Skadden announced that Robert Griffin, Kapil Vishnu Pandit and Skye Smith have joined the firm as partners in the investment management group. Griffin and Smith will be based in the firm’s office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, while Pandit will work out of its Washington, D.C., office. Their combined practices span hedge funds, private equity, credit funds, real estate funds, funds of funds, secondaries transactions, continuation vehicles, co-investments and bespoke investment arrangements. For insights from other Skadden partners, see “Emerging Technology Risks for Private Fund Managers” (Jan. 29, 2026); and “Navigating Ransomware’s Challenges” (Sep. 26, 2024).