Frank GittesNew York’s Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has scored a corporate double after topping separate tables for US and global M&A in the first half of 2003.

The results see the US giant maintain its commanding lead at the top of Thomson Financial’s rankings for US M&A, while also knocking Linklaters from its prized place as the number one adviser in the global tables – a position the London firm held throughout 2002.