Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom bested six other law firms Monday to win the potentially lucrative role as counsel to the newly formed unsecured creditors’ committee in American Airlines’ parent AMR Corp’s bankruptcy case.

Skadden’s appointment in the case-confirmed by a firm spokesman-came several hours after its lawyers and those from the other firms being considered for the coveted AMR role made their pitches to creditors’ committee representatives in a packed conference room at the Sheraton New York Hotel in midtown Manhattan.

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