Law firms Dealwatch: Skadden and Freshfields make the news on Pearson’s FT sale Legal Business · 23 July 2015 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Freshfields Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won lead roles advising on Pearson’s £844m sale of the Financial Times.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryCity reacts to a ‘pedestrian’ BudgetLaw firmsWill Lewallen29 Oct 2026Weil in numbers: the remaining partner benchLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Oct 2026Freshfields lands Anthropic IPO role alongside raft of US firmsLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026US pair lead on $115bn tech megadealLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Nov 2026Ropes makes up four London partners in first City promotions since 2023Law firmsWill Lewallen26 Oct 2026Latham makes up 36 partners, with none outside US and EULaw firmsWill Lewallen23 Oct 2026Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025