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She guides clients through every stage of the dispute process, delivering pragmatic strategy and tenacious advocacy to resolve disputes and protect critical business and investment interests.\nWith more than 25 years of experience, Rachael advises companies, investors, and sovereign entities on high‑stakes commercial and investment disputes worldwide. She has represented clients in complex arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, VIAC, and WIPO. \nRachael steers clients through all stages of the dispute process, formulating strategy, navigating complex procedural issues, and delivering strong advocacy to protect critical investments and commercial interests. She has been described by clients and peers as “one of the best arbitration advocates in international arbitration worldwide,” with “impeccable judgment and strategic acumen.”\nHer matters involve disputes with significant financial exposure and technical complexity, often arising from long‑term contracts, collaboration and joint venture agreements, and agreements involving intellectual property rights. Rachael has particular experience representing life sciences and technology companies in high-value arbitrations arising under joint venture, co-development, and IP license agreements. She also works closely with clients in sectors such as energy, aerospace, and construction, where disputes frequently combine legal, technical, and commercial considerations. She distills complex issues into practical guidance, helping clients achieve their commercial objectives.\n  Partner Ranked for Arbitration (International), Global Market Leaders Chambers Global Ranked for International Arbitration. Sources report that she is “a world-class lawyer and advocate” and “one of the best arbitration advocates in international arbitration worldwide,” with “impeccable judgment and strategic acumen” and “a uniquely measured and diplomatic style that is exceptionally persuasive.”  Chambers USA, 2012 – 2026 Recommended as a Leading Partner for International Arbitration Legal 500 United States Selected for recognition as a leading arbitration practitioner in the 2017–2026 editions of Lexology Index: Arbitration, including in the inaugural edition of Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration - Future Leaders 2017—a guide profiling the foremost practitioners in the arbitration community. Sources report that she is a “highly reputable” and “amazingly able” lawyer and “established leader” in international arbitration, “strongly recommended” for her excellence in complex commercial and investment disputes Lexology Index: Arbitration and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration - Future Leaders Named a Washington, D.C. Lawyer of the Year for her international arbitration practice Best Lawyers in America, 2023 Consistently recognized as a “Litigation Star” Benchmark Litigation Georgetown University  Duke University Duke University School of Law District of Columbia Maryland England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer) Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Senior Vice Chair WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee Taught courses on international arbitration at the Georgetown University Law Center, the Duke University School of Law, the University of Michigan Law School, and Pepperdine Law School Represented a global pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore arising under a license agreement, with claims and counterclaims exceeding $500 million in dispute. Represented a global clean energy company in an ICC arbitration seated in California involving warranty claims under a supply agreement for a critical component in an energy storage product. 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Justin is a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding's Public Company, Private Equity, and Technology Industry Teams, and Co-Leader of the Firm's FinTech group.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJustin's M\u0026amp;A and corporate transaction experience includes public company acquisitions and sales, leveraged buyouts, add-on transactions, joint ventures, tender offers, corporate reorganizations, strategic and growth-stage investments and corporate governance matters. \u0026nbsp;Justin's work crosses a broad range of industries and geographies and includes numerous transactions in the following sectors: payments, sports, healthcare and life sciences, software, retail (including e-commerce), semiconductor, food \u0026amp; beverage, building products, technology and entertainment. \u0026nbsp;Justin's international transaction experience spans Mexico, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the sports industry, Justin has significant experience representing professional sports franchises regarding stadium development, sponsorship matters and general corporate transactions. Sports franchise clients include the Atlanta Falcons, a National Football League team, and the Atlanta United Football Club, a Major League Soccer team. 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Bradley in the sale of Zebco Brands to Rather Outdoors.\nZebco Brands in the sale of its Fin-Nor and Van Staal brands to Pure Fishing.{{ FIELD }}Sports and Entertainment\nAMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise.\nAtlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta.\nAtlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII.\nAtlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy.\nCarmike Cinemas in several transactions, including its acquisition of Muvico Theatres, its all-stock acquisition of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp., and its sale to AMC Entertainment.\nSkybound Entertainment in several transactions and equity financings.{{ FIELD }}Food \u0026amp; Beverage and Franchise\nRoark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of Primrose Schools\nInvestment in Waste Pro USA\nAcquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc.\nAcquisition of Wingstop Restaurants\nAcquisition of Massage Envy\nSale of Peachtree Business Products\nSale of Professional Systems Corporation\nScofflaw Brewing in several transactions and equity financings.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of Rubicon Bakers.\nTrive Capital and its portfolio company Rubicon Bakers in the acquisition of Just Desserts.{{ FIELD }}Industrials and Manufacturing\nAcuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric.\nBig Time Products in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein \u0026amp; Company.\nBuckner HeavyLift Cranes in its sale of a majority interest to Markel Corporation.\nCirrus Industries, a manufacturer of airplanes and a portfolio company of Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), in its sale to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd.\nCrown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation.\nElectrolux Professional AB in its acquisition of Unified Brands from Dover Corporation.\nGE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture.\nGE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components.\nHunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid.\nHuntington Ingalls Industries in its acquisition of Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime.\nHusqvarna in numerous transactions, including the following:\nSale of its BlueBird International business\nSale of Peerless Gear business\nAcquisition of Diamond Tool\nAcquisition of the Concrete Power Trowel business from Wacker Neuson Group AG\nMcCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale to Olam International.\nMicromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.\nMueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of AceCo Precision Manufacturing\nTrive Capital in its investment in Premium Guard, and Premium Guard’s acquisition of IPC Global Solutions.\nZep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital.{{ FIELD }}Healthcare and Life Sciences\nAmerican HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare.\nEclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.\niHealth Technologies, a provider of payment policy management solutions and services to healthcare organizations, in its merger with Connolly LLC, a portfolio company of Advent International.\nImmucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital.\nOwens and Minor in its acquisition of Byram Healthcare from Mediq.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System.{{ FIELD }}Other Significant Transactions\nCousins Properties in its sale of its third-party client services business to Cushman \u0026amp; Wakefield.\nGevity HR in its cash merger with TriNet Group, a portfolio company of General Atlantic.\nLodgian in its cash merger with an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.{{ FIELD }}Justin King specializes in representing public and private companies, including private equity firms and their portfolio companies, with respect to mergers and acquisitions, governance matters, restructurings and other significant transactions. Justin is a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding's Public Company, Private Equity, and Technology Industry Teams, and Co-Leader of the Firm's FinTech group.\nJustin's M\u0026amp;A and corporate transaction experience includes public company acquisitions and sales, leveraged buyouts, add-on transactions, joint ventures, tender offers, corporate reorganizations, strategic and growth-stage investments and corporate governance matters.  Justin's work crosses a broad range of industries and geographies and includes numerous transactions in the following sectors: payments, sports, healthcare and life sciences, software, retail (including e-commerce), semiconductor, food \u0026amp; beverage, building products, technology and entertainment.  Justin's international transaction experience spans Mexico, Canada, Central and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia.\nIn the sports industry, Justin has significant experience representing professional sports franchises regarding stadium development, sponsorship matters and general corporate transactions. Sports franchise clients include the Atlanta Falcons, a National Football League team, and the Atlanta United Football Club, a Major League Soccer team. Justin represented the Atlanta Host Committee for the 2019 Super Bowl and currently represents the Atlanta Host Committee in connection with its 2026 World Cup bid.\nJustin has been recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star, and by The Daily Report as one of the Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia.\nJustin has also been recognized as a key leading lawyer in Legal 500’s 2025 USA guide for his M\u0026amp;A/Corporate expertise, noting: “Justin King is a go-to for sports-related deals.” Justin M King Partner A Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star  Super Lawyers, 2016, 2015 Top 30 Lawyers Under 40 in Georgia  The Daily Report, 2017 Bowdoin College  American University Washington College of Law Georgia Representative Matters\nFinTech and Payments\nFleetCor in numerous transactions, including the following:\nMultiple equity financing and subsequent IPO\nAcquisition of Telenav’s mobile business unit\nGlobal Payments in numerous acquisitions and strategic transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of AdvancedMD from Marlin Equity Partners\nAcquisition of SICOM Systems from LLR Partners\nJoint venture with HSBC in Mexico\nAcquisition of Desjardins’ merchant acquiring business in Canada\nTSYS in its acquisition of TransFirst from Vista Equity Partners. Technology and Software\nClimavision in connection with its $100 million investment by TPG’s The Rise Fund.\nMailchimp in numerous transactions, including its sale to Intuit for $12 billion and the acquisitions of Reaction Commerce, Chatitive and BigTeam.\nOversight Systems in connection with a strategic investment by Luminate Capital Partners.\nResurgens Technology Partners in numerous transactions, including the acquisitions of Assurance Software, Clearview Continuity, OfficeSpace Software, Avalution Consulting, EnergyCap and AgencyBloc. Retail and Consumer\nCarter’s in several acquisitions, including Skip Hop (portfolio company of Fireman Capital Partners), and Industrias Bunny Baby in Mexico.\nUnder Armour in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of MapMyFitness\nAcquisition of Endomondo\nAcquisition and subsequent sale of MyFitnessPal\nW.C. Bradley in the sale of Zebco Brands to Rather Outdoors.\nZebco Brands in the sale of its Fin-Nor and Van Staal brands to Pure Fishing. Sports and Entertainment\nAMB Group in entering into an expansion agreement with Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise.\nAtlanta Falcons in negotiations for a new multi-purpose stadium in Atlanta.\nAtlanta Falcons and the Atlanta Host Committee in their successful bid to host Super Bowl LIII.\nAtlanta Falcons Physical Therapy Centers in its joint venture with U.S. Physical Therapy.\nCarmike Cinemas in several transactions, including its acquisition of Muvico Theatres, its all-stock acquisition of Digital Cinema Destinations Corp., and its sale to AMC Entertainment.\nSkybound Entertainment in several transactions and equity financings. Food \u0026amp; Beverage and Franchise\nRoark Capital Group in numerous transactions, including the following:\nAcquisition of Primrose Schools\nInvestment in Waste Pro USA\nAcquisition of the data processing, printing and mailing unit of North Shore Agency, Inc.\nAcquisition of Wingstop Restaurants\nAcquisition of Massage Envy\nSale of Peachtree Business Products\nSale of Professional Systems Corporation\nScofflaw Brewing in several transactions and equity financings.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of Rubicon Bakers.\nTrive Capital and its portfolio company Rubicon Bakers in the acquisition of Just Desserts. Industrials and Manufacturing\nAcuity Brands in its acquisition of Juno Lighting from Schneider Electric.\nBig Time Products in its recapitalization transaction with Falcon Investment Advisors and Hauslein \u0026amp; Company.\nBuckner HeavyLift Cranes in its sale of a majority interest to Markel Corporation.\nCirrus Industries, a manufacturer of airplanes and a portfolio company of Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), in its sale to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd.\nCrown Paper Group, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, in its acquisition of Montebello Container Corporation.\nElectrolux Professional AB in its acquisition of Unified Brands from Dover Corporation.\nGE Aviation in the formation of its Taleris joint venture with Accenture.\nGE Aviation in the formation of a joint venture with SeaCast, Inc. to produce jet engine components.\nHunter Douglas in its acquisition of the Levolor and Kirsch businesses from Newell Rubbermaid.\nHuntington Ingalls Industries in its acquisition of Hydroid from Kongsberg Maritime.\nHusqvarna in numerous transactions, including the following:\nSale of its BlueBird International business\nSale of Peerless Gear business\nAcquisition of Diamond Tool\nAcquisition of the Concrete Power Trowel business from Wacker Neuson Group AG\nMcCleskey Mills, a peanut sheller in South Georgia, in its sale to Olam International.\nMicromeritics Instrument Corporation in its sale to SFW Capital Partners.\nMueller Water Products in the sale of its Anvil division to One Equity Partners.\nTrive Capital in its acquisition of AceCo Precision Manufacturing\nTrive Capital in its investment in Premium Guard, and Premium Guard’s acquisition of IPC Global Solutions.\nZep, a provider of specialty chemical products, in its sale to affiliates of New Mountain Capital. Healthcare and Life Sciences\nAmerican HomePatient, a portfolio company of Highland Capital Management, in its sale to Lincare.\nEclipsys Corporation in its $1.3 billion stock-for-stock merger with Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.\niHealth Technologies, a provider of payment policy management solutions and services to healthcare organizations, in its merger with Connolly LLC, a portfolio company of Advent International.\nImmucor, a provider of automated instrument-reagent systems to the blood transfusion industry, in its $1.9 billion sale to an affiliate of TPG Capital.\nOwens and Minor in its acquisition of Byram Healthcare from Mediq.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in its joint venture transaction with Emory Healthcare.\nSaint Joseph’s Health System in the sale of Saint Joseph’s East Georgia hospital to St. Mary’s Health Care System. 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John has advised on numerous transactions and has extensive experience in negotiating acquisition agreements and transaction-related executive employment and equity incentive arrangements (including rollover equity, profits interests and stock options). He also advises on Section 280G golden parachute matters that arise as a result of transactions, including guiding private companies through the shareholder cleansing vote process. \nJohn also represents public and private companies, boards of directors and individual executives in the design and negotiation of employment and separation agreements, equity and cash incentive arrangements, severance arrangements, deferred compensation arrangements, change in control related arrangements, and other compensation and benefits arrangements. 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