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  • Name
    Eileen Nugent
  • Position
    Of Counsel
  • Practice
    Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Location
    New York
  • Law School
    Brooklyn Law School
  • Brief Biography

    Widely recognized as one of the world's leading M&A attorneys, Eileen helped us become the first law firm to advise on more than $1 trillion worth of deals in a single year. At Skadden, Eileen shares her knowledge and experience one on one, mentoring countless associates as they work together on their field's most challenging and groundbreaking transactions. She has also passed on the insight gained from her award-winning work in Negotiated Acquisitions of Companies, Subsidiaries and Divisions, a treatise studied in classrooms across the country, and as an adjunct professor, at the University of Virginia School of Law and Cornell Law School.

  • Explore Eileen's Desktop
  • M&A Treatise
    For many associates, reading Eileen's treatise, Negotiated Acquisitions, brings back memories from their law school days — good ones, hopefully.
  • Client Memoir

    Eileen represented Donna Karan in the sale of her company to the French multinational LVMH. If you want to skip straight to her memories of Eileen, start on page 275.

  • Deal Toy
    Eileen collects "deal toys" from her transactions. She received this miniature plunger, perhaps her oddest toy, when she closed two deals for American Standard.
Total value of deals closed 2015-2016
$42B
Total years as New York Office Leader and Global Co-head of transactions
8+
Deal toys in office
93
Eileen Nugent
Meet Eileen
  • Name
    Boris Bershteyn
  • Position
    Partner, Complex Litigation and Trials; Antitrust/Competition
  • Location
    New York
  • Law School
    Yale
  • About Boris
    Boris served as a senior attorney in the Obama White House, but he grew up far from Pennsylvania Avenue, in the former Soviet Union, where a legal career would not have been a realistic option. He came to the United States at age 12 and gravitated toward activities — like the high school newspaper and debate team — that would improve his English; these, in turn, sparked an interest in the law. In addition to several senior positions at the White House and Office of Management and Budget during the Obama administration, Boris’ résumé includes clerkships for the U.S. Supreme Court (Justice David Souter) and Second Circuit (Judge José Cabranes). He now works on a range of complex matters before appellate and trial courts and has particularly extensive experience in antitrust class actions and government investigations. He also is deeply involved in several policy organizations and nonprofit boards. Despite his busy schedule, Boris is known by the associates he mentors for his humble nature and approachability. 
  • Explore Boris' Desktop
  • White House Letter
    Amid shelves of binders for his ongoing cases, a framed memo from President Obama appointing Boris to be the acting “regulatory czar” (officially, acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) hangs on his wall.  
  • Amicus Brief
    Boris served as counsel of record for this U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief supporting challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage. Having a say in one of the defining civil rights issues of our time was deeply rewarding for Boris and the team of associates who worked on the brief. 
  • Russian Book
    Between antitrust treatises, Boris recently made time to reread — in Russian — The Master and Margarita, a 20th century classic. 
Senior positions at the White House
4
high-profile Amicus appeals briefs filed since joining Skadden
11
Significant antitrust class actions on Boris’ plate today
7
Meet Boris
  • Name
    Lance Etcheverry
  • Position
    Partner
  • Practice
    Litigation
  • Location
    Los Angeles & Asia Pacific
  • Law School
    Berkeley
  • Brief Biography
    As a shortstop for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack, Lance envisioned a life on the road — preferably with the San Francisco Giants. After a broken wrist forced him to reconsider his career plans, he decided to attend law school. A leader of Skadden’s litigation and arbitration practice for Asia-based clients and their U.S. subsidiaries, Lance has successfully defended clients against claims totaling more than $500 billion. He splits his time between our Los Angeles and Asia Pacific offices, racking up more frequent flyer miles than he'd ever imagined back in college.
  • Explore Lance's Desktop
  • Foreign Currency

    One of Lance's tricks for frequent, last-minute travel: Carry a mix of foreign currency in your pocket for any necessities you may need to buy, no matter where you land.

  • Passports
    If having a passport overflowing with stamps and visas is a sign of a frequent traveler, what does it say about Lance that he has two?
  • Client Business Cards
    When he's on the road, Lance's clients are his family. Lance has a very big family.
countries where clients have been represented
20+
miles flown in 2016
230K
visas in his passport(s)
9
Lance Etcheverry
Meet Lance

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  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • United Kingdom