Skadden : power, money, and the rise of a legal empire

In this unprecedented look at the culture of American lawyering, Lincoln Caplan shows us Skadden's origins in the white-shoe postwar legal world and its rise to preeminence in the era of Drexel Burnham Lambert - the firm's largest client in the eighties. Skadden is revealed as a place that prizes opportunists but which also created a $10 million program to support public-interest lawyers. In Caplan's probing and even-handed account, the story of Joe Flom's firm illuminates an era in America business and society. "Caplan's inside insights are fascinating. It is as if we get not only one of L.A. Law's best episodes, but also a lot of what is usually left on the cutting-room floor." - Booklist 20210313061827PM 20210313061901PM 20210313061902PM 20210313061905PM 20210313061906PM 20210313061908PM 20210313061910PM 20210313061912PM 20210313061914PM 20210313061945PM 20210313061948PM 20210313061950PM 20210313061953PM 20210313061955PM 20210313061957PM 20210313061959PM 20210313062001PM 20210313062004PM 20210313062006PM 20210313062008PM 20210313062011PM 20210313062013PM 20210313062016PM 20210313062018PM 20210313062020PM 20210313062023PM 20210313062025PM 20210313062027PM 20210313062030PM 20210313062034PM 20210313062037PM 20210313062040PM 20210313062043PM 20210313062045PM 20210313062048PM 20210313062050PM 20210313062052PM 20210313062054PM 20210313062056PM 20210313062059PM 20210313062102PM 20210313062104PM 20210313062106PM 20210313062108PM 20210313062111PM 20210313062113PM 20210313062118PM 20210313062122PM 20210313062124PM 20210313062126PM 20210313062129PM 20210313062132PM 20210313062134PM 20210313062137PM 20210313062152PM 20210313062157PM 20210313062200PM 20210313062202PM 20210313062205PM 20210313062209PM 20210313062212PM 20210313062232PM 20210313062235PM 20210313062237PM 20210313062244PM 20210313062250PM 20210313062252PM 20210313062300PM 20210313062302PM 20210313062304PM 20210313062307PM 20210313062309PM 20210313062311PM 20210313062313PM 20210313062316PM 20210313062318PM 20210313062320PM 20210313062322PM 20210313062324PM 20210313062327PM 20210313062330PM 20210313062332PM 20210313062334PM 20210313062337PM 20210313062340PM 20210313062343PM 20210313062345PM 20210313062350PM 20210313062353PM 20210313062355PM 20210313062358PM 20210313062359PM 20210313062401PM 20210313062407PM 20210313062409PM 20210313062412PM 20210313062414PM 20210313062420PM 20210313062423PM 20210313062426PM 20210313062429PM 20210313062433PM 20210313062435PM 20210313062438PM 20210313062440PM 20210313062442PM 20210313062444PM 20210313062447PM 20210313062449PM 20210313062454PM 20210313062456PM 20210313062500PM 20210313062502PM 20210313062505PM 20210313062507PM 20210313062510PM 20210313062512PM 20210313062514PM 20210313062517PM 20210313062519PM 20210313062521PM 20210313062524PM 20210313062526PM 20210313062528PM 20210313062531PM 20210313062533PM 20210313062536PM 20210313062538PM 20210313062541PM 20210313062543PM 20210313062546PM 20210313062549PM 20210313062552PM 20210313062554PM 20210313062556PM 20210313062559PM 20210313062601PM 20210313062604PM 20210313062606PM 20210313062609PM 20210313062611PM 20210313062613PM 20210313062616PM 20210313062618PM 20210313062621PM 20210313062623PM 20210313062626PM 20210313062627PM 20210313062629PM 20210313062632PM 20210313062634PM 20210313062636PM 20210313062639PM 20210313062650PM 20210313062653PM 20210313062656PM 20210313062658PM 20210313062701PM 20210313062704PM 20210313062706PM 20210313062714PM 20210313062716PM 20210313062719PM 20210313062721PM 20210313062723PM 20210313062725PM 20210313062728PM 20210313062731PM 20210313062733PM 20210313062736PM 20210313062738PM 20210313062740PM 20210313062742PM 20210313062745PM 20210313062747PM 20210313062749PM 20210313062752PM 20210313062754PM 20210313062757PM 20210313062759PM 20210313062801PM 20210313062803PM

in This Unprecedented Look At The Culture Of American Lawyering, Lincoln Caplan Shows Us Skadden's Origins In The White-shoe Postwar Legal World And Its Rise To Preeminence In The Era Of Drexel Burnham Lambert - The Firm's Largest Client In The Eighties. Skadden Is Revealed As A Place That Prizes Opportunists But Which Also Created A $10 Million Program To Support Public-interest Lawyers. In Caplan's Probing And Even-handed Account, The Story Of Joe Flom's Firm Illuminates An Era In America Business And Society.

publishers Weekly

for Years Joseph Flom, The Hard-hitting Senior Partner Of The Manhattan Firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Dominated The World's Richest Law Firm With A Roster Of Prestigious International Clients. In This Revealing In-depth Study, Written With Skadden's ``sometimes'' Cooperation, Caplan ( An Open Adoption ) Traces The History Of Change Among Postwar Legal Firms Into Big Businesses Often As Money-and Power-centered As Their Clients, Specializing In Corporate Mergers, Acquisitions And Ruthless Takeovers. Abetted By The Relaxed Enforcement Of Antitrust Laws And By Deregulation From The 1970s To 1990, Skadden's More Than 1000 Lawyers, Organized On A Corporate Model, Made Merger Or Acquisition Deals Involving Dupont-conoco, U.s. Steel-marathon Oil, And Ge-rca, Among Others, Which The American Bar Association Criticized As Serving The Client's Interest Rather Than The Public's. Skadden, The Author Notes, Has Weathered The Recession With Fewer Partners And New Leadership. 30,000 First Printing; Author Tour. (nov.)

Joseph Flom is the senior and only surviving name partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.