King & Spalding makes City funds play with hire of top-tier Cadwalader team Alex Ryan Five-strong fund finance team finds new home at K&S with further hires on the cards.
King & Spalding takes another silk with hire of former director of public prosecutions Alex Ryan King & Spalding has hired Sir Max Hill KC (pictured) into its London office. Hill served as director of public…
‘We opted for ambition’: King & Spalding’s Tom Sprange KC on the firm’s London move and expansion plans Holly McKechnie Following the announcement of its move to a new office space at 8 Bishopsgate, Legal Business spoke to King &…
‘Dynamic and different’: King & Spalding zeroes in on Europe with three more partner hires Charles Avery King & Spalding has significantly bolstered its European presence, bringing in a further three partners to its transactional group in…
Guest comment: Covid-19 and City regulators – The limits of forbearance Guest Blog Forbearance is something of a dirty word in UK financial regulation, at least with regulators themselves. It describes a situation…
Quinn breaks £100m City revenue barrier as King & Spalding hikes London revenue 15% Thomas Alan Disputes heavyweight Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has continued its impressive growth in the City, with revenue at the firm’s…
Sponsored briefing: Insight – The arbitration market Guest Blog Partners in King & Spalding’s London disputes team discuss their thoughts on some of the current trends and issues within…
King & Spalding posts stronger year globally with UK revenue up 12% Thomas Alan US outfit King & Spalding notched a 12% growth in its UK business for 2018, with London revenue rising to $48.3m,…
Freshfields and King & Spalding secure mandates as Equitable Life completes its turnaround with £1.8bn sale Marco Cillario Equitable Life put pensions at risk when it nearly collapsed in 2000. But 18 years on it has completed its…
Revolving Doors: Akin Gump and King & Spalding boost London benches while international lateral hiring continues apace Mark McAteer In a week dominated by European and international partner hires, US firms Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and King…
King & Spalding partner Wray discloses $9.2m earnings before confirmation as FBI head Legal Business King & Spalding litigation partner Christopher Wray, nominated as FBI director, earned $9.2m for his partnership share over the last…
‘Remarkable deal’ for tech: King & Spalding, SullCrom line up Delivery Hero’s €1bn IPO Legal Business King & Spalding and Sullivan & Cromwell are leading one online food-delivery service Delivery Hero’s planned initial public offering (IPO) €1bn target, with Freshfields…
A tale of two firms: K&S London turnover drops by 8%, while Covington ups City revenue by 9% Legal Business King & Spalding‘s London revenue dipped by 8%, while Covington & Burling‘s City turnover went the other way, improving by…
Freshfields, HSF and Skadden heavyweights among 113 new QCs in latest record round Legal Business Senior disputes partners from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), King & Spalding and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &…
King & Spalding takes key role on $12bn Saudi public-private partnership Legal Business King & Spalding (K&S) has won a lead role on a $12bn public-private partnership as Saudi Arabia moves to privatise…
King & Spalding accounts for London and France show revenue up 11%, while profit dips 10% Legal Business Revenue at the London and Paris outposts of US firm King & Spalding surged 11% in 2015 to £41.9m as…
King & Spalding’s London revenues up 16% as legal headcount lifted by 40% Legal Business Revenue at the London branch of US firm King & Spalding (K&S) surged 16% to £27.2m in 2014 as the firm…
King & Spalding steps up aggressive City push with A&O partner hire Legal Business King & Spalding has recruited Allen & Overy’s former European head of US law, Thomas Jones, as its raid on…
King & Spalding lands $12bn arbitration case against Russia for Pugachev Legal Business King & Spalding’s London office has been instructed on a $12bn arbitration brought against the Russian government by Sergei Pugachev,…
King & Spalding secures four-partner Ashurst team for Tokyo launch Legal Business Withers makes further Asia push with Japanese opening King & Spalding chose Tokyo last month as its second base in…
