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Kevin O’Brien is a litigator focusing on high-stakes and complex business disputes, with a particular focus on litigation over commercial transactions, bankruptcy-related disputes, and professional liability matters. Kevin has represented clients in a wide variety of cases, including contract disputes, business torts, and consumer and securities fraud class actions.
Before joining King & Spalding, Kevin was a law clerk to Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was also an associate at another national law firm. Kevin received his law degree from Boston College Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Boston College Law Review and elected to the Order of the Coif.
Publications
J.D., Boston College Law School, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, magna cum laude
Georgia
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Hon. William S. Duffey, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
Obtained appellate victory for JW Aluminum declaring that newly alleged statutory liabilities had been discharged in decades-old bankrutpcy case. In re U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co., 32 F.4th 1324 (11th Cir. 2022), cert. denied, 143 S. Ct. 2657 (2023).
Defending a Big 4 accounting firm against fraud claims in an action pending in the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court.
Obtained dismissal of a Big 4 accounting firm from a putative securities fraud class action in the Northern District of Georgia. Formby v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, No. 1:22-cv-670, 2023 WL 4132122 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 13, 2023).
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October 2, 2023
Bankruptcy Discovery: Preparing for the Fishing Expedition
July 18, 2023
Lender Liability Quarterly – July 2023
July 5, 2023
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Proposes Role-Altering Audit Standards
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
Obtained appellate victory for JW Aluminum declaring that newly alleged statutory liabilities had been discharged in decades-old bankrutpcy case. In re U.S. Pipe & Foundry Co., 32 F.4th 1324 (11th Cir. 2022), cert. denied, 143 S. Ct. 2657 (2023).
Defending a Big 4 accounting firm against fraud claims in an action pending in the Commercial Division of the New York Supreme Court.
Obtained dismissal of a Big 4 accounting firm from a putative securities fraud class action in the Northern District of Georgia. Formby v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, No. 1:22-cv-670, 2023 WL 4132122 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 13, 2023).
See more
October 2, 2023
Bankruptcy Discovery: Preparing for the Fishing Expedition
July 18, 2023
Lender Liability Quarterly – July 2023
July 5, 2023
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Proposes Role-Altering Audit Standards
December 8, 2022
King & Spalding Promotes 24 New Partners and 17 Counsel Across 15 Cities
December 8, 2022
K&S elects 24 new partners and promotes 17 counsel across 15 cities
J.D., Boston College Law School, magna cum laude & Order of the Coif
M.A., Columbia University
B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University, magna cum laude
Georgia
New York
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Virginia
Law Clerk, Hon. William S. Duffey, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia