden.com/professionals/fred-t-goldberg-jr |title=Professionals - Skadden, Arps |publisher=Skadden.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-16}}</ref>

==Rankings==
[[File:Skadden ny jan.jpg|thumb|right|225px|Skadden's world headquarters in the [[Condé Nast Building]]]]

In 2015 and 2016, Skadden was the fourth largest law firm in the U.S. by revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Skadden,+Arps,+Slate,+Meagher+&+Flom&slreturn=20161029150347|title=Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher  {{!}} The American Lawyer|website=www.americanlawyer.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In the 2015 Global 100 survey by ''The American Lawyer'', Skadden ranked as the fourth highest grossing law firm in the world.<ref name="americanlawyer.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/law-firm-profiles-result?firmname=Skadden,+Arps,+Slate,+Meagher+&+Flom|title=Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher  {{!}} The American Lawyer|website=www.americanlawyer.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In 2016, Skadden had approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices;<ref name="americanlawyer.com"/> in 2011, the firm had approximately 1,900 attorneys in 23 offices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrg.com/nlj250/|title=IRL Largest 250 Law Firms in the U.S.|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=November 12, 2003}}</ref>  Measured by the number of attorneys, Skadden is the fifth largest law firm in New York and 12th largest in the United States.<ref name="americanlawyer.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrg.com/nlj250|title=ILRG Largest 350 Law Firms in the US|website=www.ilrg.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In 2016, Skadden was 187th on ''Forbes''{{'}} list of America's Largest Private Companies by revenue.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamurphy/2016/07/20/americas-largest-private-companies-2016/#3a9425e31417|title=America's Largest Private Companies 2016|last=Murphy|first=Andrea|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref> Previously, the firm ranked 335th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/21/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=21&passYear=2003&passListType=Company&uniqueId=B9G3&datatype=Company |title=Forbes Largest Private Companies 2003 |last= |first= |date=December 10, 2008 |publisher= |access-date= |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211170930/http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/21/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=21&passYear=2003&passListType=Company&uniqueId=B9G3&datatype=Company |archivedate=December 11, 2008 |df= }}</ref> in 1995, 194th<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/21/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=21&passYear=2003&passListType=Company&uniqueId=B9G3&datatype=Company|title=Forbes Largest Private Companies 2003|last=|first=|date=December 11, 2008|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> in 2003 and 213th in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/21/private-companies-10_Skadden-Arps_B9G3.html|title=#213 Skadden, Arps - Forbes.com|website=www.forbes.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> Based on the 2017 Vault Law 100 survey of law firm associates by [[Vault.com]], Skadden is the third most prestigious U.S. firm at which to work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/vault-law-100/|title=Vault.com{{!}}Vault Law 100|newspaper=Vault|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> The NYSE Governance Services and advisory firm FTI Consulting named Skadden the top U.S. law firm in 2016, a position held by the firm since 2001; the annual findings are published by ''Corporate Board Member'' in its list of "America's Best Corporate Law Firms."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fticonsulting.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/nyse-governance-services-fti-consulting-announce-16th-annual-corporate-law-firms-rankings|title=NYSE Governance Services FTI Consulting Announce 16th Annual Corporate Law Firms Rankings|website=www.fticonsulting.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/news-events/skadden-named-best-us-corporate-law-firm-16th-straight-year|title=Skadden Named Best US Corporate Law Firm for 16th Straight Year {{!}} Skadden|website=www.skadden.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In 2015, Skadden became the first law firm ever to handle more than $1 trillion in M&A deals in a single year<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2015/12/11/the-trillion-dollar-ma-milestones/|title=Trillion Dollar M&A Milestones|last=Hoffman|first=Maureen Farrell and Liz|newspaper=WSJ|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202744716429/With-DuPont-Deal-Skadden-Breaks-1-Trillion-MA-Barrier-for-2015-|title=With DuPont Deal, Skadden Breaks $1 Trillion M&A Barrier for 2015|newspaper=The American Lawyer|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> and, for the third time in six years, the ''Financial Times''{{'}} "Innovative Lawyers" report named Skadden the most innovative law firm in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paulhastings.com/docs/default-source/PDFs/ft-innovation-report-2013.pdf?sfvrsn=0|title=Financial Times, 2012 U.S. Report|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/reports/north-america-innovative-lawyers|title=North America Innovative Lawyers|website=www.ft.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/news-events/skadden-again-ranked-1-innovation-north-america-ft|title=Skadden Again Ranked #1 for Innovation in North America by the FT {{!}} Skadden|website=www.skadden.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In the 2016 edition of ''Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business'', Skadden received the most top rankings among law firms, including 67 Band 1 attorney rankings, 35 Band 1 practice rankings and five Star Individual rankings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/firm/3656/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom-affiliates|title=Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates - New York - Law Firm Profile - Chambers USA 2016  - Chambers and Partners|website=www.chambersandpartners.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skadden.com/news-events/skadden-tops-2016-chambers-usa-rankings|title=Skadden Tops 2016 Chambers USA Rankings {{!}} Skadden|website=www.skadden.com|access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref>

==Other work==

===Skadden Fellowship Foundation===
Through the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, the firm sponsors law school graduates who wish to practice public interest law.  The [[foundation (charity)|foundation]] was established in 1988 in honor of the firm's 40th anniversary. The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' has called the program "a legal Peace Corps."<ref name="fellowship">https://www.skaddenfellowships.org/about-foundation</ref> [[Fellow]]s work with a sponsoring organization that provides legal services to the [[poverty|poor]], [[old age|elderly]], [[homelessness|homeless]], [[disability|disabled]] and [[disfranchisement|disenfranchised]]. Skadden pays fellows a [[salary]] of $52,000 (as of 2016),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aids.harvard.edu/qa-with-susan-butler-plum-enabling-young-lawyers-to-work-with-the-poor/|title=Q&A with Susan Butler Plum: Enabling Young Lawyers to Work with the Poor|date=2016-09-22|newspaper=Harvard AIDS Initiative|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-21}}</ref> plus all the fringe benefits the sponsoring organization offers its employees. Through 2016, the firm has awarded 791 fellowships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skaddenfellowships.org/about-foundation|title=Skadden Foundation homepage|last=|first=|date=December 16, 2016|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> Since the program's inception, nearly 90 percent of its fellows have remained in public interest or public sector work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skaddenfellowships.org/about-foundation|title=Skadden Fellows Home|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=January 4, 2017}}</ref>

===Political contributions===
Skadden partners and employees tend to support and contribute more to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] political candidates than to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].<ref>[http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/neighbors.php?type=emp&employer=SKADDEN*&search=Search "Fundrace 2008 Campaign Donations], Huffington Post</ref> Prominent lawyers at the firm endorsed and financially supported [[John Kerry]] in [[John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004|his campaign to become president of the United States in 2004]].<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_15/b3878044.htm "The New Fat Cats"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226090432/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_15/b3878044.htm |date=2012-02-26 }} from ''Business Week'' Online April 12, 2004</ref><ref>[http://www.sptimes.com/2004/08/05/Business/Business_leaders_for_.shtml "Business leaders for Kerry"] from ''St. Petersburg Times'' August 5, 2004</ref> In the run-up to [[Super Tuesday]] 2008, Skadden hosted a phone bank in support of [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/4rz4h |title=Barack Obama : : Change We Can Believe In &#124; Event &#124; Times Square Phone Bank |publisher=My.barackobama.com |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://newyork.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/4rh3l |title=Barack Obama : : Change We Can Believe In &#124; Event &#124; Times Square Phone Bank - LAST PUSH |publisher=Newyork.barackobama.com |date=2013-01-01 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>

According to the [[Center for Responsive Politics]], Skadden was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.98 million, 76% to Democrats.<ref name="topcontributors">{{cite web|title=Lawyers & Lobbyists: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics}}</ref> By comparison, during that same period [[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld]] donated $2.56 million, 66% to Democrats<ref name="topcontributors" /> and oil conglomerate [[ExxonMobil]] donated $2.66 million, 88% to Republicans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Energy/Natural Resources: Top Contributors to Federal Candidates, Parties, and Outside Groups|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E&Bkdn=DemRep&cycle=2012|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref> From 1990 through 2008, Skadden contributed $11.93 million to federal campaigns; between 2000 and 2008 the firm spent $2.2 million on lobbying.<ref>{{cite web|title=Organizations: Skadden, Arps et al|url=http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=D000000243&cycle=A|website=OpenSecrets.org|publisher=Center for Responsive Politics|accessdate=9 June 2016}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
In addition to numerous professors and partners at other firms, some of the more notable former Skadden attorneys include:
* [[Amelia Boone]], [[Obstacle racing|obstacle racer]], 2012 [[Spartan Race]] World Champion and three-time [[Tough Mudder]] champion
* [[Bruce Buck|Bruce M. Buck]], chairman of [[Chelsea Football Club]]
* [[George B. Daniels]], judge, [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York]] (2000–)
* [[Robert Del Tufo]], former [[New Jersey Attorney General]] and [[United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey|U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey]]
* [[John Feerick]], former dean of [[Fordham University School of Law]]
* [[Chip Flowers]], first African-American elected official in Delaware (state treasurer) and co-chair, National Democratic State Treasurers (2010-2014)<ref>http://www.chipflowers.com; http://www.flowerscounselgroup.com/index.php?page=the-honorable-chipman-flowers-jr-esq</ref>
* [[Greg Giraldo]], lawyer turned comedian and roast master
* [[Keith Gottfried]], general counsel for the [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (2005–)
* [[Judith Kaye|Judge Judith S. Kaye]], longest-tenured [[Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals|chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals]], serving 1993-2008
* [[Robert Lighthizer]], current [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]] (2017–)
*[[Robert S. Pirie]], co-chairman and CEO of [[N M Rothschild & Sons|Rothschild, North America]], senior managing director of [[Bear Stearns & Co.]], and vice-chairman of Investment Banking at [[Cowen Group|SG Cowen Securities Corporation]]
* [[Douglas Rediker]], executive chairman of International Capital Strategies; former U.S. alternate executive director, [[International Monetary Fund]] (2010–2012)
* [[Irving S. Shapiro]], former CEO, [[DuPont]]
* [[Mary L. Smith]], principal deputy director and acting agency head of [[Indian Health Service]]; former official, [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division]]; former nominee, assistant attorney general, [[United States Department of Justice]], Tax Division
* [[Leo E. Strine, Jr.|Leo Strine]], chief justice of the [[Delaware Supreme Court]] (2014–present); previously chancellor (2011–2014) and vice-chancellor (1998–2011) of the [[Delaware Court of Chancery]]
* [[Robert W. Sweet]], judge, [[United States District Court for the Southern District of New York|U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York]] (1978–1991, senior status 1991–)
* [[William H. Timbers]], former judge, [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] (1971–1981, senior status 1981–1994); Chief Judge (1964–1971), judge (1960–1971), [[United States District Court for the District of Connecticut|U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut]]
* [[Stephen Vaughn]], former acting [[Office of the United States Trade Representative|United States Trade Representative]] (USTR) and USTR general counsel<ref>{{cite web | last1=Palmer | first1=Doug | title=Stephen Vaughn, the Hamiltonian at USTR | url=http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/04/27/stephen-vaughn-trade-ustr-000429 | date=April 27, 2017 | publisher=[[Politico]] | accessdate=May 11, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Harold M. Williams]], former chair, [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] (1977–1981)

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last=Caplan |first=Lincoln |year=1993 |title=Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire |location=New York |publisher=Farrar Straus Giroux |isbn=0-374-26566-6}}
*[http://www.skadden.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/files/How_Skadden_Does_It.pdf "How Skadden Does It"], Andrew Longstreth, ''The American Lawyer'', May 2006.

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.skadden.com}}
*[http://www.skaddenfellowships.org/ Skadden Fellowship Foundation]
*{{OpenCorp|Skadden Arps}}

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+| firm_name = Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
-| headquarters             = New York; NY
+| firm_logo = [[File:Skadden.svg|200px]] |
-| num_offices               = 22
+| headquarters = [[4 Times Square]]<br>[[New York City]]<br>[[United States]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lawyer.com/firm/skadden-arps-slate-meagher-flom-llp-4485952.html |title=Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP |publisher=Lawyer.com |accessdate=November 20, 2015}}</ref>
-| offices                  =
+| num_offices = 22
-| num_attorneys            = 1,742
+| num_attorneys = Approximately 1,700 <ref>{{cite web |title=Forbes America's Largest Companies|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/skadden-arps|accessdate=November 21, 2016}}</ref>
-| num_employees             = 3,500
+| num_employees = 3,500 (estimate, including partners)
-| practice_areas           = Transactions, litigation/controversy and regulatory
+| practice_areas = Transactions, litigation/controversy and regulatory<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skadden.com/index.cfm?contentID=4&viewType=1 |title=Practices - Skadden, Arps |publisher=Skadden.com |date= |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref>
-| established              = 1948
+| key_people = Eric J. Friedman<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric J. Friedman – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/eric-j-friedman |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br /><small>[[Partner (business rank)|Executive partner]]</small><br />Claudia I. Joyce<ref>{{cite web |title=Claudia Joyce – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/claudia-i-joyce |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br /><small>[[Executive director|Executive director / Strategy]]</small><br />Noah J. Puntus<ref>{{cite web |title=Noah Puntus – Skadden |url=https://www.skadden.com/professionals/noah-j-puntus |publisher=Skadden.com}}</ref><br />[[Executive director|Executive director / CFO]]
-| key_people               = Executive partner Executive director / Strategy Executive director / CFO
+| revenue = [[United States dollar|US$]] 2.41 billion (2015) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/skadden-arps|title=Forbes America's Largest Private Companies|accessdate= November 21, 2016 }}</ref>
-| revenue                   = 2,410
+| date_founded = April 1, 1948
-| profit_per_equity_partner =
+| founder = Marshall Skadden, John Slate, and Les Arps
-| billable_hours            =
+| company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
-| website                  = http://www.skadden.com
+| homepage = [http://www.skadden.com www.skadden.com]
-| nalp_profile              =
-| nickname                  =
 }}
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+'''Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates '''(often shortened to '''Skadden Arps'''; '''Skadden'''; or '''SASM&F'''), founded in 1948, is an [[international]] [[law firm]] based in [[New York City]]. With approximately 1,700 attorneys, it is one of the highest-grossing law firms in the world.<ref name="AmLawGlobal100">https://www.skadden.com/the-firm (retrieved Nov. 21, 2016)</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine has called Skadden "[[Wall Street]]'s most powerful law firm." The firm has been ranked "America's Best Corporate Law Firm" in ''Corporate Board Member''{{'}}s survey of public company directors every year since 2001.<ref name="fticonsulting1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fticonsulting.com/global2/press-releases/united-states/americas-top-corporate-law-firms-for-2013.aspx |title=America's Top Corporate Law Firms for 2013 |publisher=FTI Consulting |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/23/skadden-merger-takeover-business-cx_df_0123skadden.html |title=Wall Street's Most Powerful Law Firm |publisher=Forbes |date= |accessdate=2014-02-08 |first=Daniel |last=Fisher}}</ref>
-| year            = 2017
-| salary_1st_year = 180
-| bonus_1st_year  =
-| salary_2nd_year = 190
-| bonus_2nd_year  =
-| salary_3rd_year = 210
-| bonus_3rd_year  =
-| salary_4th_year = 235
-| bonus_4th_year  =
-| salary_5th_year = 260
-| bonus_5th_year  =
-| salary_6th_year = 280
-| bonus_6th_year  =
-| salary_7th_year = 300
-| bonus_7th_year  =
-| salary_8th_year = 315
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-}}'''Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates '''(often shortened to '''Skadden Arps'''; '''Skadden'''; or '''SASM&F'''), founded in 1948, is an [[international]] [[law firm]] based in [[New York City]]. With approximately 1,700 attorneys, it is one of the highest-grossing law firms in the world.<ref name="AmLawGlobal100">https://www.skadden.com/the-firm (retrieved Nov. 21, 2016)</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine has called Skadden "[[Wall Street]]'s most powerful law firm." The firm has been ranked "America's Best Corporate Law Firm" in ''Corporate Board Member''{{'}}s survey of public company directors every year since 2001.<ref name="fticonsulting1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fticonsulting.com/global2/press-releases/united-states/americas-top-corporate-law-firms-for-2013.aspx |title=America's Top Corporate Law Firms for 2013 |publisher=FTI Consulting |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2014-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/01/23/skadden-merger-takeover-business-cx_df_0123skadden.html |title=Wall Street's Most Powerful Law Firm |publisher=Forbes |date= |accessdate=2014-02-08 |first=Daniel |last=Fisher}}</ref>
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