backNEW YORK, July 8, 2016 — Legal 500 has once again recognized King & Spalding as one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, ranking 31 of the firm’s practices as among the best in the nation. In addition, 106 individual lawyers are recommended for contributions to their fields.
Legal 500 US identified eight King & Spalding partners as “leading individuals,” a title that is given to the most outstanding lawyers in their fields:
- Doak Bishop (International Arbitration)
- John Bowman (International Arbitration)
- Scott Greer (Real Estate and Construction: Construction)
- Jon Harris (Healthcare: Service Providers)
- Robert Meadows (Energy: Litigation; Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort – Defense)
- Granta Nakayama (Environment: Litigation)
- Kenneth Steinthal (Intellectual Property: Copyright)
- Chilton Varner (Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense)
A full list of the firm’s Legal 500 US 2016 practice and individual rankings follows below. To read the practice write-ups in full, click here.
Appellate: Supreme Court - Federal and State (Tier 2)
- Daryl Joseffer
- Ashley Parrish
Energy: Litigation (Tier 1)
- Doak Bishop
- Charles Correll
- Robert Meadows (Leading Lawyer)
- Benjamin Pollock
- Elizabeth Silbert
- Reginald Smith
- Elizabeth Taber
Energy: Regulatory (Tier 2)
- James Bowe
- Neil Levy
- David Tewksbury
Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas (Tier 2)
- Ken Culotta
- Denis Fallon
- Vera de Gyarfas
- Philip Weems
Environment: Litigation (Tier 2)
- Patricia Barmeyer
- Matthew Blaschke
- Joseph Eisert
- Lewis Jones
- Robert Meadows
- Granta Nakayama (Leading Lawyer)
- Ilana Saltzbart
Government Relations (Tier 3)
- Michael Andrews
- Bobby Burchfield
- Lisa Dwyer
- Robert Ehrlich
- Lloyd Hand
- Matthew Leland
- Thomas Spulak
Healthcare: Life Sciences (Tier 3)
- Andrew Bayman
- Mark Brown
- Geoffrey Leonard
- Seth Lundy
- Christina Markus
- Chilton Varner
Healthcare: Service Providers (Tier 2)
- Marcia Augsburger
- James Boswell
- Gary Eiland
- Stephen Goff
- Jon Harris (Leading Lawyer)
Intellectual Property: Copyright (Tier 4)
- Kenneth Steinthal (Leading Lawyer)
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: non-contentious – Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing (Tier 3)
- Bruce Baber
- Kathleen McCarthy
International Arbitration (Tier 1)
- James Berger
- Doak Bishop (Leading Lawyer)
- John Bowman (Leading Lawyer)
- Henry Burnett
- Wade Coriell
- Ken Fleuriet
- Edward Kehoe
- Eric Schwartz
- Reginald Smith
- Thomas Sprange
International Litigation (Tier 3)
- James Berger
- Doak Bishop
- Edward Kehoe
International Trade (Tier 2)
- Joseph Dorn (Leading Lawyer)
- Steve Jones
- Stephen Orava
- Christine Savage
- Michael Taylor
Labor and Employment: ERISA Litigation (Tier 4)
- Bobby Burchfield
- David Tetrick
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance (Tier 2)
- William Baxley
- Zachary Cochran
- Robert Leclerc
- Alan Prince
- Cal Smith
- Jeffrey Stein
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-999M) (Tier 2)
- Raymond Baltz
- Richard Bange
- William Baxley
- Jack Capers
- John Crespo
- Alana Griffin
- Ye Cecilia Hong
- Matthew Jacobson
- Spencer Johnson
- Geoffrey Leonard
- Judith O'Brien
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Private Equity Buyouts (Tier 5)
- Raymond Baltz
- Richard Bange
- Michael Cubell
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies (Tier 5)
- Geoff Leonard
- Linda Lorenat
- Judith O’Brien
M&A: Litigation: Defense (Tier 4)
- Warren Pope
- Michael Smith
- Robert Thornton
Product liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Automotive/Transport (Tier 3)
- Andrew Bayman
- Alexander Calfo
- Joseph Eisert
- Philip Holladay
- Granta Nakayama
Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products- Including Tobacco (Tier 4)
- Randall Bassett
- Alexander Calfo
- Joseph Eisert
- Jeffrey Furr
- Granta Nakayama
- Ray Persons
- Richard Schneider
Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense (Tier 2)
- Andrew Bayman
- Alexander Calfo
- Joseph Eisert
- Granta Nakayama
- Peter Strotz
- Chilton Varner (Leading Lawyer)
- Donald Zimmer
Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort – Defense (Tier 1)
- Kevin Buster
- Bruce Hurley
- Robert Meadows (Leading Lawyer)
Project Finance (Tier 5)
- Ken Culotta
- Denis Fallon
- Philip Weems
Real Estate and Construction: Construction - Including Construction Litigation (Tier 1)
- Kevin Clark
- Scott Greer (Leading Lawyer)
- David Kiefer
- Craig Ledet
- Angus McFadden
- Benjamin Pollock
Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate (Tier 3)
- Sarah Borders
- Timothy Goodwin
- Christopher Hoffman
- Sheryl Kass
- Jennifer Morgan
- Davis Powell
- Mark Thigpen
Securities Litigation – Defense (Tier 4)
- Paul Bessette
- Israel Dahan
- Peter Isajiw
- William Johnson
- Dixie Johnson
- Carmen Lawrence
- Warren Pope
- Michael Smith
Structured Finance (Tier 6)
- Michael Urschel
White-Collar Criminal Defense (Tier 2)
- Gary Grindler
- Zachary Harmon
- Andrew Hruska
- Mark Jensen
- Christopher Wray
About King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 900 lawyers in 18 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality, and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. More information is available at www.kslaw.com.