in its initial public offering and its acquisition of the Nordic exchange operator OMX and the related sale of a 19.9% interest in NASDAQ to Borse Dubai and the New York Mercantile Exchange in its sale of a 10% stake to General Atlantic Partners, and its initial public offering.Īs Executive Partner, Eric has reinforced Skadden’s long-standing commitment to attracting, retaining and developing a diverse group of talented lawyers and staff. He represented The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. He is also experienced in matters involving financial exchanges. in many of its most important M&A deals over the past decade. For example, he has represented Citigroup Inc. Innovative Lawyers” Report for each of the five years the report has been published.Įric has been involved in a number of significant transactions in the financial services industry. Under his leadership, Skadden has been the only firm to be named one of the nation’s two most innovative law firms in the Financial Times’ “U.S.

Friedman has served as Skadden’s Executive Partner since 2009. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP Chair ElectĮric J. Kim is a frequent speaker on diversity and inclusion in corporations and the legal profession, with emphasis on women in leadership. She has served on numerous non-profit boards including the California Latino Community Foundation and the Denver Metro Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Kim is passionate about giving back to the community. Before joining Clorox, Kim served as Chief Litigation Counsel for Rockwell Automation as well as General Counsel for its $2 billion Automation Controls and Information Group. Previously, Kim was the Chief Compliance Officer and Head of International Legal Services at The Clorox Company, where she also oversaw labor and employment counseling and litigation. Kim has also served as the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for DaVita HealthCare Partners, a Global Fortune 250 healthcare services company. Kim has more than 20 years of experience advising Fortune 500 companies on significant corporate transactions, governance matters, securities, compliance, risk management, audit, and litigation matters. She was previously President, Strategy and Business Management and Chief Legal Officer for HP Inc. Kim Rivera is the Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer for OneTrust.

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