PETER P. MULLEN

MULLEN--Peter P. On October 15, 2011. With great sadness, the attorneys and staff of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP mourn the loss of Peter P. Mullen, the firm's first executive partner, an invaluable colleague and a cherished friend. He was 83 years old. Mr. Mullen formally served as Skadden's executive partner from 1981 to 1994 and informally for several years prior. He joined the firm in 1961 as an associate and was named partner in 1962. He became of counsel at the firm in 1998, and he recently celebrated his 50th anniversary at Skadden. Mr. Mullen was a key architect of Skadden's growth globally and was highly respected by all for his wise day-to-day leadership of our institution. Together with Joe Flom in 1988, Mr. Mullen helped establish the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, which has provided two-year fellowships to more than 600 young lawyers seeking to pursue public interest law. Mr. Mullen was a champion of numerous charitable causes, having served as a trustee, director or member of ORBIS International, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Advisory Committee of The Southwest Legal Foundation, The Legal Aid Society, Volunteers of Legal Services, The United Way, and The Cardinal's Committee of the Laity, among other organizations. He also was a member of the board of directors of the Gregorian University Foundation of New York and Rome, having served as chairman until last year. From 1985 to 1992, he was chairman of the Georgetown University Board of Directors. Mr. Mullen was a member of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Securities Regulation from 1980 to 1983. Mr. Mullen graduated cum laude from Georgetown University in 1948 and earned his LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1951, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. We join his wife Billie, sons Peter and Jeff, and daughters Kirby, Elaine and Lucy, as well as his nine grandchildren, in honoring his memory. All donations in honor of Peter Mullen should be made to The Gregorian University Foundation, Project ORBIS or The Lake Waramaug Task Force. Funeral services are being coordinated by McGrath Funeral Home in Bronxville, NY: www.mcgrathandson.com.