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White & Case City base posts 20% drop in revenues for 2009
White & Case's London office has emerged as the worst performing City arm of a US law firm in 2009 - a year in which results varied significantly between firms. White & Case saw London revenues plunge by just under 20% to $197m (£130m) during the ...
18 Mar 2010 | 00:01
Skadden names new management for Asia-Pacific practice
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has appointed a new co-head of its Asia-Pacific practice. Tokyo partner Audrey Sokoloff has been named as joint head of the group alongside Alan Schiffman, with effect from today (16 March).
16 Mar 2010 | 13:42
White & Case rebuilds in London with Skadden restructuring hire
White & Case has made its first hire in London since the loss of six City partners earlier this year. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom restructuring lawyer Chris Pilkington will join White & Case as a partner in April, having been at Skadden since...
03 Mar 2010 | 11:27
Skadden heads up trio of firms on $7.2bn Merck acquisition
A trio of firms have advised on a $7.2bn (£4.8bn) deal that will see German pharma giant Merck acquire lab filter and purifier manufacturer Millipore, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden took the lead role for Merck, fielding a team including M&A pa...
02 Mar 2010 | 11:06
Skadden and Cleary take top roles on $12bn Coca-Cola buyout
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has advised Coca-Cola on its $12.2bn (£8bn) deal to acquire the North American operations of its largest bottler, Coca-Cola Enterprises, reports The Am Law Daily. The deal follows PepsiCo's move in August to take ...
26 Feb 2010 | 12:26
Skadden and Latham land roles on $4bn Japanese telecoms deal
A trio of US firms have taken lead roles on Liberty Global's $4bn (£2.5bn) sell-off of its minority stake in Japan's largest cable company to mobile phone operator KDDI, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom advised Japan's K...
26 Jan 2010 | 10:53
Skadden, Links and Lovells win roles as Travelport lines up £1.8bn float
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has taken the lead role on one of the largest initial public offerings (IPO) for almost two years. A team from Skadden advised online travel booking company Travelport on its hotly anticipated flotation, which valu...
20 Jan 2010 | 11:54
Weil Gotshal and Skadden lead on $1.9bn Sanofi-Aventis buyout
Weil Gotshal & Manges and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have taken lead roles on Sanofi-Aventis's $1.9bn (£1.2bn) purchase of consumer care products company Chattem, reports The Am Law Daily. The acquisition, set to create the fifth-largest co...
22 Dec 2009 | 11:51
A&O recruitment drive continues with Skadden partner hire
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made its second hire in the space of week after bolstering its London equity capital markets practice with a hire from a US rival. Robert Williams joins the magic circle firm's partnership today (5 October) from Skadden Arps...
05 Oct 2009 | 10:47
Slaughters and Linklaters take lead roles on $12bn Barclays debt sell-off
Slaughter and May and Linklaters are among a host of top firms advising as a group of former Barclays bankers set up an offshore company to manage $12.3bn (£7.4bn) of the bank's most toxic debt. In addition to the magic circle duo, Skadden Arps Sl...
17 Sep 2009 | 12:11
High-profile Skadden litigation partner quits firm to join Hogan
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom partner Robert Bennett is leaving the firm to join Hogan & Hartson, reports The Am Law Daily. Bennett, who was co-leader of both the international government enforcement litigation group and the criminal and civil ...
04 Sep 2009 | 11:22
Skadden to cut summer intake in half and overhaul recruitment process
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is cutting the size of its 2010 summer associate class in half and adjusting its recruitment strategy by making all of its offers on a single day in late September, reports The Am Law Daily. Skadden recruited 225 s...
25 Aug 2009 | 10:50
US firms unite to oppose shareholder nominations to corporate boards
Seven elite US law firms have come together to lobby the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on how the agency should implement a proposal to allow shareholders to nominate company directors. Lawyers involved in drafting the letter acknowledge...
20 Aug 2009 | 15:30
CC and Slaughters take top roles on $15bn debt refinancing deal
Clifford Chance (CC), Slaughter and May, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and are among a host of firms to advise on the $15bn (£9.1bn) refinancing of cement producer CEMEX's debt. The company, dual-listed in ...
20 Aug 2009 | 15:08
Skadden IP litigation partner trio jump ship to Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker has brought in a high-profile patent litigation team from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in the US. The firm has recruited a trio of partners from Skadden including Jeff Randall, who leads the US firm's patent lit...
11 Aug 2009 | 12:22
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