Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$184M
Total assets Near avg plan size
295
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$623,388
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan · Sponsored by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP · New York · Professional & Technical Services

$184M in assets, 295 participants

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP's Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan reported $184M in total assets and 295 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,426 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New York

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan covers 295 participants in New York, about 37% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $184M.

#19,426
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+27.5%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan's outsized position by total assets

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$183,899,475 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (295 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan end-of-year assets rose from $144M in the plan year 2022 filing to $184M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan reported participants rose from 289 in the plan year 2022 filing to 295 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 131777230 · Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan · $184M · 295 · 94th

  • EIN $184M
  • RANK 295
  • PHOTO 94th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Georgetown University Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #19426

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Global Defined Benefit Retirement PlanGlobal Defined Benefit Retir…$184MGeorgetown University Retirement PlanGeorgetown University Retire…$184MSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance PlanSkadden Arps Slate Meagher &…$184MBanquet Employees - Unions Pension Trust FundBanquet Employees - Unions P…$184MLocal Union 400 I.B.E.W. Pension PlanLocal Union 400 I.B.E.W. Pen…$184M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$144M
Net Assets (End of Year)$184M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN131777230
Plan Effective Date2016-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 26.04697812407296% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.68B $2.12B ▲ +26.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 3,366 $1.7B
2023 3 3,412 $1.9B
2024 3 3,526 $2.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.183899475 · Participants: 295Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Georgetown University Retirement Plan in DC ($184M); by covered participants it is Phoenix Painters' Pension Trust Fund in AZ (295 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($184M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (295 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan assets move in 2023?
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan grew sharply - up 27.5% during 2023, from $144M to $184M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 26.0%, from $1.7B to $2.1B.
Where does Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Georgetown University Retirement Plan in DC ($184M, 611 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom Cash Balance Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Phoenix Painters' Pension Trust Fund in AZ (295 participants, $28M in assets).