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Our Platform22 | 50+ | 4Skadden's global platform connects attorneys in 50-plus practices across 22 offices on four continents. The range of people and capabilities you’ll encounter through your work here will shape your career, providing opportunities to leverage our collective knowledge for your own growth.
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Headline-Making Matters50% of Fortune 250With Skadden representing 50% of the Fortune 250, the matters you handle — ones that earn headlines, move markets and shape the law — will accelerate your development. Our training programs are designed to give you the skills, support and mentorship you need to work on our clients’ most complex challenges.
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Diversity Champions7 years | 100% | CEIAs demonstrated by our consistently perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, our diversity is intertwined with our success. We know that a wide spectrum of perspectives, experiences and ideas makes us better. We want you to flourish here because of your unique imprint, not in spite of it.
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Making an Impact165,387 pro bono hoursWe believe in giving back, and we want attorneys who have a passion for making a positive impact in the lives of others — last year, our attorneys contributed more than 165,000 pro bono hours in support of our communities, and over the past seven years, they have contributed more than 1 million. When it comes to public service, we have two questions: How would you like to give back and what can we do to make it happen?
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Career OptionsLimitlessWhile many of our attorneys spend their entire careers here, Skadden has served as a springboard for judges, professors, CEOs, general counsel, bankers, journalists, authors, prosecutors and senior members of federal agencies.
The experience gained and impact made at Skadden will create ripple effects that will last your entire career. Let's begin to carve your path.
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NameAlex Smith
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PositionAssociate
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PracticeCorporate
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LocationSao Paulo
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Law SchoolVanderbilt
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Brief Biography
A number of factors led Alex to Skadden, including the firm's reputation, the opportunity to do high-level work on major matters and the impressive mix of attorneys he worked with as a summer associate. A veteran of two tours with the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, he also looked forward to the chance to connect with other former service members through SkadVets, one of the New York office's seven affinity networks. In his first six months at Skadden, the firm has more than lived up to his expectations: He has worked with impressive attorneys from a wide range of practices on several major transactions — including two cross-border acquisitions and a complex domestic subsidiary carve-out — and joined the SkadVets contingent for several events, including a captain’s breakfast aboard the USS Iwo Jima, which was docked in New York City over Veterans Day weekend.
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Field Notebook
When he’s having a tough day, Alex turns to the book of notes he kept in Afghanistan to remind himself that he’s overcome even more difficult challenges in the past.
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USO Coin
The USO gave him this coin for supporting its charitable mission. He keeps it as a reminder to continue giving back through the firm’s pro bono program.
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Money Clip
The night before he left for West Point, Alex found his grandfather’s money clip tucked under his pillow, a gift from his grandmother. He's carried it with him ever since.
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NameCreighton Davis
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PositionAssociate
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PracticeMergers & Acquisitions
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LocationNew York
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Law SchoolNYU
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Brief Biography
Motivated by a desire to make a difference, Creighton joined Teach For America as a middle school teacher in the Bronx for four years before attending law school. That same drive to positively impact the lives of others led him to Skadden, where pro bono service is central to our culture.
As a Skadden 1L Scholar, summer associate and, now, first-year associate, Creighton has considered himself the student, with mentors along the way — including the firm's co-head of global transactions — who are invested in his success. While working on such transactions as a buy-side auction, a cross-border merger of equals and a defense to a proxy consent solicitation, he has had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the top attorneys in his field. The former teacher will no doubt pay it forward in the years to come. - Explore Creighton's Desktop
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt MedalAt NYU Law School, Creighton's service as the chair of the Black Law Students Association and founder of the Cuban Legal Studies Group earned him the Arthur T. Vanderbilt Medal for community service. In 2016, Creighton organized a trip by CSLG to Cuba — one of the first formal visits by American law students following its renewal of diplomatic ties with the U.S.
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Appreciation Plaque
Creighton’s students presented him with this plaque when he departed for law school. True to the promise he made at the time, he proudly displays it in his office.
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CAMERA AND SAXOPHONE REEDDiving into photography or saxophone helps Creighton stay happy and balanced — and occasionally fills Skadden's 35th floor with a smooth tune.
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NameCaroline Van Zile
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PositionAssociate
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PracticeLitigation
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Office LocationWashington, D.C.
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Law SchoolYale
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Brief Biography
After graduating from law school, Caroline clerked for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. As a Skadden associate, she has defended a client in a False Claims Act appeal with millions of dollars on the line, handled briefing in a hotly contested criminal insider trading case, and helped media companies secure a victory in front of the FCC that protected their intellectual property and the safety of substantial advertising revenue. Still, when asked about the standout moment of her legal career, Caroline brings up a recent pro bono housing case, in which she helped a D.C.-area family of four stay in their apartment and forced the landlord to bring the unit into compliance with D.C.'s housing and safety code.
Skadden offers Caroline the opportunity to work with leaders in her field on high-stakes litigation while also representing people and communities in need of support. For Caroline, making a difference isn’t just a future aspiration; it’s one of the reasons she’s here. - Explore Caroline's Desktop
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SCOTUS 2014 OrnamentAt the annual Supreme Court holiday party, Caroline enjoyed a round of caroling from the justices and received this ornament in the shape of the Supreme Court building.
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Presidential M&M BOX
Following a breakfast in the West Wing, Caroline and her fellow Supreme Court clerks received a parting gift of M&Ms in boxes customized with a presidential seal.
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Colorful PensCaroline has developed a meticulous system of color-coordinated annotation for her work that allows her to stay organized across a variety of projects, including the time she was briefing a D.C. Circuit appeal, working on a D.C. district court tax case, drafting a complaint in a potential D.C. district court regulatory litigation, and working on her pro bono housing case all at the same time. To keep all the tasks and deadlines straight, she color-coded each case and wrote out day-by-day to-do lists in her organizer.
