Skadden Arps

Skadden Associate Gives Rousing Speech Before Quitting Fraidy-Cat Firm

'Skadden is on the wrong side of history.'

Skadden Associates Plotting Protest Against Cowardly Firm

Now's not the right time to ask associates to try and convince other people to work for Skadden.

Skadden Makes $100 Million ‘Settlement’ With Trump in Pro Bono Payola

How did Skadden get a worse deal than Paul Weiss?

Congratulations To The 2024 Skadden Fellows

During times like these, we need lawyers committed to public service more than ever.

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.

Skadden’s Four-Day In-Office Work Week Mandate Is A Power Play

Uh-oh. Have associates lost their Biglaw bargaining power?

Elite Biglaw Firm Gently Reminds Associates To Get Back To The Office After ‘Remote August’

Associates will have to work from the office Tuesday through Thursday each week.

93-Year-Old Skadden Lawyer With Ties To Firm’s Name Partners Was Still Working On Cases When He Passed Away

He loved the time he spent at his firm -- all 65 years of it.

Thanks To A Mandatory Retirement Policy, Skadden’s First Female M&A Partner Left For Mayer Brown, And Now She’s Ready For Much More

After four decades in the legal profession, Martha McGarry has advised on numerous high-profile and transformational transactions.

Is Skadden Arps Handing Out Retention Bonuses To Only *Some* Associates?

If you can stay at the firm for another year, you could get a bunch of extra money.

Skadden Mandates Vaccines For All, Sidley Remains Mum On Vaccination But Pushes Back Reopening Date

Elite law firms are making moves thanks to the Delta variant.

Skadden Announces New Salary Scale, Accelerated Promotion Schedule

One of the biggest names in the business will be paying even bigger bucks to its associates.

Congratulations To The 2021 Skadden Fellows

During times like these, we need lawyers committed to public service more than ever.

Biglaw Firms Are Charging How Much? For ASSOCIATES?

At least three Biglaw firms are charging $1,000+ for associates' time.

Morning Docket: 05.13.20

* An Ohio lawyer has been suspended for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from clients to pay for his wife's breast implants, trips to Vegas, a Mercedes, jewelry, and other extravagances. Hope he saved enough money for a good attorney... [ABA Journal] * Ikea is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly defective dressers. [USA Today] * A lawyer is in hot water for telling a federal judge that his client has COVID-19 to get an early release when the client had in fact already recovered from the disease. [New York Post] * Another Texas attorney has put her law practice on hold to be a nurse in an area hard hit by COVID-19. [Fox News] * President Trump's lawyers were grilled at Supreme Court oral arguments this week over the release of President Trump's tax returns. [The Guardian] * Skadden Arps has reportedly paid around $11 million to avoid a lawsuit involving the former Prime Minister of Ukraine. That's a lot of cheddar, even for Skadden. [Hill]