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does anyone else think that this article is a bit too long? some of the information is rather irrelevant. Kiwidude 07:17, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know what type of gaming this page is talking about? See Gaming for more specific types. I'm guessing this is most likely Gambling or Games of chance. --Ash211 18:05, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
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Nice whitewash, given that there is not a single mention of any of the multitude of unethical practices cited in Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire by Lincoln Caplan -- Davidkevin ( talk) 04:22, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
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Up until a week ago this article’s lede sentence began Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (often shortened to Skadden Arps; Skadden; or SASM&F), founded in 1948,
.... On February 23,
User:Störm removed the other names and left it as “commonly known as Skadden Arps”. No reference or reason was given. I believe this was an error, and a search will show that the firm name is is generally shortened to “Skadden”. Our article here has always said “Skadden” and still does. A search of sources finds that most sources, including the New York Times and the Washington Post (the “papers of record”), use “Skadden” -
Washington Post,
The New York Times,
Bloomberg,
NBC News,
Financial Times,
ABA Journal,
law.com - although a few do use “Skadden Arps”. The clincher is that the law firm itself consistently uses “Skadden” as its short form. The logo says Skadden, as you can see on this very article. The website is at www.skadden.com. And in talking about itself at that website, it consistently calls itself Skadden:
overview,
News and Rankings,
Diversity and Inclusion,
pro bono,
Professionals,
Latest from Skadden. I propose to change the lede to “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (commonly shortened to Skadden, sometimes Skadden Arps), founded in 1948,”
. --
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The result of the move request was: not moved to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 10:21, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom → Skadden Arps – Per WP:COMMONNAME, and as raised in talk threads for the article. I believe the proportion of reliable, third party sources that use the full name is very, very small. I recognize that many other law firm articles similarly use the full legal name in apparent contradiction to WP:COMMONNAME (which unfortunately drives page moves whenever named partners are added/removed) but I am requesting this move as a test case; if consensus is to move this one I will request moves for the other ones as well. Opinion was previously solicited at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Law, and no response was recieved. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 04:14, 23 February 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. Xain36 { talk} 08:02, 2 March 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. SITH (talk) 13:09, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
this wikipedia article has no relevance without this information being included, they are just another firm — Preceding
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Skadden – Renom, but with corrected target this time. Per
WP:COMMONNAME, and as raised in talk threads for the article. I believe the proportion of reliable, third party sources that use the full name is very, very small. I recognize that many other law firm articles similarly use the full legal name in apparent contradiction to
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Skadden is a large firm that, as a result of it's size has been involved with many clients and issues over the years. Wouldn't it be informative to add some of the concerning issues they have been involved with to the public domain? This page as it is, is just a promotion page that lists the years in business, notable accomplishments and notable people. That could just be their website - which isn't what Wikipedia is supposed to be for.
These were just in the past 12 months. I am not suggesting that the firm deserves a bad rap, but I am suggesting that this forum isn't for just the issues most companies want to promote their businesses with. Fairlysimple ( talk) 23:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
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2020 - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has paid $11 million or more to avoid a lawsuit by a former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia V. Tymoshenko, who blamed the firm for aiding in her political persecution. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/us/politics/skadden-ukraine-settlement-tymoshenko.html?fbclid=IwAR2ApH9xXQ6mfD2jeFTmPmc18ZW71j9JLJ00iJlnGAH4rFZ8tJcq_Upmfm4 Alexkillern1 ( talk) 11:13, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
I have now replaced the "Timeline" section with a text "History" section. -- MelanieN ( talk) 00:10, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
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Skadden's New York headquarters changed in March 2020 from 4 Times Square to One Manhattan West, New York, NY 10001-8602 [1].
As of January 2020, Skadden has 349 partners [2].
Gregory B. Craig no longer works at Skadden and should be part of the Notable Alumni section [3] or [4] LakersFan5 ( talk) 15:43, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
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Is ECP still required? Firm is not in the news quite so much any more. Awbfiend ( talk) 01:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom per nom. No such user ( talk) 08:59, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
Skadden → Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom – Harmonize with most other law firm articles' titles, where the full name is used. White Whirlwind 01:17, 7 September 2021 (UTC)— Relisting. Havelock Jones ( talk) 16:43, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
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The "Ukraine Work" section should be moved down to "Other Work", if not omitted entirely. It is disproportionately prominent on a Wikipedia page this short and currently displayed in the wrong section.
The description duplicates information that is noted in the second paragraph under “History.” While it’s important info about Skadden, it is not a description of the firm, like other law firm pages are (See, White & Case or Cravath, Swaine & Moore).
Shoule be removed from the first section: “Skadden has a history of representing clients with ties to the Vladimir Putin regime in Russia, such as Alfa Bank and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The firm helped Viktor F. Yanukovych, the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine who was ousted in Euromaidan, produce a report justifying the imprisonment of his pro-European rival Yulia V. Tymoshenko. In 2020, the firm paid a $4.6 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Justice for lobbying in the U.S. on behalf of a Russia-aligned Ukrainian government without disclosing so.” Hikix25 ( talk) 14:38, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
How many pages repeat the same information? Again, that info is listed two paragraphs down. Why have it on top and in the history? It’s not a description of the firm. It’s not being removed from the page altogether. Hikix25 ( talk) 15:12, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
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Completely remove introductory paragraph reading: Skadden has a history of representing clients with ties to the Vladimir Putin regime in Russia, such as Alfa Bank and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The firm helped Viktor F. Yanukovych, the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine who was ousted in Euromaidan, produce a report justifying the imprisonment of his pro-European rival Yulia V. Tymoshenko. In 2020, the firm paid a $4.6 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Justice for lobbying in the U.S. on behalf of a Russia-aligned Ukrainian government without disclosing so.
Current page editing restrictions intended to prevent vandalism are having the effect of protecting vandalism. This is clearly politicized propaganda and fake news. Skadden Arps disavowed the work of one rogue attorney a decade ago and has paid a hefty price for his misdeeds. Even Skadden partners disapproved of the work at the time. Skadden Arps recently effectively shut down its office in Moscow, one of the first U.S. firms to do so, and has contributed to helping Ukraine in a variety of ways. Standwithukraina ( talk) 03:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
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The Russian clients look over-represented in the introduction, which does seem unbalanced. The aspect has a section for details, a briefer synopsis of which should be part of the introduction. Lindenfall ( talk) 23:49, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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For nearly three quarters of a century, Skadden has been involved in many of the most important legal matters in the world, but over the last 3 weeks, Snooganssnoogans has systematically vandalized this page to reduce mentions of its public interest and philanthropic work and make nearly the entire history section about the firm's extremely limited involvement with Russia and Ukraine. Snooganssnoogans makes speculative accusations like "Tymoshenko made plans to sue." That content is not encyclopedic and it makes no sense to frame the history of a global law firm in the context of a single decade-old matter that almost everyone at the firm disapproved of at the time. Every major law firm is involved in countless controversial matters every day. Controversy is often the reason parties hire law firms. All edits made by Snooganssnoogans should be undone and they should be prohibited from vandalizing any wikipedia pages in the future. Standwithukraina ( talk) 22:53, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
I'd just like to say that I think the edits by User:Snooganssnoogans improved the article. I certainly support their trimming of the material about the foundation, because it was 1) WP:PUFFERY and 2) sourced only to the company itself. As for the Russia material, it could be trimmed (and in fact Snoogans did some trimming) but it needs to be there simply because that is what sources are writing about. -- MelanieN ( talk) 23:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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add Eliot Spitzer (former Governor of New York) to notable alumni. Astigmatismsurvivor ( talk) 14:32, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Much of the detail provided here about the firm's history references Skadden's own website as a source (see: https://www.skadden.com/about/overview). Given the notability of this firm and the abundance of high-quality references, I would respectfully suggest that a serious effort is made to overhaul this section using better citations. Volcom95 ( talk) 18:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Skadden has done significant work for Purdue Pharma, makers of Oxycontin. This includes work on its bankruptcy, which was reversed by the Supreme Court in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. and representing Purdue in opioid litigation around the country, as well as in its plea deal with the Department of Justice. [1] [2] [3]
Should this be included in the "other work" section?
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does anyone else think that this article is a bit too long? some of the information is rather irrelevant. Kiwidude 07:17, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know what type of gaming this page is talking about? See Gaming for more specific types. I'm guessing this is most likely Gambling or Games of chance. --Ash211 18:05, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
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Nice whitewash, given that there is not a single mention of any of the multitude of unethical practices cited in Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire by Lincoln Caplan -- Davidkevin ( talk) 04:22, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
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Up until a week ago this article’s lede sentence began Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (often shortened to Skadden Arps; Skadden; or SASM&F), founded in 1948,
.... On February 23,
User:Störm removed the other names and left it as “commonly known as Skadden Arps”. No reference or reason was given. I believe this was an error, and a search will show that the firm name is is generally shortened to “Skadden”. Our article here has always said “Skadden” and still does. A search of sources finds that most sources, including the New York Times and the Washington Post (the “papers of record”), use “Skadden” -
Washington Post,
The New York Times,
Bloomberg,
NBC News,
Financial Times,
ABA Journal,
law.com - although a few do use “Skadden Arps”. The clincher is that the law firm itself consistently uses “Skadden” as its short form. The logo says Skadden, as you can see on this very article. The website is at www.skadden.com. And in talking about itself at that website, it consistently calls itself Skadden:
overview,
News and Rankings,
Diversity and Inclusion,
pro bono,
Professionals,
Latest from Skadden. I propose to change the lede to “Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (commonly shortened to Skadden, sometimes Skadden Arps), founded in 1948,”
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The result of the move request was: not moved to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasu よ! 10:21, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom → Skadden Arps – Per WP:COMMONNAME, and as raised in talk threads for the article. I believe the proportion of reliable, third party sources that use the full name is very, very small. I recognize that many other law firm articles similarly use the full legal name in apparent contradiction to WP:COMMONNAME (which unfortunately drives page moves whenever named partners are added/removed) but I am requesting this move as a test case; if consensus is to move this one I will request moves for the other ones as well. Opinion was previously solicited at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Law, and no response was recieved. UnitedStatesian ( talk) 04:14, 23 February 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. Xain36 { talk} 08:02, 2 March 2019 (UTC) --Relisting. SITH (talk) 13:09, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
this wikipedia article has no relevance without this information being included, they are just another firm — Preceding
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Skadden – Renom, but with corrected target this time. Per
WP:COMMONNAME, and as raised in talk threads for the article. I believe the proportion of reliable, third party sources that use the full name is very, very small. I recognize that many other law firm articles similarly use the full legal name in apparent contradiction to
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Skadden is a large firm that, as a result of it's size has been involved with many clients and issues over the years. Wouldn't it be informative to add some of the concerning issues they have been involved with to the public domain? This page as it is, is just a promotion page that lists the years in business, notable accomplishments and notable people. That could just be their website - which isn't what Wikipedia is supposed to be for.
These were just in the past 12 months. I am not suggesting that the firm deserves a bad rap, but I am suggesting that this forum isn't for just the issues most companies want to promote their businesses with. Fairlysimple ( talk) 23:04, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
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2020 - Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has paid $11 million or more to avoid a lawsuit by a former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia V. Tymoshenko, who blamed the firm for aiding in her political persecution. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/us/politics/skadden-ukraine-settlement-tymoshenko.html?fbclid=IwAR2ApH9xXQ6mfD2jeFTmPmc18ZW71j9JLJ00iJlnGAH4rFZ8tJcq_Upmfm4 Alexkillern1 ( talk) 11:13, 11 May 2020 (UTC)
I have now replaced the "Timeline" section with a text "History" section. -- MelanieN ( talk) 00:10, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
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Skadden's New York headquarters changed in March 2020 from 4 Times Square to One Manhattan West, New York, NY 10001-8602 [1].
As of January 2020, Skadden has 349 partners [2].
Gregory B. Craig no longer works at Skadden and should be part of the Notable Alumni section [3] or [4] LakersFan5 ( talk) 15:43, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
References
Is ECP still required? Firm is not in the news quite so much any more. Awbfiend ( talk) 01:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom per nom. No such user ( talk) 08:59, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
Skadden → Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom – Harmonize with most other law firm articles' titles, where the full name is used. White Whirlwind 01:17, 7 September 2021 (UTC)— Relisting. Havelock Jones ( talk) 16:43, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
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The "Ukraine Work" section should be moved down to "Other Work", if not omitted entirely. It is disproportionately prominent on a Wikipedia page this short and currently displayed in the wrong section.
The description duplicates information that is noted in the second paragraph under “History.” While it’s important info about Skadden, it is not a description of the firm, like other law firm pages are (See, White & Case or Cravath, Swaine & Moore).
Shoule be removed from the first section: “Skadden has a history of representing clients with ties to the Vladimir Putin regime in Russia, such as Alfa Bank and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The firm helped Viktor F. Yanukovych, the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine who was ousted in Euromaidan, produce a report justifying the imprisonment of his pro-European rival Yulia V. Tymoshenko. In 2020, the firm paid a $4.6 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Justice for lobbying in the U.S. on behalf of a Russia-aligned Ukrainian government without disclosing so.” Hikix25 ( talk) 14:38, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
How many pages repeat the same information? Again, that info is listed two paragraphs down. Why have it on top and in the history? It’s not a description of the firm. It’s not being removed from the page altogether. Hikix25 ( talk) 15:12, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
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Completely remove introductory paragraph reading: Skadden has a history of representing clients with ties to the Vladimir Putin regime in Russia, such as Alfa Bank and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. The firm helped Viktor F. Yanukovych, the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine who was ousted in Euromaidan, produce a report justifying the imprisonment of his pro-European rival Yulia V. Tymoshenko. In 2020, the firm paid a $4.6 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Justice for lobbying in the U.S. on behalf of a Russia-aligned Ukrainian government without disclosing so.
Current page editing restrictions intended to prevent vandalism are having the effect of protecting vandalism. This is clearly politicized propaganda and fake news. Skadden Arps disavowed the work of one rogue attorney a decade ago and has paid a hefty price for his misdeeds. Even Skadden partners disapproved of the work at the time. Skadden Arps recently effectively shut down its office in Moscow, one of the first U.S. firms to do so, and has contributed to helping Ukraine in a variety of ways. Standwithukraina ( talk) 03:55, 19 March 2022 (UTC)
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The Russian clients look over-represented in the introduction, which does seem unbalanced. The aspect has a section for details, a briefer synopsis of which should be part of the introduction. Lindenfall ( talk) 23:49, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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For nearly three quarters of a century, Skadden has been involved in many of the most important legal matters in the world, but over the last 3 weeks, Snooganssnoogans has systematically vandalized this page to reduce mentions of its public interest and philanthropic work and make nearly the entire history section about the firm's extremely limited involvement with Russia and Ukraine. Snooganssnoogans makes speculative accusations like "Tymoshenko made plans to sue." That content is not encyclopedic and it makes no sense to frame the history of a global law firm in the context of a single decade-old matter that almost everyone at the firm disapproved of at the time. Every major law firm is involved in countless controversial matters every day. Controversy is often the reason parties hire law firms. All edits made by Snooganssnoogans should be undone and they should be prohibited from vandalizing any wikipedia pages in the future. Standwithukraina ( talk) 22:53, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
I'd just like to say that I think the edits by User:Snooganssnoogans improved the article. I certainly support their trimming of the material about the foundation, because it was 1) WP:PUFFERY and 2) sourced only to the company itself. As for the Russia material, it could be trimmed (and in fact Snoogans did some trimming) but it needs to be there simply because that is what sources are writing about. -- MelanieN ( talk) 23:45, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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add Eliot Spitzer (former Governor of New York) to notable alumni. Astigmatismsurvivor ( talk) 14:32, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
Much of the detail provided here about the firm's history references Skadden's own website as a source (see: https://www.skadden.com/about/overview). Given the notability of this firm and the abundance of high-quality references, I would respectfully suggest that a serious effort is made to overhaul this section using better citations. Volcom95 ( talk) 18:54, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Skadden has done significant work for Purdue Pharma, makers of Oxycontin. This includes work on its bankruptcy, which was reversed by the Supreme Court in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. and representing Purdue in opioid litigation around the country, as well as in its plea deal with the Department of Justice. [1] [2] [3]
Should this be included in the "other work" section?