King & Spalding LLP is an American multinational corporate law firm that is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia , with offices located in North America , Europe , the Middle East , and Asia . It has over 1,300 lawyers in 23 offices globally. It is Am Law 100 , Global 30 , and white-shoe firm .
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72-559: A prominent White Collar Defense (called "Special Matters and Government Investigations") team founded by former United States Attorney General Griffin Bell , that includes many prominent former prosecutors. The Special Matters team focuses exclusively on white-collar defense, civil and regulatory investigations, corporate internal investigations, and investigations before the United States Congress . [1] Current Director of
108-438: A publicity war to "shame" the firm and planned protest, ads in legal publications, and to try to influence students and potential clients dealings with the firm. Soon after signing, the firm asked to withdraw from the case after facing criticism from gay rights groups, citing an "inadequate" vetting process. Clement immediately resigned from the firm, writing in a letter to King & Spalding Chairman Robert Hays, "I resign out of
144-552: Is a historic building located at 141 Carnegie Way in downtown Atlanta , Georgia, United States. Built in 1925 as the Wynne-Claughton Building , the 12-story building was designed by architect G. Lloyd Preacher . It was designated an Atlanta Historic Building in 1990 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The building, originally known as the Wynne-Claughton Building ,
180-594: Is no chance that one of my legal clients will be put in the embarrassing and difficult situation like the client you walked away from, the House of Representatives." The National Rifle Association of America soon did the same. In the immediate aftermath of the 2020 presidential election , King & Spalding was criticized for choosing to represent the Trump campaign in a lawsuit in North Carolina seeking to block
216-627: The Solicitor General of the United States . King & Spalding's senior partners include former United States Attorney General Griffin Bell (now deceased). Georgia's former US Senator and director of The Coca-Cola Company Sam Nunn (now retired), former Indiana U.S. Senator and then Director of National Intelligence in the first Trump Administration Dan Coats , former Florida US Senator Connie Mack , and former Georgia governor George Busbee (now deceased) also joined
252-529: The American Civil Liberties Union on the subject. Further, the firm enjoys a rich revolving door of senior government officials who elect to join or rejoin the firm's partnership following premier roles in United States public service; these officials include Sally Yates , Rod Rosenstein , Zachary T. Fardon , and many others. In 2018 the firm filed a Foreign Agents Registration Act application notifying their work as an advisor to
288-566: The Atlanta Hawks NBA basketball franchise in a recapitalization transaction involving Grant Hill , Sarah Blakely and Jesse Itzler . In 2005, Egan and Atlanta M&A partner Ray Baltz represented Atlanta Spirit LLC in its acquisition of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and the operating rights to Philips Arena in a transaction valued at $ 241 million. Corporate lawyers from King & Spalding have also represented
324-711: The Carnegie Library in Atlanta , which was located directly across the street from the building. The building is located on a triangular-shaped tract of land bordered by Peachtree Street , Carnegie Way, and Ellis Street, which it shares with the Peachtree Center station and the Ellis Hotel (formerly known as the Winecoff Hotel). During the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire , some people trapped in
360-655: The Federal Bureau of Investigation , Christopher A. Wray , joined the firm in late 2005 before being appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2017. Zachary Fardon , who was previously an associate from 1992 to 1996 and rejoined the Chicago office as a partner in 2017, served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 2013 to 2017. In 2018, former United States Deputy Attorney General and Acting Attorney General Sally Yates rejoined
396-913: The Medical Arts Building . After the completion of the building, Preacher relocated his architectural firm into one of the building's offices. Other early tenants in the building included the Oakland Motor Car Company and the Georgia chapter of the Knights of the KKK . In 1929, the building was renamed the Mortgage Guaranty Building . In 1963, the building was renamed to its current name: the Carnegie Building . This may have been in reference to
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#1732773211064432-730: The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, which staged the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. King & Spalding personnel in Atlanta raised more than $ 930,000 in support of United Way in 2018. In the 1800s, the King & Spalding firm incorporated and filed the charter documents of the Piedmont Driving Club . In 2006, former K&S partner Joseph Bankoff was unanimously appointed Chief Executive Officer of Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center . A team of partners from
468-501: The House John Boehner issued a statement condemning the firm's "careless disregard for its responsibilities to the House in this constitutional matter." Theodore Olson , Clement's predecessor as Solicitor General and a same-sex marriage supporter, said, "I don't know of anything comparable to this. You have to be willing to stand your ground." Talking Points Memo reported that Coca-Cola "directly intervened to press
504-528: The Rayovac and VARTA battery brands from Spectrum Brands . The firm provided Guantanamo Bay attorneys for six Yemeni detainees , including Mohammed Al-Adahi . The firm was appointed as independent counsel to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, following allegations of war crimes against the country's former president, and undertook litigation and research assistance for the prosecutor's office in
540-588: The Saudi Arabian organization King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy , which was created by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to pursue a nuclear program. It received $ 705,171.21 for this advice. In 2023, The American Lawyer named King & Spalding Law Firm of the Year. On the "Vault Law 100" list of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, King & Spalding
576-434: The U.N.-assisted Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The firm played a pivotal role in the creation of the largest bank holding company in Georgia, The Trust Company of Georgia (now known as SunTrust Banks ), as the firm's first M&A lawyers, including Hughes Spalding, advised early predecessors of The Trust Company of Georgia in transformative corporate reorganizations and combinations with other regional banking institutions, including
612-586: The building, left, causing the building to reach over 60% vacancy. Following this, the owners of the Carnegie repurposed the building for use as a boutique hotel . On May 1, 2010, Hotel Indigo opened a location in the Carnegie. Today, the building houses a Courtyard by Marriott . King %26 Spalding King & Spalding, also known as "K&S", was founded on January 1, 1885 by Alexander C. King and Jack Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta remains
648-668: The firm after their respective retirements from public office. From 1981 to 1984, retired partner Bob Woodward served in the Office of Tax Legislative Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department, holding the positions of Tax Legislative Counsel in 1983-1984 and Associate Tax Legislative Counsel in 1982–1983. Chilton Varner was appointed to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee by Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2004 and reappointed by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2007. King & Spalding maintains
684-654: The firm as partner in August 2022. Originally focused on Southern U.S. railroad and utility consolidation transactions in the 19th and early 20th centuries, King & Spalding's international mergers and acquisitions practice has more recently advised on corporate transactions. Atlanta M&A partner W. Calvin "Cal" Smith, who recruited Woolery to the M&;A practice, has acted for clients such as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in its $ 1.8 billion sale to Restaurant Brands International and Energizer in its $ 2 billion acquisition of
720-578: The firm signed a $ 500,000 contract with the Republican -controlled United States House of Representatives to take on the case of defending the Defense of Marriage Act , which defines marriage in federal law as the union between one man and one woman, in court for the House, with partner (and former Solicitor General ) Paul Clement as its lead attorney. After the contract was signed, the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign announced it would launch
756-552: The firm to extricate itself from the case." After King & Spalding dropped the case, Attorney General of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli terminated his office's relationship with the firm, writing in a letter to the firm that their "willingness to drop a client, the U.S. House of Representatives, in connection with the lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was such an obsequious act of weakness that I feel compelled to end your legal association with Virginia so that there
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#1732773211064792-475: The firm's Corporate, Finance & Investments practice group from hedge fund Hudson Executive Capital. Woolery was soon thereafter joined in the firm's New York City office by infrastructure M&A dealmaker Jonathan Melmed in August 2018. Randy Mastro , who led the litigation practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher for more than 20 years and represented clients including AIG , Chevron , DraftKings and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie , joined
828-647: The firm's Corporate, Finance & Investments team put together documentation to construct, brand, market and operate the Mercedes-Benz Stadium . The same King & Spalding team represented the City of Atlanta in its winning bid to host Super Bowl LIII in 2019. In 2014, Atlanta M&A partner Mike Egan advised Arthur Blank in the expansion of the Atlanta United FC . In 2015, Atlanta M&A partner Rahul Patel advised certain investors in
864-539: The firm's Special Matters and Government practice group as a partner. Former United States Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein joined the firm's D.C. Office as a partner in 2020. The firm's current chairman Robert D. Hays has held the position since 2005. Former Atlanta M&A partner Mike Egan, who previously served as counsel to the Atlanta Falcons , was hired by Arthur Blank to be General Counsel of AMB Group LLC. In May 2017, Jim Woolery joined
900-403: The firmly-held belief that a representation should not be abandoned because the client's legal position is extremely unpopular in certain quarters. Defending unpopular decisions is what lawyers do...Efforts to delegitimize any representation for one side of a legal controversy are a profound threat to the rule of law." He added, "If there were problems with the firm's vetting process, we should fix
936-787: The global headquarters of the firm. The firm has additional offices in Austin , Charlotte , Chicago , Denver , Houston , Los Angeles , Miami , New York , Northern Virginia , San Francisco , Silicon Valley , and Washington, D.C. . K&S also has a London -based international arm, King & Spalding International LLP , which opened in 2003, and maintains offices or affiliates in Abu Dhabi , Brussels , Dubai , Frankfurt , Geneva , Paris , Riyadh , Singapore , and Tokyo . The firm has represented various, large companies and private equity funds. The firm "advises Donald Trump 's real estate empire", according to one report which also cited
972-785: The investors and the management team of the BB&;T Atlanta Open , an ATP World Tour 250 tennis championship held annually in Midtown Atlanta . The firm maintains close ties to the University of Georgia School of Law , which is home to the Alexander Campbell King Law Library ; former K&S partner Mike Raeber serves as the University's general counsel, and several of its law professors were former King & Spalding associates. In April 2011,
1008-653: The legal community on both sides of the same-sex marriage issue for the decision; Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder compared the situation to the criticism of lawyers tasked with defending Guantanamo Bay detainees, saying, "It was something we dealt with here in the Department of Justice ...The people who criticized our people here at the Justice Department were wrong then as are people who criticized Paul Clement for
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1080-424: The nearby Winecoff Hotel attempted to jump across the 10-foot alley separating the two buildings, with many falling to their deaths as a result. Some people managed to escape the fire by climbing across makeshift bridges between the two buildings. In 1992, the building was purchased and renovated by a development company for $ 2.5 million. In 2006, King & Spalding , an Atlanta-based law firm and major tenant in
1116-475: The representation that he's going to continue." Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey said, "Although lawyers are not obligated in the first instance to take all comers, they are very much obligated not to quit in the face of criticism once they do take on a client. This is a bad message to send to lawyers and to clients." The decision shocked those lawyers involved in Supreme Court cases. Speaker of
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1152-634: The separation of Trust Company of Georgia from Atlanta National Bank and Lowry National Bank shortly following revisions to the law under the 1933 Banking Act and the merger of Trust Company of Georgia with Sun Banks in 1985. The combined bank later merged with Third National in Tennessee, Crestar in Virginia, and National Commerce Bank in Memphis, Tennessee and North Carolina. In 1995, King & Spalding lawyers, led by partner Horace Sibley, advised
1188-449: The state from implementing a rule allowing an extension for the receipt of mail-in ballots. Protesters gathered outside the firm's D.C. office on November 13. Protesters including Eliza Orlins , a public defender and candidate for Manhattan district attorney, and others characterized the election lawsuits by King & Spalding, Jones Day , Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, and other law firms as frivolous, highly unlikely to overturn
1224-400: The vetting process, not drop the representation." Clement immediately joined Bancroft PLLC , which took the case. The National Law Journal wrote that the event "leaves unanswered a myriad of questions about the status of Clement's other cases and clients, and the future of King & Spalding's D.C. appellate practice, which was built around Clement." The firm was criticized by those in
1260-527: Was constructed in the 1920s to serve as the headquarters for the Wynne-Claughton Company, an Atlanta-based real estate firm created by Morgan T. Wynne and Edward N. Claughton in 1923. Construction of the building started on July 3, 1924 and was completed on April 11, 1925. The building was designed by G. Lloyd Preacher , a prominent Atlanta-based architect who designed several now-historic buildings in Atlanta, including Atlanta City Hall and
1296-763: Was ranked #39 for 2024, moving up from #43 in 2019. For 2024, King & Spalding was the 22nd largest law firm by revenue in the world, #22 in the Global 200 firms, and #17 in AmLaw 200 firms. In February 2020, King & Spalding was named to the WTR1000 list by World Trademark Review. In 1913, E. Marvin Underwood became Assistant Attorney General of the United States. In 1918, the presidential administration of King's & Spalding's former Atlanta law colleague Woodrow Wilson appointed founder Alexander Campbell King as
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