Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is mourning the passing of veteran New York corporate partner Joe Flom, who died this morning at the age of 87.

Flom joined Skadden as the firm’s first associate in 1948 and went on to become one of the most well-known corporate lawyers in the US during a career spanning six decades. He helped guide Skadden from a four-lawyer practice to a global law firm with 2,000 lawyers.