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Obituaries

Feb. 25, 2011

Joseph H. Flom

1923-2011

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Joseph H. Flom, a mergers and acquisitions prodigy and the last living name partner at New York-based mega-firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, died Wednesday in Manhattan of heart failure. He was 87.

Born in 1923 in Baltimore, Flom joined Skadden in 1948 as its first associate, the firm said in announcing his death. Since then, Skadden has grown from four to 2,000 lawyers and opened outposts a...

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