Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy is a highly accomplished legal professional currently serving as a Strategic Advisor at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and its affiliates.1 His career at Skadden spans several decades, during which he has held various prominent positions.

Educational Background

Thomas Kennedy has a strong educational foundation in law and economics:

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from Georgetown University Law Center, graduated in 19811
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics and Government from the University of Virginia, completed in 19781

Professional Experience

Throughout his career at Skadden, Thomas Kennedy has taken on several significant roles:

• Strategic Advisor: Since early 2020, Kennedy has been serving as a strategic advisor to Skadden's Knowledge Strategy efforts.1
• Global Head of Knowledge Strategy: For a decade prior to his current role, he led Skadden's thought leadership, knowledge management, and client communications programs across practices and offices.1
• Partner: Before becoming a Strategic Advisor, Kennedy was a partner at the firm.
• Associate: He started his career at Skadden as an associate.

Prior to joining Skadden, Kennedy also gained experience as an Associate at Kaye Scholer LLP.

Areas of Expertise

During his active practice years (1981-2019), Thomas Kennedy specialized in:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Telecommunications, media, and technology industries
• Hostile transactions
• Leveraged buyouts
• Bankruptcy and reorganization matters
• Corporate governance

He was involved in several high-profile transactions, including the sale of Tumi Holdings, Inc. to Samsonite International S.A. and Sprint Nextel Corporation's acquisition of Clearwire Corporation.1

Professional Recognition

Thomas Kennedy has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including:

• Repeated inclusion in Chambers Global and Chambers USA
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Named in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America1

Professional Affiliations

• Member of the New York City Bar Association
• Past chairman and current board of advisors member for Lawyers Alliance for New York (LANY)
• Member of the Georgetown University Law Center Board of Visitors1

Thomas Kennedy's LinkedIn profile can be found under the username thomas-kennedy-924a51, and he is based in New York.23