Robert Chaplin > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP provides the ‘highest levels of excellent service’ according to clients, with an integrated transatlantic offering of English and US law, experience across a variety of M&A matters and Takeover Code expertise. The practice has been expanding its remit with FTSE 100-listed companies and offers multi-faceted support on  transactions through strong capabilities in shareholder activism, antitrust, foreign investment, white collar crime and regulatory risk. Team leaders include global transactions head Lorenzo Corte, an expert in cross-border transactions, contested takeovers, de-SPAC transactions and corporate governance work, and UK corporate co-heads George Knighton, who is known for his broad experience in M&A, private equity and restructuring transactions and private equity specialist Katja Butler . Other key players include public M&A specialist Scott Hopkins, who is well-versed in advising companies on legal and regulatory responsibilities, and the ‘superlative’ Simon Toms, who specialises in the technology, fintech, media and telecoms sectors . John Adebiyi offers extensive knowledge and advice in relation to UK national security aspects of M&A and private equity transactions. ‘Go-to partner’ Bruce Embley regularly handles work for a range of client including international corporations and financial sponsors while  Denis Klimentchenko regularly handles M&A and corporate financings. Ani Kusheva has significant experience in public company takeovers, joint ventures and private equity transactions. Counsel Sarah Knapp handles cross-border corporate transactions. The team continues to grow in terms of its client roster and   bench strength, and notably added insurance M&A specialist Robert Chaplin from Slaughter and May  in late 2022. Chaplin has a transactional and advisory insurance offering with extensive experience in matters involving insurers, portfolio companies, financial sponsors and private capital-owned vehicles.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP has an established presence in the transactional space, advising on a number of high-profile and significant corporate and financial deals for private equity, brokerage, and insurance carrier clients. The insurance team ‘interact seamlessly with other teams within the firm‘ and has the wider firm’s global footprint to draw upon to assist in major mandates across the UK and the US. The firm’s reputation in the insurance sector has been enhanced by the hire of Robert Chaplin from Slaughter and May in October 2022, bringing his ‘many years of top tier experience in the insurance space, a brain the size of a planet and an impressive ability to translate legal complexity into a practical way forward on complex insurance regulatory issues.‘ He joins Robert Stirling, who has an established reputation in insurance and asset management work.