Supreme Court and appellate partner Parker Rider-Longmaid was featured in Bloomberg Law’s They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40.
A Q&A highlighted Skadden’s recent Supreme Court wins, including in Reed v. Goertz, in which the firm’s briefing and Mr. Rider-Longmaid’s oral argument convinced the court that a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 suit seeking DNA testing of crime-scene evidence was timely — a decision that kept the courthouse doors open for inmates with innocence claims seeking DNA testing and laid the legal foundation for the Court’s subsequent ruling in Gutierrez v. Saenz.
He also helped lead Supreme Court briefing and strategy and second-chaired oral argument in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund Ltd., in which the Court held 6-3 that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 does not contain an implied private right of action for violations of the ICA — a significant win for the registered fund industry.
In discussing how he defines success, Mr. Rider-Longmaid said, “Success in my practice means working relentlessly to achieve the best possible outcomes for all clients, both paying and pro bono.” He added that “success is thinking strategically to present the most compelling arguments in the most persuasive way,” and that it also means “advising clients the whole way through and helping them understand the strengths and weaknesses of the position and the law more broadly.”
On his approach to leading and mentoring junior attorneys, Mr. Rider-Longmaid explained that his leadership style could be described as “leading by example, teaching, and inspiring.” He noted that he spends many hours each week working with more junior attorneys on every aspect of the appellate craft, from big-picture thinking to precise word choice, and helps the attorneys he mentors lead and argue their own appeals.
Read the article: “The 40 Under 40 — Parker Rider-Longmaid of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom,” Bloomberg Law, August 2026.