In 2012, Leif King had the opportunity to take the lead role advising on a "legacy deal," something that may only come about once in a career.
The corporate partner in the Palo Alto office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom led the charge for Yahoo Inc. when it sold back half its stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., for $7.6 billion. It was both the largest global e-commerce deal ever and the largest deal between a U.S. company and Chinese company.
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