Van Clinton Durrer II
Practices
* Alternative Dispute Resolution
* Antitrust
* Appellate Litigation and Legal Issues
* Asia
* Australia and New Zealand
* Banking and Institutional Investing
* Biological and Chemical Technology Diligence and Transactions
* Brazil
* Canada
* CFIUS
* China
* Class Action Litigation
* Climate Change
* Communications
* Consumer Financial Services Enforcement and Litigation
* Corporate
* Corporate Compliance Programs
* Corporate Finance
* Corporate Governance
* Corporate Restructuring
* Crisis Management
* Derivative Financial Products, Commodities and Futures
* Energy and Infrastructure Projects
* Energy Regulation and Litigation
* Environmental
* Environmental Litigation
* Europe
* European Union/International Competition
* Executive Compensation and Benefits
* Exempt and Nonprofit Organizations
* False Claims Act Defense
* Financial Institutions
* Financial Institutions Regulation and Enforcement
* Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Defense
* Franchise Law
* Gaming
* Government Contract Disputes
* Government Enforcement and White Collar Crime
* Health Care and Life Sciences
* Hong Kong Law
* India
* Information Technology and E-Commerce
* Insurance
* Intellectual Property and Technology
* International Law and Policy
* International Litigation and Arbitration
* International Tax
* International Trade
* Investment Management
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Labor and Employment Law
* Latin America
* Lease Financing
* Litigation
* Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation
* Media and Entertainment
* Mergers and Acquisitions
* Outsourcing
* Patent and Technology Litigation and Counseling
* Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Licensing
* Political Law
* Private Equity
* Private Equity Funds
* Pro Bono
* Public Policy
* Real Estate
* Real Estate Investment Trusts
* Russia and CIS
* Securities Enforcement and Compliance
* Securities Litigation
* Sports
* Structured Finance
* Tax
* Tax Controversy and Litigation
* Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising Litigation and Counseling
* Trusts and Estates
* UCC and Secured Transactions
* Utilities Mergers and Acquisitions
The Los Angeles office of Skadden, Arps represents many California-based Fortune 500 companies as well as other clients in California and from around the world in both large, highly publicized matters and midsized transactions.
The practice diversity within the Los Angeles office, when coupled with the firm's extraordinary breadth of experience, allows us to provide outstanding cost-effective legal counsel to a broad spectrum of clients across industries. Our clients include emerging companies, private equity funds, financial institutions, public corporations and private companies. In addition to our strong corporate and litigation departments, our attorneys focus on banking and institutional investing, corporate restructuring, executive compensation and benefits, labor and employment law, real estate and tax.
Why Skadden Los Angeles?
* Represents entertainment companies in matters such as Disney's acquisition of Pixar, DreamWorks sale to Paramount and Activision's $18.9 billion merger with Vivendi Games;
* Lead trial counsel for high-stakes cases on behalf of MGA Entertainment (Barbie v. Bratz) and Freedom Communications;
* Acts as counsel in the development of an office tower on top of the historic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, part of the area's complete redevelopment;
* Lead counsel in two of the three criminal stock-option backdating cases to go to trial;
* Represents a variety of REITs in a range matters including the $1.6 billion IPO on behalf of Douglas Emmett, Inc., the largest-ever REIT IPO at the time;
* Acts as special counsel to Chapter 7 Trustee for California-based IndyMac Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for the largest savings and loan in Los Angeles; and
* Handles domestic and international transactions representing a wide range of financial institutions, including Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs & Co. and BNP Paribas.
Our practice groups and attorneys in Los Angeles are consistently recognized as leaders in the legal profession by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Lawyers in our office have received additional accolades including "Attorneys of the Year" by California Lawyer magazine and as "Top 100" and "Top 20 Under 40" lawyers in California by the Daily Journal. Please click here to view current accolades.
Skadden Los Angeles is also proud to be a part of the philanthropic and civic life of greater Los Angeles through our participation in legal aid, educational, artistic and public service organizations. We regularly partner with these organizations to provide advice to pro bono clients on various issues, advise on non-profit governance matters, and serve as officers or directors of community and legal organizations as well as government commissions.
Van C Durrer II
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 S Grand Ave - 34th Floor
Los Angeles CA 90071-3144
Tel: 213 687-5200
Fax: 213 621-5200
E-mail: vdurrer@skadden.com
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