Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP made a notable impact on the UAE M&A market in 2025 with the arrival of Michael Hilton from Freshfields, a seasoned partner with extensive regional experience and a broad corporate practice. Joining alongside Cheree King, Hilton leads a team that also includes Andrea Spadacini, who relocated from the firm’s London office. The group advises multinationals, financial institutions, and sovereign-backed entities on complex inbound and outbound transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Skadden have just recently launched in Abu Dhabi but they have chosen the best team possible to do it. Michael Hilton and Cheree King are exceptional lawyers and bring with them a huge breadth of expertise. We are very impressed by the firm’s plans and the way they approached the launch. I believe they will quickly be one of the key players in the market.’
- ‘Michael Hilton was one of our go to partners at Freshfields. He’s commercial, extremely sharp, knows how we work and what investment and legal teams want out of a transaction and knows how to achieve. He also makes sure that other offices work seamlessly with the Abu Dhabi office. Cheree King is always on top of everything and is great technically - we know we can rely on her to handle any kind of transaction successfully.'
Key clients
- Orbit Showtime Network (OSN)
- Mona Kattan, co-founder of Huda Beauty
Work highlights
Advising OSN Group on its strategic minority investment by Warner Bros. Discovery in OSN Streaming Ltd., a subsidiary of OSN Group that acquired a majority stake in NASDAQ listed Anghami Inc. in April 2024.