Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With a steady flow of large-cap merger reviews, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP continues to be instructed on transactions that attract close scrutiny from US agencies and parallel review in other jurisdictions. The team works closely with the firm’s M&A and litigation practices as matters progress from filing strategy to contested proceedings. Recent mandates span transformational transactions and work in regulated sectors, including healthcare, technology and industrials. Leadership of the practice is split between Washington DC and New York. In DC, global head Steven Sunshine remains a central figure on complex enforcement matters and antitrust disputes, while Tara Reinhart is regularly instructed on criminal and civil investigations brought by federal agencies and state enforcers. David Wales brings experience across both government-facing work and private-sector mandates. The New York practice is led by Karen Lent, who is well regarded for defence-side antitrust work, with Boris Bershteyn working alongside her and co-leading the firm’s client defence practice, where he is a go-to litigator on complex antitrust disputes and high-profile class actions.