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Skadden tops M&A league rankings in first quarter as deal value rebounds
Wachtell and Paul Weiss follow closely behind as megadeals contribute to 38% rise in global deal value
Skadden and Foley & Lardner tap DOJ for antitrust partner hires in Washington DC
James Fredericks is heading to Skadden, while Mark Grundvig is joining Foley
Skadden adds funds trio in London from Debevoise
Delphine Jaugey joins as head of secondaries for Europe alongside pair of associates
Simpson Thacher hires four-partner Skadden financial services team in New York and DC
Group led by Skadden financial institutions co-head Sven Mickisch specialise in M&A and regulatory law
Skadden secures rare investor-state arbitration award annulment for client in dispute with Iraq
ICSID upholds challenge by Kuwaiti business after first instance tribunal awarded against it
Former FERC chairman James Danly rejoins Skadden to head energy regulatory group
Washington DC-based Danly spent seven years at government energy regulator
Simpson Thacher raids Skadden for London disputes partner
David Edwards to co-lead European disputes practice alongside Tyler Robinson
Cleary, Skadden and Goodwin chip in for Synopsys’ $35bn Ansys deal
Cleary acts for Synopsys as Skadden and Goodwin counsel Ansys in cash-and-stock deal that could attract regulatory scrutiny
Wachtell, Skadden called in for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14bn Juniper acquisition
Freshfields and Covington also advise on deal highlighting increased appetite for big ticket deals after slump in 2023
Skadden, Linklaters tuck into EG Group’s sale of 218 restaurants to KFC
Deal sees KFC buy all of Skadden-repped EG’s UK and Ireland KFC businesses
Skadden secures London acquisition finance partner from Willkie
Sebastian FitzGerald joins Wall Street heavyweight after seven years at Willkie
Freshfields and Skadden shepherd eBay-backed Adevinta’s €14bn take private
Wachtell, Clifford Chance and Cleary also among firms called in for one of Europe’s biggest buyouts this year
Freshfields, Skadden lead on Deutsche Bahn’s Arriva sale to I Squared Capital
Freshfields acts for Deutsche Bahn in deal valuing Arriva at reported €1.6bn
Weil steers Microsoft through final stage of $69bn Activision Blizzard merger clearance
Global antitrust counsel advised on 17 review processes worldwide to secure largest-ever gaming industry deal
Skadden Arps, Latham called in for Danaher’s $5.7bn Abcam acquisition
Skadden advises US medical giant Danaher as Latham acts for UK’s Abcam in all-cash deal
Skadden hires ex-Pentagon special counsel to co-lead cybersecurity team
David Simon joins in Washington DC from leadership role at Mayer Brown
Skadden, Clifford Chance advise on Generali’s €2.3bn acquisition of Liberty Seguros
Cash deal sees Irish heavyweight Matheson and Portugal’s Morais Leitão also called in
Skadden names senior corporate lawyer Jeremy London new executive partner
London to succeed incumbent Eric Friedman next April as Wall Street heavyweight’s fourth executive partner
Kirkland, Latham and Skadden check in for Asda’s £2.3bn acquisition of EG petrol chain arm
Addleshaw Goddard and Allen & Overy also act in deal to create retail group with £30bn combined revenue
Skadden mandates four days in office
Policy extending to all lawyers sees Skadden join a number of Big Law rivals in mandating time in the office