Skadden is a global law firm with approximately 1,700 attorneys operating across 21 offices in the world's major financial centres. The firm has generated $3.4 billion in revenue and ranks as the fourth-highest grossing law firm in the United States, having operated for over 75 years.
The firm provides legal counsel across more than 50 distinct practice areas, serving corporations, financial institutions, and government entities worldwide. Its core capabilities span mergers and acquisitions, high-profile litigation, regulatory advisory, securities law, and corporate transactional work. Skadden handles some of the largest M&A deals globally and manages bet-the-company litigation and critical regulatory matters affecting industries and markets.
The firm maintains a collaborative structure where attorneys and business services professionals work across practice areas. It offers the Associates' Comprehensive Education (ACE) initiative, a comprehensive professional development programme for associates. Skadden was most recently named Securities Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation.