Negassi H. Tesfamichael

Negassi H. Tesfamichael is a litigator who focuses on complex, multi-party disputes in high stakes tort, commercial, and class action litigation. Negassi has counseled technology and entertainment companies through critical stages of litigation in federal and state courts, including multidistrict litigation and consolidated state court proceedings. 

Before joining King & Spalding, Negassi served as a judicial intern for the Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Negassi received his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he was the Online Managing Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. He also participated in the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center Civil Rights Litigation Clinic. Negassi holds a B.A. in English and Political Science with Comprehensive Honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.