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John M. Anderson represents financial sponsors and strategic companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, take-privates and special situations. He has advised on well over $100 billion in transactions across leveraged buyouts, carveouts, cross-border deals and public company special situations. John also co-leads King & Spalding's Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Working Group. He began his career at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in New York.
Selected transactions include representing:
John represents leading companies and private equity funds including Cerberus Capital Management, Cortland Partners, Eagle Merchant Partners, H.I.G. Capital, PROG Holdings, Roper Technologies and Slate Asset Management. He has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star and is a member of the Law360 M&A Editorial Board.
As co-leader of King & Spalding's AI and Machine Learning Working Group, John has built AI-assisted workflows for due diligence, issues analysis and ancillary document preparation across the M&A practice, and advises boards of directors on AI governance and risk oversight. He has written and spoken on the integration of AI into M&A practice.
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
A.B. Economics, Davidson College
Georgia
New York
April 6, 2026
Law360 Selects 10 King & Spalding Lawyers to Serve on its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards
December 15, 2025
Slate Asset Management Acquires a Majority Stake in Cold-Link Logistics
Real Estate and Infrastructure
Cortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME)
Slate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics
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February 25, 2025
The Art of the Deal: Key Human Capital Considerations When Navigating M&A Transactions Under the Trump Administration
June 1, 2024
FTC non-compete ban: What businesses need to know
October 13, 2023
What boards of directors should understand about AI
April 6, 2026
Law360 Selects 10 King & Spalding Lawyers to Serve on its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards
December 15, 2025
Slate Asset Management Acquires a Majority Stake in Cold-Link Logistics
Real Estate and Infrastructure
Cortland Partners in its $1.6 billion acquisition of certain assets of Elme Communities (NYSE: ELME)
Slate Asset Management in its acquisition of Cold-Link Logistics
See more
February 25, 2025
The Art of the Deal: Key Human Capital Considerations When Navigating M&A Transactions Under the Trump Administration
June 1, 2024
FTC non-compete ban: What businesses need to know
October 13, 2023
What boards of directors should understand about AI
April 6, 2026
Law360 Selects 10 King & Spalding Lawyers to Serve on its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards
December 15, 2025
Slate Asset Management Acquires a Majority Stake in Cold-Link Logistics
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
A.B. Economics, Davidson College
Georgia
New York