Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
Client SatisfactionWorking with a host of international clients, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is active in multijurisdictional disputes across highly regulated sectors. The team handles litigation related to M&A and commercial contracts, as well as joint venture and shareholder disputes. Kate Davies KC leads the team, while Daniel Gal KC is another key silk within the team. Bruce Macaulay boasts an active cross-border disputes practice, regularly handling multijurisdictional litigation and international arbitration. Nicholas Adams was promoted to partner in April 2024. David Edwards left the firm in December 2023.
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Key clients
- A family-owned conglomerate founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- A UK insurance company
- A group of Bermuda purpose trust companies
- A private equity firm investing in consumer goods, services and tech sectors
- An ultra-high-net-worth individual, philanthropist and related corporate entities
- A tech company in litigation with Meta
- A global healthcare company
- The trustee of a discretionary trust in Bermuda
- Renaissance Financial Holdings Limited
- Seadrill
- UCP Plc
- Mowi ASA
- Sequana SA
Work highlights
- Represented a Middle-Eastern based, family-owned diversified business in court proceedings in multiple common-law and civil-law jurisdictions brought by a minority shareholder, who also had a discretionary interest in certain group assets held by trusts.
- Advised a UK-based insurance company on securing the settlement of a dispute with its principal underwriting capacity provider.
- Representing the trustees of five purpose trusts which are defending multi-jurisdictional proceedings before the Bermuda, Hong Kong and US courts, with claims for approximately $30bn.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kate Davies KC