Joseph Flom

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Congratulations to the 2012 Skadden Fellows

It's time for celebration of a different sort -- time to celebrate, and congratulate, the latest class of Skadden Fellows. The winners of these prestigious public interest fellowships were just announced, as they are every December. Who are the Skadden fellows for 2012? Which law schools produced the most fellows? And what's different about this year's program compared to past years?

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How Much Was Joe Flom Worth? Some Clues From His Will

Back in February, Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and one of the nation’s most successful and prominent lawyers — passed away, at the age of 87. During his life, Flom earned well-deserved renown as an attorney, philanthropist, and mentor. He was also a wonderful father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, […]

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Lawyer of the Month: February Reader Poll

On Twitter, somebody told me that “February is the Monday of months.” So true. For such a short month, February just drags on and on and on. Maybe it does make sense to dump Black History Month in February, because the month is like the freaking Middle Passage, bringing us to the tyranny of hay-fever […]

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Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.11

* Yes, we have seen the excellent GW Law Revue video based on the Cee Lo Green song (embedded above). No need to send it to us again. In fact, please do not send us links to any Law Revue videos until we announce the start of our third annual Law Revue Video Contest (perhaps […]

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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 […]

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Amazing Tribute From Son to Joseph Flom

Apparently Joseph Flom — name partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — is gravely ill. On Friday, his son took to the internet to talk about the life of his father. It’s a pretty amazing tribute. One of the knocks on making it big in Biglaw are the family life sacrifices. But if […]