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King & Spalding Lawyers Earn 232 Listings in 2013 Best Lawyers in America Guide


23 Aug 2012
RECOGNITION

ATLANTA, August 23, 2012 — One hundred twenty-six King & Spalding lawyers were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The firm’s lawyers earned a total of 232 listings in 54 categories of legal expertise.

The Best Lawyers in America guide has been called “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice” by Corporate Counsel magazine. The entirely peer-based research process consists of almost 4.4 million confidential evaluations with leading attorneys across the country.

The King & Spalding lawyers ranked in the 2013 edition are:

Antitrust Law

 

 

Jeffrey S. Cashdan (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Appellate Practice

 

 

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Arbitration

 

 

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

John P. Bowman (2006)

 

Houston, TX

 

 

 

Banking and Finance Law

 

 

Carolyn Z. Alford (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Albert H. Conrad, Jr. (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Robert S. Finley (2008)

 

New York, NY

William H. Fuller III (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

Bryant Gatrell*

 

Charlotte, NC

William T. Holleman*

 

Atlanta, GA

Hector E. Llorens, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Floyd C. Newton III (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Sarah Robinson Borders (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Paul K. Ferdinands (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Henry J. Kaim (2006)

 

Houston, TX

Mark M. Maloney*

 

Atlanta, GA

James A. Pardo, Jr. (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Edward L. Ripley (2009)

 

Houston, TX

Myron M. Sheinfeld (1983)

 

Houston, TX

Arthur J. Steinberg (2008)

 

New York, NY

Mark W. Wege (2007)

 

Houston, TX

Harris Winsberg (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Bet-the-Company Litigation

 

 

David L. Balser (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Timothy G. Barber (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

John M. Bray (1993)

 

Washington, DC

Jeffrey S. Cashdan (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Stephen S. Cowen (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Dwight J. Davis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

W. Ray Persons (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Elizabeth V. Tanis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

M. Robert Thornton (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Commercial Litigation

 

 

David L. Balser (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Timothy G. Barber (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

John M. Bray (1993)

 

Washington, DC

Jeffrey S. Cashdan (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Stephen S. Cowen (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Dwight J. Davis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Benjamin F. Easterlin IV (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Cory Hohnbaum (2008)

 

Charlotte, NC

R. Bruce Hurley*

 

Houston, TX

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Malone (2005)

 

New York, NY

Paul J. Murphy (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

W. Ray Persons (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard A. Schneider (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard L. Shackelford (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Michael R. Smith (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

Elizabeth V. Tanis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

M. Robert Thornton (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Communications Law

 

 

Michael J. Egan III (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Construction Law

 

 

Scott Allen Greer (2012)

 

Houston, TX

R. Bruce Hurley*

 

Houston, TX

 

 

 

Copyright Law

 

 

Bruce W. Baber (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA/ New York, NY

John Weldon Harbin*

 

Atlanta, GA

W. Scott Petty (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Corporate Governance Law

 

 

C. William Baxley (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

John J. Kelley III (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey M. Stein (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Corporate Law

 

 

Carolyn Z. Alford (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Raymond E. Baltz, Jr. (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

E. William Bates II (2005)

 

New York, NY

C. William Baxley (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

John D. Capers, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Albert H. Conrad, Jr. (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Dennis C. Dunn (2007)

 

Houston, TX

Michael J. Egan III (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

William H. Fuller III (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

Kathryn Mitchem Furman*

 

Atlanta, GA

Jon R. Harris, Jr. (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

John J. Kelley III (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Alan J. Prince (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Russell B. Richards (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey M. Stein (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Gerald T. Woods (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

 

 

John M. Bray (1993)

 

Washington, DC

Stephen S. Cowen (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Paul B. Murphy (2008)

 

Atlanta, GA

J. Sedwick Sollers III (2005)

 

Washington, DC

Christopher A. Wray (2010)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

 

 

Eleanor Banister (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Kenneth A. Raskin (2007)

 

New York, NY

 

 

 

Employment Law - Individuals

 

 

Samuel M. Matchett (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Employment Law - Management

 

 

Michael W. Johnston (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Samuel M. Matchett (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

David Tetrick, Jr.*

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Energy Law

 

 

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

James F. Bowe, Jr. (2010)

 

Washington, DC

John P. Bowman (2006)

 

Houston, TX

Kenneth S. Culotta (2005)

 

Houston, TX

Daniel R. Rogers*

 

Houston, TX

 

 

 

Environmental Law

 

 

Lewis B. Jones (2010)

 

Atlanta, GA

Leslie A. Oakes (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Charles H. Tisdale, Jr. (1993)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Equipment Finance Law

 

 

Albert H. Conrad, Jr. (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

FDA Law

 

 

Edward M. Basile (2007)

 

Washington, DC

Frederick H. Degnan (2012)

 

Washington, DC

Pamela Furman Forrest (2011)

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

First Amendment Law

 

 

David L. Balser (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Franchise Law

 

 

Dwight J. Davis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Government Relations Practice

 

 

Jefferson W. Brown (2003)

 

Charlotte, NC

Lloyd N. Hand (2007)

 

Washington, DC

Theodore M. Hester (2007)

 

Washington, DC

Eleanor J. Hill*

 

Washington, DC

Thomas J. Spulak*

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

Health Care Law

 

 

Dennis M. Barry (1993)

 

Washington, DC

Edward M. Basile (2007)

 

Washington, DC

James W. Boswell III*

 

Atlanta, GA

Dennis C. Dunn (2007)

 

Houston, TX

Gary W. Eiland (1991)

 

Houston, TX

Gregory N. Etzel (2008)

 

Houston, TX

Jon R. Harris, Jr. (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Robert M. Keenan III (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Glen A. Reed (1991)

 

Atlanta, GA

Kim H. Roeder (1991)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard L. Shackelford (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Sara Kay Wheeler (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Information Technology Law

 

 

William G. Roche (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Insurance Law

 

 

Dwight J. Davis (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

International Arbitration - Commercial

 

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

John P. Bowman (2006)

 

Houston, TX

Craig S. Miles (2010)

 

Houston, TX

Jennifer L. Price (2010)

 

Houston, TX

 

 

International Arbitration - Governmental

 

R. Doak Bishop (2003)

 

Houston, TX

John P. Bowman (2006)

 

Houston, TX

Craig S. Miles (2010)

 

Houston, TX

Jennifer L. Price (2010)

 

Houston, TX

 

 

International Trade and Finance Law

 

Joseph W. Dorn (2005)

 

Washington, DC

Stephen A. Jones (2008)

 

Washington, DC

Gilbert B. Kaplan (2008)

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

Land Use & Zoning Law

 

 

Jefferson W. Brown (2003)

 

Charlotte, NC

 

 

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

 

John D. Capers, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Egan III (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Russell B. Richards (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Antitrust

 

 

Jeffrey S. Cashdan (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard A. Cirillo (2011)

 

New York, NY

James M. Griffin (2007)

 

Washington, DC

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard A. Schneider (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Kevin R. Sullivan (2006)

 

Washington, DC

M. Russell Wofford, Jr. (2010)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Banking & Finance

 

 

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Paul J. Murphy (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard A. Schneider (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Bankruptcy

 

 

Sarah Robinson Borders (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Henry J. Kaim (2006)

 

Houston, TX

James A. Pardo, Jr. (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Mark W. Wege (2007)

 

Houston, TX

 

 

 

Litigation - Environmental

 

 

Patricia T. Barmeyer (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Lewis B. Jones (2010)

 

Atlanta, GA

Leslie A. Oakes (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Tracie J. Renfroe (2007)

 

Houston, TX

Katherine L. Rhyne (2005)

 

Washington, DC

Charles H. Tisdale, Jr. (1993)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Intellectual Property

 

 

William F. Abrams (2009)

 

Redwood Shores, CA

Bruce W. Baber (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA/ New York, NY

Timothy G. Barber (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

John Weldon Harbin*

 

Atlanta, GA

Holmes J. Hawkins III (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Ethan Horwitz (2005)

 

New York, NY

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Paul J. Murphy (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Labor & Employment

 

 

Michael W. Johnston (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Samuel M. Matchett (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Litigation - Patent

 

 

William F. Abrams (2009)

 

Redwood Shores, CA

Bruce W. Baber (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA/ New York, NY

Holmes J. Hawkins III (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Ethan Horwitz (2005)

 

New York, NY

Robert F. Perry (2009)

 

New York, NY

W. Scott Petty (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

Cory Hohnbaum (2008)

 

Charlotte, NC

 

 

 

Litigation - Securities

 

 

Paul R. Bessette (2012)

 

Austin, TX

L. Joseph Loveland, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Malone (2005)

 

New York, NY

 

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Gennaro A. Filice III (2008)

 

San Francisco, CA

Robert D. Hays, Jr. (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Meghan Magruder (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Robert E. Meadows (2003)

 

Houston, TX

Paul J. Murphy (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

W. Ray Persons (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Richard A. Schneider (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Mergers & Acquisitions Law

 

 

Carolyn Z. Alford (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

C. William Baxley (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

John D. Capers, Jr. (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Michael J. Egan III (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jon R. Harris, Jr. (1999)

 

Atlanta, GA

Russell B. Richards (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

William Calvin Smith III (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Patent Law

 

 

John Weldon Harbin*

 

Atlanta, GA

W. Scott Petty (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

 

Andrew T. Bayman (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey L. Furr (2012)

 

Charlotte, NC

Robert D. Hays, Jr. (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Robert E. Meadows (2003)

 

Houston, TX

Richard A. Schneider (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

 

W. Randall Bassett (2012)

 

Atlanta, GA

Andrew T. Bayman (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey L. Furr (2012)

 

Charlotte, NC

W. Ray Persons (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Chilton D. Varner (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA

Donald F. Zimmer, Jr. (2008)

 

San Francisco, CA

 

 

 

Project Finance Law

 

 

Kenneth S. Culotta (2005)

 

Houston, TX

Woodrow W. Vaughan III (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Public Finance Law

 

 

William A. Holby (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

Floyd C. Newton III (2003)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Real Estate Law

 

 

Jefferson W. Brown (2003)

 

Charlotte, NC

W. Clay Gibson (2006)

 

Atlanta, GA

Dan L. Heller (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

D. Clayton Howell*

 

Atlanta, GA

Joshua M. Kamin (2009)

 

Atlanta, GA

Peter Oxman (2012)

 

Houston, TX

Mason W. Stephenson (1991)

 

Atlanta, GA

Mark V. Thigpen (2010)

 

Charlotte, NC

 

 

 

Securities / Capital Markets Law

 

 

William H. Fuller III (2005)

 

Charlotte, NC

John J. Kelley III (2005)

 

Atlanta, GA

Jeffrey M. Stein (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

M. Robert Thornton (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Securities Regulation

 

 

Jeffrey M. Stein (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

 

 

Securitization and Structured Finance Law

 

Cameron L. Cowan (2006)

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

Tax Law

 

 

Peter J. Genz (2001)

 

Atlanta, GA

James H. Lokey, Jr. (2007)

 

Atlanta, GA

Abraham N.M. Shashy (2006)

 

Washington, DC

 

 

 

Technology Law

 

 

William F. Abrams (2009)

 

Redwood Shores, CA

 

 

 

Trademark Law

 

 

Bruce W. Baber (1995)

 

Atlanta, GA/ New York, NY

Ethan Horwitz (2005)

 

New York, NY

 

 

 

Water Law

 

 

Lewis B. Jones (2010)

 

Atlanta, GA


(Year) First year the lawyer was listed
* first-ever listing in Best Lawyers

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PEOPLE
William F Abrams  
Carolyn Zander Alford  
Bruce W Baber  
David L Balser  
Raymond E Baltz Jr.  
Eleanor Banister  
Timothy G Barber  
Patricia T Barmeyer  
Dennis M Barry  
Edward M Basile  
W Randall Bassett  
E William Bates II  
C William Baxley  
Andrew T Bayman  
Paul R. Bessette  
R Doak Bishop  
Sarah R Borders  
James W Boswell III  
John P Bowman  
John M Bray  
Jack D Capers Jr.  
Jeffrey S Cashdan  
Richard A Cirillo  
Albert H Conrad  
Cameron L. Cowan  
Stephen S Cowen  
Kenneth S Culotta  
Dwight J Davis  
Frederick H Degnan  
Joseph W Dorn  
Dennis C Dunn  
Benjamin F Easterlin IV  
Michael J Egan  
Gary W Eiland  
Gregory N Etzel  
Paul K Ferdinands  
Gennaro Filice  
Robert S Finley  
Pamela Furman Forrest  
William H Fuller III  
Kathryn M Furman  
Jeffrey L Furr  
Bryant Gatrell  
Peter J Genz  
W Clay Gibson  
Scott A Greer  
James M Griffin  
Lloyd N Hand  
John Weldon Harbin  
Jon R Harris Jr.  
Holmes J Hawkins III  
Robert D Hays  
Dan Heller  
Theodore M Hester  
Eleanor J Hill  
Cory Hohnbaum  
William A Holby  
W. Todd Holleman  
Ethan Horwitz  
D Clayton Howell  
Bruce Hurley  
Michael W Johnston  
Lewis B Jones  
Stephen A Jones  
Henry J Kaim  
Joshua M Kamin  
Gilbert B Kaplan  
Robert M Keenan III  
Hector E Llorens Jr.  
James H Lokey Jr.  
L Joseph Loveland  
Meghan Magruder  
Michael J Malone  
Mark M Maloney  
Samuel M Matchett  
Robert E Meadows  
Craig S Miles  
Paul J Murphy  
Floyd C Newton III  
Les Oakes  
Peter M Oxman  
James A Pardo Jr.  
Robert F Perry  
W Ray Persons  
W Scott Petty  
Jennifer Price  
Alan J Prince  
Kenneth A. Raskin  
Glen A Reed  
Tracie J Renfroe  
Katherine L Rhyne  
Russell B Richards  
Edward Ripley  
William G Roche  
Kim H Roeder  
Daniel R Rogers  
Richard A Schneider  
Richard L Shackelford  
Abraham N.M. Shashy Jr.  
Myron Sheinfeld  
Michael R Smith  
William Calvin Smith III  
Thomas J Spulak  
Jeffrey M Stein  
Arthur J Steinberg  
Mason W Stephenson  
Kevin R Sullivan  
Elizabeth V Tanis  
David Tetrick Jr.  
Mark V Thigpen  
M Robert Thornton  
Charles H Tisdale  
Chilton Davis Varner  
Woodrow W Vaughan III  
Mark Wege  
Sara Kay Wheeler  
Harris Winsberg  
M. Russell Wofford Jr  
Gerald T Woods  
Donald F Zimmer Jr