SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM

Skadden boosts Germany with double partner hire from Shearman

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is set to launch a dedicated capital markets practice in Germany, with the hire of two partners from US rival Shearman & Sterling. The New York firm has hired Shearman’s European capital markets head Stephan Hutter ...

06 Feb 2012 | 15:16

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inner image Links, White & Case and Skadden make SocGen's French line-up

Societe Generale has drawn up a roster of law firms to provide advice in France, with Linklaters, White & Case and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom among those making the cut. CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre; Linklaters; White & Case; De Pardieu Brocas M...

23 Jan 2012 | 13:44

inner image Skadden recruits restructuring partner in London with Weil hire

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has strengthened its corporate restructuring practice in London with the hire of partner Dominic McCahill from rival US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges. McCahill, who will become the sixth partner in Skadden's London re...

05 Jan 2012 | 13:04 | secure

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As hacking hits the headlines, steps can be taken to prosecute over stolen emails

"The passwords to the claimant’s email accounts had been obtained in July 2008 through the services of a group based in China called (remarkably) 'The Invisible Hacking Group'..." - Skadden on what English law can offer hacking victims

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Skadden and Travers lead on private equity energy purchase

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Travers Smith 
have taken lead roles on Doughty Hanson’s £250m acquisition of oil and gas logistics company Asco. Skadden advised the UK private equity house on the transaction, which will see the group ta...

08 Dec 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Norton Rose and Gide among line-up on France Telecom's purchase of Congo China Telecom

Gide Loyrette Nouel and Norton Rose are among a raft of law firms to have picked up roles on France Telecom-Orange’s acquisition of Congo China Telecom (CCT). The deal saw France Telecom acquire Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer ZTE Corpora...

03 Nov 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Ex-Herbert Smith senior partner Gold brought in on Abramovich lawsuit

Former Herbert Smith senior partner Lord David Gold has been brought in to advise Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich on the multibillion-dollar lawsuit brought against him by Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky. Gold is understood to have been brou...

01 Nov 2011 | 12:45 | secure

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Nabarro, Freshfields win roles as Daimler appoints legal panel and names new GC

Shearman & Sterling, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Nabarro and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have all won roles on German car company Daimler’s inaugural legal panel. The mandates will see the firms advise the comp...

27 Oct 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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Skadden leads for Slovak Republic as €1bn health insurance dispute is dismissed

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has secured the dismissal of a €1bn (£871m) claim against the Slovak Republic. The case, which was dismissed last week, was lodged by Dutch health insurance consultancy Hicee in 2008 and had been one of Europe's...

25 Oct 2011 | 14:52 | secure

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Skadden recruits Macfarlanes partner to launch new City practice

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is launching an investment management practice in London with the hire of Macfarlanes funds partner Stephen Sims. The launch, which will happen in the coming months after Sims has worked out a notice period, will g...

21 Sep 2011 | 10:00 | secure | 10 comments

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Slaughters leads alongside US firms on £1.5bn transatlantic takeover bid

Slaughter and May and a number of US firms have won roles on US manufacturing company Colfax Corporation's £1.5bn takeover bid for UK engineering group Charter International. Slaughters has taken the lead role for Charter on the deal, which is con...

13 Sep 2011 | 10:09 | secure

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Freshfields and Skadden advise on $3.2bn Rosneft Arctic deal

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have lined up to advise on a $3.2bn (£1.96bn) Arctic exploration deal between oil giants ExxonMobil and Rosneft. Freshfields advised Russian state oil company Rosneft on the deal, w...

31 Aug 2011 | 12:54 | secure

Skadden redeploys City partner following Hong Kong departures

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is set to relocate senior City-based M&A partner John Adebiyi to Hong Kong in response to the loss of three corporate partners in the region to US rival Kirkland & Ellis.

19 Aug 2011 | 14:28 | secure

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Kirkland adds eight partners in Hong Kong with Skadden, Latham and A&O hires

Kirkland & Ellis has significantly bulked up its Asia arm with the hire of seven partners from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins and Allen & Overy (A&O). Skadden Asia corporate co-heads Nicholas Norris and Dominic Tsun resigned fr...

09 Aug 2011 | 16:53 | secure

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Freshfields wins second recent Hong Kong IPO role on $800m float

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Skadden Arps Slate 
Meagher & Flom have advised on Huaneng Renewables’ $800m (£500m) Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). Skadden took the lead role for the Chinese renewable energy company, fielding a te...

16 Jun 2011 | 00:00 | secure

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