Ex-Skadden Chair Friedman Retiring, to Join Legal Tech Boards

Eric Friedman, who led Skadden for 15 years as its chair and executive partner, is retiring from the law firm where he practiced for 35 years.

A mergers and acquisitions partner, Friedman took the helm of Skadden in April 2009, amid the worst financial crisis in decades. The firm, known for its work on the largest corporate transactions, was the first to cross the $1 billion revenue mark in 2015. It has since been surpassed on that score by a handful of firms, including Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins.

Jeremy London, a New York and Washington-based partner, succeeded ...