Aaron Shorr, firmwide trial consultant for Skadden Arps, talks with John Cleaves, of Latham & Watkins, about the technology that helps get his firm through trials — both large and small.Visit Law Technology News

Which law firms have the strongest brands in the United States, the world’s largest legal market? According to a study released this week by brand research company Acritas, Skadden leads the big-firm pack, followed by Jones Day, Kirkland & Ellis, Sidley Austin, and Wachtell.

In a major Asia push, Kirkland & Ellis has recruited Nicholas Norris and Dominic Tsun, the Hong Kong-based co-heads of Skadden’s Asia corporate practice, and Skadden corporate partner Li-Chien Wong.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. abandoned its $12 billion bid for British Sky Broadcasting Group on Wednesday amid public opposition to the deal and political pressure over a widening phone-hacking scandal.

It’s not hard to guess who MGA is knocking in a press release on changing firms in the Bratz litigation. In the release, entitled “MGA Returns to Its Trusted Counsel: Skadden,” the company calls Skadden “a few notches above some of the other law firms we have dealt with.”