Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
USA Guide 2024 : Georgia
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King & Spalding LLP draws upon impressive breadth and depth of resources to represent clients in wide-ranging high-stakes litigation across the country. Its experience includes product liability claims, securities class actions and commercial disputes. The firm has a strong bench of experienced trial lawyers, who frequently appear in headline cases across the USA, with additional support provided by a respected appellate practice. The group has notable capabilities in the healthcare, insurance, real estate and transportation sectors, among others.
Work Highlights
- King & Spalding LLP represented Emory Healthcare at trial and appellate levels in a dispute brought by Trinity Health and its subsidiaries in connection with an alleged agreement for Emory to purchase a 49% share of a joint company operated with Trinity.
Strengths
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"The team is very responsive at all times."
"The firm is particularly strong in written work product and legal strategy development."
"King & Spalding has a deep bench of experienced professionals enabling a broad range of legal services. It has one of the deepest teams in our region."
"The team is very responsive at all times."
"The firm is particularly strong in written work product and legal strategy development."
"King & Spalding has a deep bench of experienced professionals enabling a broad range of legal services. It has one of the deepest teams in our region."
Notable Practitioners
Chilton Davis Varner is well known for her commercial dispute work, particularly pertaining to product liability and business torts.
Warren Pope is well known for his securities litigation practice, which covers shareholder derivative claims and government investigations.
"He is practical, thoughtful and very knowledgeable about how securities litigation works."
"Warren is knowledgeable, responsive and good at planning and strategy."
"He's an excellent litigator with clear, strong depth of knowledge in securities. He is always available and responsive."
David Balser is a trial lawyer who maintains a first-class practice which sees him advise on disputes such as consumer class actions.
"He is an outstanding litigator who ticks all the boxes. He is incredible in court, a great director of teams and an impressive legal thinker."
"He's responsive and achieves great results for us. He manages the team well and his work is excellent."
"He's very knowledgeable and great to work with."
Michael Smith is vastly experienced in complex securities litigation. He regularly handles class actions and shareholder derivative claims.
Paul Murphy specializes in white-collar criminal defense and government investigations and has substantial experience representing both companies and individuals.
"Paul is an excellent white-collar criminal lawyer. He's super smart and has great judgment."
"He is fantastic, he can run a team of 30 lawyers."
Sally Yates wins praise from all corners of the market for her impressive white-collar criminal defense practice. She draws on her experience as Deputy Attorney General in her skilled handling of high-stakes investigations brought by government bodies.
"She knows how senior DOJ officials are likely to think about issues."
Jessica Corley is regularly sought out by companies and their executives for representation in securities litigation. She handles class actions, shareholder derivative suits and regulatory investigations.
Aaron Lipson is an experienced litigator, with notable expertise in DOJ and SEC investigations. He also advises companies on compliance matters and internal investigations.
"He is incredibly responsive and diligent."
"Aaron is responsive and has a great bedside manner; he explains everything really well."
"He is a joy to work with."
John Horn boasts notable strength in assisting clients on high profile DOJ and SEC investigations, as well as internal investigations.
"He is extremely smart, organized and a pleasure to work with."
"He can calmly defuse tricky and thorny situations."