Class Action Litigation

The Class Action Group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and affiliates (“Skadden, Arps” or “Skadden”) routinely defends the most significant class actions for a geographically and commercially diverse, international client base. In recent years, we have represented major insurers, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and financial services companies on a broad range of class actions, including those alleging antitrust, consumer financial services, employment, mass torts/products liability, consumer fraud and securities law claims. We have handled some of the most highly visible class actions in the country, including representing the underwriters in the WorldCom bondholder litigation, and major actions for clients such as Anheuser-Busch, Bank of America, Cendant Corporation, Citigroup, Farmers Insurance, Intel Corp., JPMorgan Chase, McKesson Corporation, Merrill Lynch, Pacific Life, Pfizer, Praecis Pharmaceuticals, Sprint, State Farm, Sunbeam Corporation and Verizon.