Ari A. Katz

Ari A. Katz has over 25 years of extensive law firm recruiting experience. Ari is responsible for implementing the strategic lateral hiring initiatives across all of the Firm’s practice groups. He works collaboratively with our Policy Committee, Practice Group Leaders, and Lateral Leads to identify potential lateral partner targets (individuals, groups of laterals or boutiques) that the Firm should consider in our existing markets or in new ones. During the course of his career he has been responsible for recruiting over 900 lateral partners. Prior to joining King & Spalding he worked at two other major AmLaw firms. 

Ari has held numerous leadership positions in NALP (National Association for Law Placement) and NYCRA (The New York City Recruitment Association) over the years, and he is currently a member of ALRA (the Atlanta Legal Recruitment Association.) Ari has participated in over 40 panels regarding lateral partner and associate recruiting and integration, and he has spoken at many annual NALP conferences on various recruiting topics. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.S., magna cum laude, from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.