Joseph H. Flom | |
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| Born | December 21, 1923 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2011 (aged 87) New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | City College of New York Harvard University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouses | Claire Cohen (m. 1958–2007)Judi Sorensen (m. 2008) |
| Children | Jason Flom, Peter Flom |
Joseph Harold Flom was an American lawyer and pioneer of mergers and acquisitions, specializing in representing companies in takeover battles.[1] By the 1980s, he had acquired a reputation of being "Mr. Takeover" (whereas Martin Lipton was known as "Mr. Defense").[2] Flom became a partner at what is now known as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in 1954, and helped transform it from a four-lawyer firm into one of the largest law firms in the United States.[3] In 1999, The American Lawyer named him one of their "Lawyers of the Century".[4]