Statement of Practice

General Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust; Appellate Litigation and Legal Issues; Banking and Institutional Investing; Communications; Complex Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation; Consumer Financial Services Enforcement and Litigation; Corporate; Corporate Compliance Programs; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Restructuring; Derivative Financial Products, Commodities and Futures; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Energy Project Finance and Development; Energy Regulatory; Environmental; Environmental Litigation; European Union/International Competition; Financial Institutions; Financial Services ; Franchise Law; Gaming; Government Contract Disputes; Government Enforcement Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Enforcement and Litigation; Health Care Fraud and Abuse; Information Technology and E-Commerce; Insurance; Intellectual Property and Technology; International Arbitration; International Law and Policy; International Tax; International Trade; Investment Management; Labor and Employment; Lease Financing; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Outsourcing; Patent and Technology Litigation and Counseling; Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Licensing; Political Law; Private Equity; Private Investment Funds; Privatizations; Products Liability; Public Policy; Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Securities Enforcement and Compliance; Securities Litigation; Sports; Structured Finance; Tax; Tax Controversy and Litigation; Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising Litigation and Counseling; Trusts and Estates; Uniformed Commercial Code and Secured Transactions; Utilities Mergers and Acquisitions; White Collar Crime.

Address

One Rodney Square P.O. Box 636
Wilmington, DE 19899, (New Castle Co.)

Phone

Phone: 302-651-3000
Fax: 302-651-3001

Website

http://www.skadden.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For biographical data on other personnel, see firm's other Professional Biographies)

PARTNERS

Edward P. Welch (Partner) born Columbus, OH, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Delaware; 1982, New York. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1972); Villanova University (J.D., 1976). Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk, Chancellor William Marvel, Delaware Court of Chancery (1976-1977).

Thomas J. Allingham, II (Partner) born New London, CT, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Delaware. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1977).

Anthony W. Clark (Partner) born Fort Sill, OK, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Pennsylvania; 1982, Delaware. Education: State University of New York at Cortland (B.A., 1973); Temple University (J.D., 1979). Law Clerk, Hon. Joseph J. Longobardi, Hon. Robert C. O'Hara, Superior Court of Delaware (1979-1980), Hon. John J. McNeilly, Supreme Court of Delaware (1980-1981).

Robert B. Pincus (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1984, Delaware. Education: College of William & Mary (B.B.A., 1977); American University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1983).

Karen L. Valihura (Partner) born Greensburg, PA, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1989, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa.

Gregg M. Galardi (Partner) born Orange, NJ, 1957; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1975; M.A., 1986; Ph.D., 1990; J.D., 1990). Special Projects Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1988-1990.

Mark S. Chehi (Partner) born Bethlehem, PA, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Delaware; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1992, Pennsylvania. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1980); University of Chicago (J.D., 1990).

Robert S. Saunders (Partner) born Philadelphia, PA, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Delaware. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, with high honors in Philosophy, 1987); University of Virginia (J.D., 1991).

Eric M. Davis (Partner) born Midland, MI, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1997, Delaware. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1985); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1992).

Allison L. Land (Partner) born Atlantic City, NJ, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Delaware. Education: Lehigh University (B.S., Accounting, 1988); Ohio State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1992).

Paul J. Lockwood (Partner) born Brooklyn, NY, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Delaware. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1990); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., summa cum laude, 1994).

Edward B. Micheletti (Partner) born Short Hills, NJ, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey; 1999, Delaware and New York. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1993); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Valedictorian. Editor-in-Chief, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (Law Review).

Jennifer C. Voss (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Delaware. Education: Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., 1995); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Jennifer C. Voss

Steven J. Daniels (Partner) born New York, NY, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware. Education: Queen's College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1992); Columbia University (J.D., 1995).

OF COUNSEL

Rodman Ward, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Wilmington, DE, 1934; admitted to bar, 1959, District of Columbia and Delaware. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1959).

COUNSEL

Stephen D. Dargitz (Counsel) born Mbandaka, Congo, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and Delaware. Education: Butler University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1988); Yale University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stephen D. Dargitz

Robert A. Weber (Counsel) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1994, District of Columbia; 1997, West Virginia; 2000, Delaware. Education: West Virginia University (B.A., 1988); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring.

SPECIAL COUNSEL

Randolph K. Herndon (Special Counsel) born New London, CT, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Delaware. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology; Duke University (B.A., 1975; J.D., with distinction, 1980). Law Clerk, Hon. James L. Latchum, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court of Delaware (1981-1983).

Faiz Ahmad (Associate) born November 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1998); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Faiz Ahmad

Megan Bombick (Associate) born 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: West Chester University (B.A., 2005); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Megan Bombick

Ronald N. Brown, III (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware; 2007, Pennsylvania. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2000); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2006).Email: Ronald N. Brown, III

Andrew J. Carriker (Associate) born 1969; (Admission pending). Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., 1991); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Andrew J. Carriker

Christopher S. Chow (Associate) born Arcadia, CA, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Massachusetts; 2002, Delaware. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1995); University of Chicago (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring.Email: Christopher S. Chow

Laura S. Clare (Associate) born Salem, MA, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, Delaware. Education: Fordham University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Villanova University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation.

Todd V. Clark (Associate) born July 23, 1969; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., Journalism, 1991); Widener University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation.Email: Todd V. Clark

Megan E. Cleghorn (Associate) born Trenton, NJ, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania; 2000, New Jersey; 2001, Delaware. Education: Duquesne University (B.S., 1991; J.D., 1998). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Reorganization; Creditors Rights.

David S. Conway (Associate) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Delaware; 2000, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Finance, 1991); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: David S. Conway

Nicole A. DiSalvo (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware and District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1999); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2004). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Nicole A. DiSalvo

Ian S. Fredericks (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania; 2004, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, Delaware, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., 1999); Temple University (J.D., cum laude, 2003); St. John's University (LL.M., Bankruptcy, 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Ian S. Fredericks

Neal Heble (Associate) born February 28, 1977; (Admission pending). Education: Temple University (B.A., 2006); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.Email: Neal Heble

Douglas D. Herrmann (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998); Syracuse University (J.D., 2005).Email: Douglas D. Herrmann

Amy C. Huffman (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware. Education: Ursinus College (B.A., 1998); Widener University (J.D., 2007).Email: Amy C. Huffman

Janice A. Johnson (Associate) born Miami, FL, 1977; (Admission pending). Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1997); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Janice A. Johnson

Jennifer A. Karpe (Associate) born Vincennes, IN, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 2001); University of Alabama (M.A., 2005); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2008). Member: Delaware State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Jennifer A. Karpe

Timothy S. Kearns (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: Iowa State University (B.A., 2003); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 2006).Email: Timothy S. Kearns

Brian D. King (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Delaware. Education: Bucknell University (B.S.B.A., Accounting, 2004); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2007).Email: Brian D. King

Danielle K. Kuzminski (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1995); Widener University (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation.Email: Danielle K. Kuzminski

Kimberly A. LaMaina (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, New Jersey and Pennsylvania; 2004, Delaware. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1998); Temple University (J.D., 2001).

Jason P. Nance (Associate) born 1972; admitted to bar, 2006, Delaware. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1996); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Litigation.Email: Jason P. Nance

Jenness E. Parker (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Delaware and Illinois. Education: Central College (B.A., 2000); University of Iowa (J.D., 2004).Email: Jenness E. Parker

Kristhy M. Peguero (Associate) born 1980; (Admission pending). Education: University of Miami (B.A., 2002); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2006).Email: Kristhy M. Peguero

Sarah E. Pierce (Associate) born 1979; (Admission pending). Education: Widener University (B.A., 2001); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Sarah E. Pierce

Alyssa M. Schwartz (Associate) born Livingston, NJ, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Delaware and U.S. District Court, District of Delaware. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1999); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002).

Stephen S. Sypherd (Associate) born March 3, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1999); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.).Email: Stephen S. Sypherd

William J. Ulrich (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, Delaware. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 2002); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007).Email: William J. Ulrich

Richard Hunter West (Associate) born 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Delaware). Education: Yale University (B.A., 1997); College of William & Mary (J.D, 2000).Email: Richard Hunter West

Davis L. Wright (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Delaware; 2003, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Education: Millersville University (B.S.B.A., 1999); Villanova University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Corporate Restructuring.Email: Davis L. Wright