Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (a.k.a. "Skadden, Arps", "Skadden" or "SASM&F"), founded in 1948, is one of the largest law firms in the world. Its headquarters is in New York City.

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LLP - A.k.a. - Law firm - New York City

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The firm has approximately 1,550 attorneys in 22 offices. The total number of employees is nearly 4,500. With US$1.44 billion in annual revenue, Skadden is the largest law firm in the U.S. in terms of revenue http://www.bmacewen.com/blog/archives/2005/06/the_amlaw_100_f.html. The firm has held this position for nine years running and in 1999 became the first law firm to exceed US$1 billion in annual revenue. Its revenue also makes Skadden the second largest law firm in the world http://www.bmacewen.com/blog/pdf/Global100.2004.pdf. In terms of the number of attorneys, Skadden is the largest law firm in the state of New York http://www.nylawyer.com/adgifs/1213Mag.pdf, the fourth largest in the United States http://www.law.com/jsp/law/lawChartNLJ250.jsp?id=1100137001971 and the eighth largest in the world. Skadden ranks 205th on Forbes's list of the largest U.S.-based private companies http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/21/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=21&passYear=2004&passListType=Company&uniqueId=B9G3&datatype=Company.

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Revenue - New York - United States - Forbes

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The firm has first-rate bankruptcy and securities practices and is a leader in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) work.

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Bankruptcy - Securities practices - Mergers and acquisitions

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