Litigation

In today’s legal and regulatory environment, litigation can threaten acompany’s very existence. Skadden’s lawyers have extensive experience
with such complex, “bet-the-company” litigation matters, and weare widely recognized for our ability to handle our clients’ most criticallitigation issues. The firm can rapidly assemble a focused, integrated andefficient team to address all important aspects of a client’s problem andto handle numerous cases in multiple jurisdictions and forums. We have
handled some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years,
earning a reputation as a go-to firm for litigation, and we are responsible
for numerous decisions, from the trial courts to the U.S. Supreme Court,that have shaped various areas of law.

Our Litigation Group comprises approximately 600 attorneys
throughout the firm’s offices worldwide, and Skadden attorneys
are admitted to practice throughout the United States as well as inmore than 30 other countries and territories. In particular, our New
York-based attorneys have extensively litigated in New York stateand federal courts, and the group was named the New York Law
Journal’s 2021 Litigation Department of the Year and a finalist in
the General Litigation category of the publication’s 2024, 2023 and2022 competitions, as well as a finalist in the class action and financecategories in 2024. Moreover, Skadden was the first national law
firm to establish a presence in Delaware more than 40 years ago, andour Delaware litigation attorneys have a wealth of experience in therenowned Court of Chancery. Our California-based offices, in Los
Angeles and Palo Alto, as well as our Washington D.C., Chicago,
Boston and Houston offices, round out our national presence,
allowing us to effectively handle complex disputes that may arise in
any U.S. jurisdiction, or several jurisdictions at once. Our international experience, through offices in Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin
America, and our numerous multilingual attorneys, further enable us
to seamlessly represent clients globally and to successfully handle
disputes of an international nature.

In addition to our New York Law Journal recognition, our accolades
include:- Repeatedly named to the Fearsome Foursome — the top four firmsthat clients “don’t want to litigate against” — and, in 2024, ranked
as a Litigation Powerhouse (top 1% of all firms) for Complex
Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity, and Securities and Finance; aLitigation Leader for Class Action (top 4% of all firms) and Product
Liability (top 6% of all firms); and Distinguished in Litigation for
IP Litigation (top 10% of all firms) (The BTI Consulting Group).
- Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
(Law.com British Legal Awards, 2023).
- Law Firm of the Year for Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation(U.S. News — Best Lawyers, 2023).
- Appellate Hot List (The National Law Journal Legal Awards,2023).
- Washington, D.C. Litigation Department of the Year for Product
Liability (The National Law Journal, 2022).
- Among 2022 Practice Groups of the Year: Product Liability (Law360).
- Litigation Department of the Year finalist (The American Lawyer,2021).

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We represent clients in all stages of litigation, from applying cuttingedge e-discovery capabilities to trials. Indeed, Skadden is recognized
as having a leading national trial practice, and our attorneys scoregroundbreaking precedent-setting trial wins that are highly favorable
to our clients’ bottom line. Our trial lawyers often inherit cases fromother firms when trial is imminent, and we offer the capabilities toquickly pull together crisis teams to confront challenges wherever
our clients face them. Moreover, our attorneys are no strangers
to appellate state and federal courts throughout the country. We
also frequently appear in arbitral forums, including the American
Arbitration Association, JAMS, FINRA, the International Centre
for Dispute Resolution and other domestic and international dispute
resolution tribunals.
Our team represents clients in proceedings involving numerous
government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority, the New York Stock Exchange, the U.S.
Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Patentand Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Inter-

nal Revenue Service. We also serve in an advisory capacity, striving
to achieve results that best align with our clients’ business goals.
Our attorneys have significant experience litigating all types ofcomplex commercial claims, including contract disputes; fraud,
breach of fiduciary duty and tortious interference claims; non-compete litigation; merger-related litigation and control disputes; joint
venture and partnership disputes; bankruptcy and restructuring-relatedissues; and statutory claims. Our renowned securities litigation practice frequently handles some of the most challenging, high-stakes
securities litigation matters, and we have served as lead counsel
in several of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history.
Our experience in these and other complex litigation claims spans
numerous industries, including banking, energy, financial services,insurance, health care, manufacturing, mortgage, pharmaceutical,
real estate, retail, technology and telecommunications.
In addition to handling some of the largest, most complex litigations, Skadden attorneys represent clients in a wide variety of pro
bono matters, from trials to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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