Skadden’s Executive Partner Steps Down After 15 Years, Ushering In New Leader
He led the firm through pretty tough times and still came out ahead of the game.
Associate Bonus Watch: The Skadden Shoe Drops
As in the past, top performers in senior classes get some extra cash.
The New Way Litigators Handle Depositions Applies AI Every Step Of The Way
Depositions by Filevine help with scheduling, tracking goals, and trial prep.
Top 10 Firm Smacks Its Associates Across The Face With Money
An Am Law Top 10 player matches Cravath.
Judith Kaye, First Woman To Serve As New York’s Top Judge, R.I.P.
The legal profession just lost one of its great leaders.
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Does Its Thing
Senior associates are eligible for some amounts above the Cravath scale, but this was the case last year.
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden ‘Beats’ Simpson, Kinda
For certain senior associates, Skadden will be paying more than the market -- how much more?
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Lawyerly Lairs: Skadden Makes A Major Move
The neighborhood Skadden is moving to isn't very pretty right now, but that might change in the years to come.
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Arps Announces
Skadden just announced bonuses -- did it beat Cravath, like it did back in 2008?
A Biglaw Firm Gives Big Support To Typhoon Haiyan Relief
Which Biglaw behemoth just cut a big check for Philippine typhoon relief?
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Matches Cravath
This isn't shaping up to be a very interesting bonus season....
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Matches Cravath
No surprises here: Skadden has matched the 2011 Cravath bonus scale. Given the sheer size of Skadden, in terms of attorney headcount, this announcement directly affects the pocketbooks of more lawyers than the Cravath news. Let's look at the memo, along with reactions from SASMF associates....
Skadden Name Partner Joe Flom, R.I.P.
Earlier this month, the son of Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and a legendary figure of the M&A bar — wrote a moving tribute to his father. He explained that the 87-year-old Flom was gravely ill and not far from death. This morning, Skadden confirmed the sad news […]
Associate Bonus Watch: Skadden Matches the Cravath Spring Bonuses!
This shouldn’t come as a shock: Skadden is paying spring bonuses. And it’s doing so on the top-of-the-market Cravath scale. Yay! According to a memorandum sent to the Skadden Arps partnership by email this morning — before 8 a.m., so prior to the Davis Polk announcement — the firm was originally planning to match market […]