24 Mar 2026
Skadden Welcomes Partners Archis Parasharami, Daniel Jones and Kevin Ranlett to Its Class Action, MDL and Mass Arbitration Practice
"Skadden welcomes partners Archis Parasharami, Daniel Jones and Kevin Ranlett to its class action, multidistrict litigation and mass arbitration practice, advising technology and consumer-facing companies."
Archis Parasharami joins Skadden as a partner based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. and Palo Alto offices. He joins from another global law firm, where he served as co-head of its Washington, D.C. litigation and dispute resolution practice and co-leader of its class action practice. With two decades of experience managing complex litigation, Parasharami will play a pivotal role in expanding Skadden’s class action defense, multidistrict litigation and mass arbitration capabilities. He has extensive experience drafting and defending the enforceability of arbitration agreements in the consumer and employment contexts and addressing mass arbitrations. He has participated in landmark U.S. Supreme Court class action- and arbitration-related cases, including AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela and Kindred Nursing Centers L.P. v. Clark. Parasharami received his J.D. from Harvard Law School (cum laude) and his A.B. from Princeton University (summa cum laude).
Daniel Jones joins Skadden as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and previously worked with Parasharami. He helps clients prepare and present appeals and has authored numerous briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state appellate courts and trial courts nationwide, with a focus on class action and arbitration issues. Jones has represented businesses in defeating class certification in multiple federal trial courts and routinely briefs class action defense issues at both the trial and appellate levels. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his B.A. from Amherst College.
Kevin Ranlett joins Skadden as a partner in the Washington, D.C. office and previously worked with Parasharami. He defends businesses in complex class and representative actions in state and federal courts across the country, and in high-stakes mass arbitrations. Ranlett has defended and resolved claims including allegations of false or deceptive advertising, data breach and other privacy claims, and alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Alien Tort Claims Act and various other consumer protection statutes. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.