Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With a Wilmington-based litigation practice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advises a full array of industries on a range of corporate and securities litigation, defense of class and derivative actions, representation of special committees, fiduciary duties, fraud claims, and bankruptcy litigation. Alongside litigating cases in Delaware, the team also handles cases before the courts in California, Georgia, Montana, Puerto Rico, and Texas. The team is led by Joseph Larkin, who is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer who handles bet-the-company disputes at the Delaware Court of Chancery, federal, and state court. He is joined by Cliff Gardner, who defends corporations and their directors in M&A related litigation, stockholder derivative lawsuits, complex commercial disputes, and securities class actions. Jenness Parker is experienced in Delaware statutes used to obtain judicial validation of corporate acts. Another key name is Edward Micheletti.