Lawyer Limelight: Rachel Skaistis
Photo by Laura Barisonzi. The path to becoming a top investigations lawyer – one of the hottest practices on the planet right now – typically involves years as a federal prosecutor and then a move to...
View ArticleLawyer Limelight: Lary Stromfeld
Photo by Dave Cross. Lary Stromfeld has always been drawn to big challenges, whether it’s setting standards for the global financial markets or feeding 1.4 million hungry New Yorkers. Shortly after he...
View ArticleLawyer Limelight: Lauren Angelilli
Photo by Laura Barisonzi. Handling the tax side of corporate deals is especially demanding at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where the firm’s sophisticated client base engages in a nonstop string of...
View ArticleLawdragon 500: The Legends of 2019
It’s no wonder that each year we struggle to find the right words to describe the astounding group of advocates who earn recognition as the Lawdragon Legends – the most elite of the nation’s elite...
View ArticleLawyer Limelight: Lee Weinberg
Success in the law typically follows when a chosen practice aligns seamlessly with a lawyer’s personality and interests. Such is the case with Lee Weinberg, whose entrepreneurial spirit and experiences...
View ArticleLawyer Limelight: Ryan Dzierniejko
Photo by Jay Gunning / Owl Bridge Media. Companies often hire Skadden not to implement an obvious or preset course for growth and financing, but to tap into the firm’s creative talent for crafting the...
View ArticleThe 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
We have never published a Lawdragon 500 guide at a moment of greater uncertainty. Courts are closed, the engine of commerce is hanging on a frazzling thread, and lives are in the balance throughout...
View ArticleThe Lawdragon 500 Legends of 2020
Photo of Sherrilyn Ifill by Greg Endries. Putting together our 15-year anniversary issue has been a rewarding task during these strange and unsettling times. Among the more enjoyable parts has been...
View ArticleLawyer Limelight: Christine Varney
Google. Facebook. Apple. So few companies. Such vast power. That’s the age we’re living in, and no one understands the competitive markets of those companies and so many others quite like Cravath’s...
View ArticleThe 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
We are proud to introduce the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. These are the plaintiffs’ lawyers and voting rights advocates, litigators and dealmakers who have joined arm in arm to turn...
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