Skadden Partners Jump Ship, Found New Firm

Two partners from Skadden’s Washington, DC office, Andrew Sandler and Benjamin Klubes, are leaving the firm to form their own firm, BuckleySandler.

The firm will include all 36 attorneys from Buckley Kolar, a DC financial regulation boutique.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, founded in 1948, is a prominent law firm based in New York City. With over 2,000 attorneys, it is one of the largest and highest-grossing law firms in the world. Forbes magazine called Skadden “Wall Street’s most powerful law firm.”