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Skadden unveils generous partner promotions round upping cohort by 26% to 24

Promotions concentrated in US with just three new partners based overseas

6 Apr 2023

Latham and Skadden called in for Hesai’s Nasdaq debut

Largest IPO for Chinese company since 2021 heralds expected comeback for Chinese US listings in 2023

17 Feb 2023

Skadden hires private equity partner from Winston & Strawn in Paris

Nicola Di Giovanni joins amid European PE push by US firms

9 Sep 2022

Skadden hires corporate partner from Slaughter and May in London

Rare partner-level departure from UK Magic Circle firm sees Skadden boost insurance capability

23 Aug 2022

Skadden secures A&O partner as duo vie for next generation arbitration talent in London

Kate McGill Davies QC is joining Skadden four months after David Herlihy moved the other way

28 Jul 2022

Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance and Gianni & Origoni among top brands represented at Law Firm Marketing Summit

Leading experts to debate opportunities and challenges in a transforming legal market at interactive London forum

28 Jul 2022

Wachtell and Quinn Emanuel called in as Twitter court battle with Musk looms

Musk's dramatic bid to abort his $44bn takeover is heading for the Delaware Court of Chancery

12 Jul 2022

Skadden names next global transactions head after death of Scott Simpson

London partner Lorenzo Corte takes on the role following Simpson's passing in May

11 Jul 2022

Sullivan & Cromwell tops global M&A H1 ranking as deal activity slows

Simpson Thacher and Skadden complete the top three by deal value, according to Refinitiv

6 Jul 2022

'An incomprehensible loss' - Skadden mourns death of M&A trailblazer Scott Simpson

Simpson, who passed away suddenly at 65, was one of Europe's most influential M&A lawyers

30 May 2022

Skadden adds DLA Piper energy co-chair in Houston

Drew Baldinger also served as DLA Piper's M&A vice-chair

24 May 2022

Skadden’s rainmaker China practice head joins ByteDance as CFO

Julie Gao signs up with client as pipeline of Chinese companies selling shares in Hong Kong and New York slows

27 Apr 2022

Skadden tops global M&A ranking in first quarter as deal-making hits $1tr despite activity dip

New York firm narrowly beats Simpson Thacher to global number one as tech M&A continues to drive market

5 Apr 2022

Debevoise hires former Skadden IP litigation practice co-chair in San Francisco

John Neukom is Wall Street firm's second senior Bay Area hire this month as it builds on 2021 office launch

29 Mar 2022

Addleshaw Goddard continues European expansion drive with offices in Munich and Frankfurt

UK firm's strategy 'well ahead' of schedule as it follow up on moves into Dublin and Luxembourg

23 Mar 2022

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard turn to Skadden, Simpson Thacher and Weil for $68.7bn takeover

Metaverse-focused deal to make Microsoft third-largest gaming company is expected to attract regulatory scrutiny

18 Jan 2022

King & Spalding taps Skadden for ‘rising star’ M&A specialist to expand Singapore corporate practice

Parveet Singh Gandoak brings cross-border deals experience across Southeast Asia and India

24 Nov 2021

Skadden to move back to the City of London after 25 years at Canary Wharf

New York firm to join Cooley and Covington & Burling in London’s second-tallest building

9 Aug 2021

Mayer Brown signs up trailblazing New York dealmaker from Skadden

Skadden’s first-ever female M&A partner to co-head US M&A practice at Chicago-based firm

3 Aug 2021

Skadden makes up three partners in London and one in Shanghai as part of 17-strong round

City trio include two corporate specialists, following on from high-profile 2020 lateral hire of Bruce Embley

7 Apr 2021