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Ben Watson is a senior associate in the Atlanta office. His practice focuses on complex business disputes, with an emphasis on ERISA class actions and litigation related to significant corporate transactions. Ben has represented clients in federal courts across the country, as well as in the Delaware Court of Chancery and in arbitration proceedings.
Before joining King & Spalding, Ben was an associate with Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, D.C. Ben served as a law clerk to the Hon. Debra Ann Livingston of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ben graduated, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was Notes Editor of the Harvard Law Review. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the Ohio State University.
Ben also maintains an active pro bono practice and has worked with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Georgia Innocence Project.
Credentials
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., The Ohio State University
District of Columbia
Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Debra Ann Livingston, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
News
Cases & Deals
March 29, 2019
K&S Defeats Claims of Self-Dealing Against Asset Management Firm in ERISA Class Action
Cases & Deals
March 31, 2017
Peabody Energy Corporation Wins Dismissal of ERISA Stock Drop Suit
Insights
Client Alert
January 27, 2020
The SECURE Act Reduces—But Does Not Eliminate—Litigation Risk of Offering Annuities in 401(k) Plans
News
Cases & Deals
March 29, 2019
K&S Defeats Claims of Self-Dealing Against Asset Management Firm in ERISA Class Action
Cases & Deals
March 31, 2017
Peabody Energy Corporation Wins Dismissal of ERISA Stock Drop Suit
Insights
Client Alert
January 27, 2020
The SECURE Act Reduces—But Does Not Eliminate—Litigation Risk of Offering Annuities in 401(k) Plans
News
Cases & Deals
March 29, 2019
K&S Defeats Claims of Self-Dealing Against Asset Management Firm in ERISA Class Action
Cases & Deals
March 31, 2017
Peabody Energy Corporation Wins Dismissal of ERISA Stock Drop Suit
Credentials
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., The Ohio State University
District of Columbia
Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Debra Ann Livingston, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit