Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom partner and M&A pioneer Joseph H. Flom died early Wednesday, the firm announced. He was 87 years old. During a legal career that spanned six decades, Flom helped transform Skadden from a four-attorney shop to one of the world’s largest law firms. A corporate lawyer by trade, he did pioneering work in the burgeoning M&A field, helping to establish Skadden as a top transactional firm in the process. (Click here to continue reading Flom’s obituary). What follows is a profile of Flom written by American Lawyer founder Steven Brill for a 10th anniversary issue of the magazine that examined the biggest changes in the legal business to occur over the previous decade.
From the March 1989 Issue of The American Lawyer
