Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Calls on Governor Carney to Cut Ties With Skadden Arps, Law Firm With Extreme Lack of Diversity

Skadden, Arps has made tens of millions of dollars from Delaware’s Government contracts and no bid legal appointments by Andre Bouchard’s Court of Chancery while having zero Black partners at the Wilmington Office

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, grassroots advocacy organization Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware called on Governor John Carney to sever all government contracts with the beleaguered law firm of Skadden Arps, a firm conflicted with numerous ethical challenges, including its involvement in the Ukranian voter suppression scandal, and a staggering lack of diversity among its partner and associate classes.

Skadden Arps has been awarded millions of dollars in contracts and no-bid legal fees from Delaware’s Government and Court of Chancery while making no meaningful improvements on supporting Black lawyers or partners. In June, Reverend Al Sharpton called on Skadden, Arps to increase inclusion and support of Black lawyers and Partners but the firm ignored the request. Skadden Arps lack of diversity is striking; over the past three years, Skadden Arps has named 38 new partners, only two of whom are Black and the firm’s Wilmington office has zero Black partners and only one Black Associate.