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Our Litigation Group comprises approximately 600 attorneys throughout the firm’s offices, and our attorneys are admitted to practice throughout the U.S. as well as more than 30 other countries and territories. Our international experience enables us to effectively represent non-U.S. plaintiffs and defendants in U.S. judicial proceedings. We represent clients in trial and appellate courts at the federal and state level, before administrative tribunals, and in arbitrations and other dispute resolution proceedings. We also represent clients in proceedings involving 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. Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.
We have handled some of the largest and most high-profile cases in recent years. In securities litigation, we have served as lead counsel in several of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history, and we have handled cases responsible for the law that today guides participants in corporate control contests. In the area of mass torts, our litigators pioneered the “national counsel” model of handling this complex litigation, and we have been involved in many of the significant mass tort litigations of the last 20 years.
Chambers Review
Skadden is a prominent firm providing top-tier counsel to financial institutions and multinational corporations, often in business-critical matters. Alongside its expert handling of commercial disputes, class actions and securities litigation, the firm offers guidance in alternative dispute resolution. The firm has notable expertise handling bet-the-company cases on behalf of the healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
Work Highlights
- Skadden's trial team won a verdict in favor of Airlines for America following a two-week bench trial against the Massachusetts attorney general, challenging the legality of a state sick leave law as applied to the airlines' pilots, flight attendants and ground crew employees.
Strengths
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"Skadden is super responsive and always available. They're also creative thinkers."
"Skadden is super responsive and always available. They're also creative thinkers."
Notable Practitioners
James Carroll maintains a broad litigation practice that regularly sees him handle contentious securities matters. He also has pronounced capabilities in handling commercial disputes, including antitrust and insurance litigation.
"He is an excellent lawyer for complex and strategic issues and is excellent at handling the most complex matters. He is super responsive and a go-to trusted advisor in our space."
"Jim Carroll is top quality and reliable."
Michael Hines maintains a broad securities disputes practice, regularly representing clients in class actions and M&A litigation.
"He is responsive, diligent and adds meaningful value when it comes to litigation."
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