Samantha Porphy Ade

Samantha Porphy Ade is the Associate General Counsel of King & Spalding.  In addition to advising on professional, ethical, and other matters for the firm, Ms. Ade has represented a variety of clients in complex trial, regulatory, and appellate matters in state and federal courts, agency proceedings, and arbitration, with an emphasis on professional liability defense.  She has represented clients in the manufacturing, accounting, construction, alternative-energy, power, and technology industries.

Before joining King & Spalding, Ms. Ade obtained her J.D., with high honors, from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was the managing editor of the Texas Law Review.  Ms. Ade also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Priscilla Richman in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and to the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Publications

• Co-Author, Navigating the Economic Loss Rule in Construction Cases, New York Law Journal, May 21, 2012.