Skadden

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is a global law firm that advises financial institutions, their investors and counterparties on transactions, regulation, enforcement and litigation. It was founded in New York in 1948 by Marshall Skadden, Les Arps and John Slate, began opening offices in other cities in 1973 and later opened offices in Europe and Asia. Its financial services clients include banking organisations, asset managers, insurers, nonbank lenders, fintech firms, payments companies, money service businesses and financial market infrastructure providers, from startup fintechs to large institutions. The team works with US regulators including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OFAC and CFPB, as well as state regulators and regulators in European jurisdictions. The firm also has dedicated blockchain and digital assets, consumer financial services, anti-money laundering and economic sanctions practices.