Skadden Leads Big Law M&A Firms as Megadeals Return to the Stage

Skadden is Big Law’s top mergers and acquisitions adviser so far this year, as the lucrative deals market starts to show signs of life.

Lawyers at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom were the principal advisers on $118 billion worth of deals during the first quarter, according to Bloomberg data. Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz followed, advising on transactions valued at nearly $115 billion and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett took the third spot with $79 billion in deals.

Global M&A transactions volume rose by 37% to more than $780 billion in the first three months of 2024, compared with the ...