As members of a specialized and highly regulated industry, pharmaceutical companies need lawyers familiar with their unique issues. King & Spalding has established an excellent reputation by successfully representing pharmaceutical clients in virtually every litigation forum, including federal and state trial and appellate courts, the U.S. Supreme Court, national and international arbitration panels, government agencies and alternative dispute resolution tribunals.
King & Spalding offers our pharmaceutical clients litigation services across a wide range of subjects, including the following:
- antitrust
- consumer fraud
- contract
- corporate governance
- franchise/distribution
- insurance coverage
- international arbitration
- labor & employment
- RICO
- securities
- tax
Our lawyers try high profile cases on a regular basis, representing clients in cases ranging from class actions to multi-district litigation, from complex business matters to small disputes and individual cases, and from arbitrations and mediations to negotiations and investigations. King & Spalding litigators have handled cases involving unapproved drugs and devices, adulterated and misbranded drugs, off-label marketing of prescription drugs, Internet prescription drug sales, and adulterated food products. King & Spalding litigators also work closely with lawyers in the firm’s FDA & Life Sciences Practice Group, allowing our litigators to amplify their broad-based litigation experience with the focused expertise of the members of the FDA team. We understand the business as well as the legal needs of our pharmaceutical clients and work together to achieve desired goals.
King & Spalding’s team of pharmaceutical-focused litigators includes three members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a former Deputy Assistant Attorney General with responsibility for the Office of Consumer Litigation, three former Assistant United States Attorneys, and two members of the American College of Employment Lawyers.
Nationally Recognized
- Consistently named a Top 10 U.S. law firm for Fortune 250 companies, according to Corporate Counsel magazine’s “Who Represent America’s Biggest Companies?” survey.
- Recognized by corporate counsel at Fortune 100 companies as one of the top four law firms for superior client service
- Named by the National Law Journal to its “Defense Hot List” for two consecutive years
- Nominated by Chambers in 2007 and 2008 for “International Arbitration Practice of the Year”
- Recognized by Chambers USA as a “top-tier” labor and employment defense practice
- Placed by The American Lawyer among the top 17 overall litigation firms in the nation, and Focus Europe named the firm to its “Arbitration Scorecard” list as one of the world’s top 2 law firms for international arbitration.
