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Andy Bayman serves a wide range of clients in life sciences and healthcare, including pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, as well as automotive and other manufacturers and retailers in product liability and toxic tort cases. He is a partner and the leader of the Trial & Global Disputes practice group. Mr. Bayman is a trial lawyer who has tried over 20 cases in state and federal courts around the country. Previously, Andy led the Life Sciences & Healthcare area of focus. With more than 300 lawyers and professionals across eleven practice groups – including over 30 M.D.s, Ph. Ds, and others with advanced medical, scientific, and technical degrees – this area of focus serves every segment of the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Chilton Varner

Chilton Varner focuses on product liability, business torts, contract and other commercial disputes. As a partner in our Mass Tort and Toxic Tort practice, Chilton defends corporate clients in a range of commercial litigation. With 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Chilton represents clients in mass tort litigation, class actions and multi-district litigation. She has served as trial and appellate counsel for a number of the country’s largest pharmaceutical, medical device and automotive manufacturers. Chilton was appointed to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee by Chief Justice William Rehnquist in 2004 and reappointed by Chief Justice John Roberts in 2007, where she participated in drafting amendments governing electronic discovery and changes to the rules governing summary judgment, expert discovery and information-gathering from third parties and corporate executives. In 2012-13, Chilton was President of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She is currently President of the Supreme Court Historical Society.

Dan Donovan

Dan Donovan specializes in congressional, state attorneys general and parallel government investigations. A former Chief Investigative Counsel in the Senate, Dan is a partner in our Government Advocacy and Congressional Investigations practices. Dan has two decades of crisis management experience with government investigations, involving significant legal, public relations and political risks. Mr. Donovan represents leading companies, individuals, trade associations, and nonprofit entities and provides effective crisis management counsel. He works at the forefront of controversial and politicized national and state policy issues that frequently lead to investigations and litigation, including congressional, multi-state and federal agency enforcement actions.

Daniel Coats

Senator Dan Coats is a senior policy advisor in the Government Advocacy and Public Policy Practice Group. Senator Coats joined King & Spalding after serving as Director of National Intelligence from 2017 to 2019. A former member of Congress, Senator Coats represented Indiana in the United States Senate from 1989 to 1999 and again from 2011 to 2017. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988, and as U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 2001 to 2005.While in Congress, Senator Coats was a member of several high-profile committees, including the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He also was a member of the Senate leadership, serving as Midwest Regional Whip. In the Senate, Senator Coats focused on national security, health care, education and human resources issues. He was a strong advocate of a bipartisan approach to national security issues, and joined with Democrats such as Senator Joseph Lieberman in pursuing several defense reform and transformation initiatives.

Daniel Hettich

Dan Hettich focuses his career on assisting hospitals and health systems across the country with complex, multimillion-dollar Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues. A partner in the Healthcare practice, Dan advocates his clients' interests before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Congress and federal courts, and assists his clients in dealing with fraud and abuse concerns. Mr. Hettich has a truly national practice and regularly counsels his clients on various aspects of Medicare reimbursement and related issues.

Daniel Crosby

Doak Bishop

Doak Bishop specializes in international arbitration, with a focus on Latin America. A partner in the International Arbitration practice, Doak represents companies in arbitration and litigation of disputes in the oil and gas, energy, construction, environmental and foreign investment sectors. With extensive experience in litigation and international arbitration, Doak has served both as an arbitrator and counsel. He represents clients in disputes concerning oil and gas and energy, foreign investment, construction and environmental matters. Mr. Bishop has served as Chairman of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration and as a Director of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). He is also a member of the U.S. delegation to the North American Free Trade Act (NAFTA) Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Disputes.

Dounia Mansour

Associate

Edward Kehoe

Edward Kehoe specializes in business arbitration and litigation. He is the Managing Partner of the New York office, co-head of our International Arbitration practice and a member of the firm's management committee.With more than 25 years of experience in business arbitration and litigation, Edward represents clients in the energy, mining, construction, professional services, finance and banking, pharmaceutical, and insurance sectors. He has been lead counsel in many international arbitration matters and trials (both jury and bench), with successful outcomes for his clients.

Frank Schoen

Partner

Granta Nakayama

A partner in the Environmental practice with a focus on energy, Granta represents companies in a range of regulatory and enforcement matters. With training as a nuclear engineer and more than a decade of experience as a practicing engineer and technical manager, Granta represents clients with products or services regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with state government agencies such as the California Air Resources Board. He defends companies in enforcement actions and litigation involving regulations and rate proceedings, and represents their interests in agency rulemakings and Congressional matters.

James Stull

James Woolery

Jim Woolery is head of the firm’s M&A and Corporate Governance practices. He draws on his unique background of legal, investment banking and hedge fund experience to counsel c-suites, boards and general counsels across the full spectrum of corporate and strategic matters, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, activist defense and other complex transactions. Throughout his career, Mr. Woolery has been widely recognized as one of the country’s leading M&A advisors and he has advised on over $1 trillion in M&A transactions, including serving as a lead advisor on two of the largest leveraged buyouts in history: the $24.9 billion acquisition of Dell by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners and the $48 billion acquisition of TXU by KKR and TPG.

James Hoggett

James Hoggett is a Fund Finance partner in the firm’s London office. James is a fund finance specialist with many years’ experience advising lenders and GPs on the full range of lending products, including large syndicated subscription facilities, NAV and hybrid facilities, as well as GP support and co-invest structures. He routinely works with some of the biggest names in private equity, secondaries and private credit, as well as helping newer entrants to navigate the fund finance market and the huge variety of structures available in this dynamic space.

Jan Schäfer

Jan K. Schäfer is a partner at King & Spalding in Frankfurt and heads the dispute resolution practice in Germany.

Jean Tamalet

Special matters and governement investigations

Joëlle Herschtel

John Savage KC

John Savage KC is a partner in the firm's London office, specializing in international arbitration. John has represented clients in approximately 200 arbitrations around the world in 30 years of practice. He has particular expertise in complex, high-stakes corporate, investment and projects disputes, with an emphasis on the oil and gas, mining and power sectors. John has been lauded in the directories as "a tremendously effective advocate" with "real global stature in arbitration." John was previously a vice president of the SIAC Court of Arbitration and a Director of the SIAC. John has worked for high-profile clients including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Dow Chemical, GE, Samsung C&T and Shell, and his recent successes for clients include some of the largest awards handed down in international arbitration. He also has substantial experience in mediation. Mr. Savage KC is a King's Counsel in England, was admitted as a member of the Paris bar in 1997 and was one of the first foreign lawyers to gain rights of audience at the Singapore International Commercial Court. John spent 12 years in Singapore establishing himself as one of the leading arbitration lawyers in Asia, and has also practiced arbitration in Paris and Washington DC. John studied law and was admitted to practice in England and France and is equally comfortable in common and civil law environments.

John Savage

He has more than 20 years experience representing governments, corporations and high-net-worth individuals in over 140 international arbitrations. These include many corporate, construction, energy and investment treaty disputes, with an emphasis on the oil & gas and power sectors. Mr. Savage’s cases have involved a variety of applicable laws, venues, rules and subject matters.

John Bowman

John Bowman specializes in disputes involving the oil and gas industry. A partner in the International Arbitration practice and leader of our Upstream Oil and Gas practice segment, John represents international energy companies in commercial and investment disputes. He was chosen by the Institute for Energy Law to receive its Lifetime Achievement in Energy Litigation Award, given to one energy litigator each year whose achievements “have won the admiration of his or her peers,” at its annual energy litigation conference in November 2017. In 2014–2015, he served as President of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. He teaches International Energy Arbitration at Georgetown University Law Center, and is also an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, in Dundee.

John Templeman

Counsel

John Hooper

John Hooper defends multinational companies in complex litigations, including a variety of commercial, product liability, financial services, false and misleading advertising and other consumer class actions where he has served as national, regional and/or strategic counsel. He provides clients with all-inclusive strategic litigation management and counseling services to mitigate the reputational and financial risk associated with high exposure, viral and bet-the-company litigations.John's advises companies to create and execute litigation and strategic resolution options in some of the largest, most complex class actions, commercial litigations and mass torts in federal and state courts. Hooper's experience ranges from trials and arbitrations to mediations and settlements, and all stages of a case, from prelitigation to appeal. John's clients include some of the world's largest manufacturers of automobiles, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, building materials, tires, sporting goods and apparel as well as retailers, railroads, hedge funds, life insurance companies, private equity firms, banks and other financial services institutions.

Jon Harris

Jay Harris focuses on healthcare industry transactions as well as general corporate matters. As a partner in the Healthcare practice, Jay represents healthcare providers, investors and other organizations in a variety of transactions. Jay represents clients in the transactions surrounding the formation of new entities and structures for delivery of healthcare services. He is experienced in acquisition and divesture transactions for many types of healthcare providers, including hospitals and health systems; home health and hospice agencies; long-term care facilities; ambulatory surgical centers; physician practices; dialysis and diagnostic imaging providers; dental services companies; and pharmacies.

Jonas Schwarz

Dr. Jonas Schwarz is a counsel in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and member of the firm’s Private Equity practice.

Jonathan Melmed

Kenneth Steinthal

Kenneth Steinthal specializes in litigating matters in the intellectual property/media sector. His practice is focused on copyright, DMCA and antitrust/rate-setting cases involving the distribution of audio and audiovisual content, and includes counseling companies regarding the licensing implications of their product offerings. Ken has more than three decades of experience litigating matters spanning the IP/media sector, in jury and bench trial settings and before copyright tribunals in the U.S. and internationally. Ken’s practice is focused on copyright, DMCA and antitrust/rate-setting cases involving the distribution of audio and audiovisual content. His cases typically involve the defense of copyright infringement claims and the establishment of structures and rates for the exploitation of musical works and sound recordings in both traditional (e.g., cable, satellite, broadcast) and new media distribution environments.

Kim Bueno

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Healthcare Litigation

Martin Wolff

Martin Wolff is a counsel in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and a member of the firm’s Tax practice.

Martin Hunt

Martin Hunt focuses on mergers, acquisitions and joint venture transactions in the energy, telecommunications, water, agriculture, construction and chemicals industries. Qualified as a lawyer in England and Wales, and an attorney in both New York and Texas, Martin is a partner in the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions practice, where he has advised on over 100 M&A transactions in the U.S. alone, and has represented clients in transactions in over 70 countries. Martin also advises private equity funds on their structuring and formation, and the subsequent acquisition, restructuring and disposition of their portfolio companies. With his dual qualification in the UK and the U.S., he is perfectly positioned to advise (a) U.S. companies on their acquisitions in the UK and their international projects that are governed by English law and (b) UK companies on their transactions in the U.S. Mr. Hunt's advice to clients in the energy sector has covered a broad range, including many downstream matters for clients such as Shell and also upstream projects. He has advised on transactions in the renewables sector. He has also extensively represented clients in the oil field services sector. Recently, Martin has been focused particularly on energy projects in Africa.

Martina Antosova

Martina Antosova is a construction lawyer, focusing on the management and resolution of complex construction and engineering disputes. She also assists clients with drafting and negotiation of contracts for major construction projects. Ms. Antosova has experience in advising and representing clients (both owners and contractors) involved in disputes regarding major infrastructure, energy and construction projects around the world, including Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America.

Mathan Navaratnam

Mathan Navaratnam is a Fund Finance partner in the firm’s London office. He has extensive experience advising banks and fund managers regarding cross-border debt financing solutions and structures involving various types of investment funds, including private equity secondary, real estate, credit and fund of funds. Mr. Navaratnam's experience spans the entire range of fund finance products (including capital call lines, NAV facilities, hybrid facilities, GP and executive support facilities and secondary leverage products) provided via a number of different structures, including framework and umbrella facilities. He has advised on some of the largest European fund finance transactions to date.

Mehdi Haroun

Michael Andrews

Moritz Heidbuechel

Moritz Heidbuechel is a counsel in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and a member of the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice.

Nabil Issa

Nathan Parker

Nathan Parker is a Fund Finance partner in the firm’s London office. With over a decade of experience, Parker has advised on a broad range of financing transactions. His practice focuses on acting for financial institutions and private market managers across a full range of fund finance products, including subscription facilities, NAV and hybrid products and GP and co-invest facilities. Mr. Parker also has extensive experience advising private sponsors in leveraged buyout and high yield offerings, and direct lenders in the special situations space.

Peter Hood

Peter Hood is counsel in the firm’s London office, specializing in public international law, ESG, sanctions and business and human rights. He has represented states and businesses in some of the leading cases in his field, in the UK and internationally. In addition to his disputes practice, Peter also advises multinationals on human rights and environmental issues in their operations and supply chains, with a particular focus on the energy, tech, mining and automotive sectors. Peter is recognised as a rising star in the fields of public international law and as a global market leader in business and human rights. Mr. Hood has published widely and spoken at events in the UK, USA, at the UN, across Europe, as well as in Uganda and South Africa.

Peter Memminger

Peter Memminger is partner in King & Spalding’s Frankfurt office and heads its M&A/Private Equity practice in Germany.

Peter Stainer

Dr. Peter Stainer is an associate in King & Spalding's Frankfurt office and a member of the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments practice group.

Peter Schwartz

Peter Schwartz is a high-yield capital markets partner in the firm's London office and a member of the Corporate team. Peter advises on high-yield debt offerings, primary and secondary equity offerings, restructurings, acquisition financings and general compliance issues for European and North American clients seeking securities law advice. Mr. Schwartz also represents a number of the world’s leading investment funds in restructurings and on cross-border, structured debt and equity investments.

Philip Holladay, Jr.

Phil Holladay specializes in defending a wide range of clients in high-exposure commercial disputes, product liability and tort cases, class action lawsuits, and qui tam actions. A partner in the Atlanta office, Phil leads the Automotive and Transportation initiative and the Tort & Environmental practice's Transportation subgroup. With more than 30 years of experience representing clients and trying cases in state and federal courts around the country, Phil's practice today focuses on clients in the transportation, healthcare and financial services industries. He is frequently called on to handle matters for clients pending in jurisdictions that are hostile to corporate defendants, and has represented clients in cases in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Puerto Rico.

Raymond Baltz

Bruce W. Baber is a senior partner and founding member of the firm’s global Intellectual Property Practice. Mr. Baber is active in all aspects of the firm’s IP practice, with an emphasis on litigation and other contested matters. . Baber participates actively on behalf of a wide variety of clients in both jury and bench trials of patent, trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement litigation matters, as well as adversarial patent, trademark and false advertising proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. Since he began practice in 1979, Mr. Baber has represented many global and nationally known companies in dozens of patent infringement, copyright infringement and trademark infringement, dilution and counterfeiting matters, as well as in a wide variety of false advertising disputes.

Robert Meadows

Bobby Meadows is an accomplished trial lawyer known for winning challenging cases. He represents clients in litigation throughout the United States, including trials in state and federal courts, international and domestic arbitrations, summary jury trials and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Bobby's trial experience includes both commercial and tort litigation. Significant commercial matters include multi-million dollar breach of contract and fraud claims arising out of failed business ventures, shareholder derivative suits, oil and gas operating agreements, leases, joint venture agreements and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts. In tort litigation, he regularly appears in court defending large corporations accused of environmental damage by plaintiffs seeking hundreds of millions of dollars for land restoration, personal injuries and remediation of municipal water supplies. His tort clients include oil and gas companies, construction/engineering companies, product manufacturers and others.

Roger Schwartz

Roger G. Schwartz is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Finance Department. He has extensive bankruptcy and restructuring expertise and focuses his practice on representing administrative agents, secured lenders, strategic and financial buyers and sellers of stock, assets or debt primarily in the context of financially distressed situations (inside and outside of formal insolvency proceedings), creditors’ committees and debtors in Chapter 11 cases and workouts. Mr. Schwartz also represents equity sponsors, special committees of boards of directors and the United States government in connection with complex US and international bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, corporate restructurings and financial recapitalizations.

Ronni Solomon

Ronni Solomon co-leads the E-Discovery practice and focuses exclusively on e-discovery issues. Ronni has significant experience managing e-discovery in crisis litigation that spans multiple regulatory, investigatory and civil matters and helping clients ensure that e-discovery does not become a costly sideshow. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Ronni uses her experience and skills to ensure that e-discovery activities are run cost-efficiently, defensibly and consistently. Ronni also serves as National E-Discovery Counsel for large corporations and works with clients on information governance and defensible deletion issues. Ms. Solomon is actively engaged in e-discovery thought leadership. She was a member of the Steering Committee of Working Group 1 of The Sedona Conference on Best Practices for Electronic Discovery and Records Management. She sits on the Advisory Board of the Georgetown Law Advanced E-Discovery Institute.

Rüdiger Morbach

Rüdiger Morbach is an associate in King & Spalding's Frankfurt office and a member of the firm’s Trial and Global Disputes pracite group.

Ruth Byrne KC

Ruth Byrne KC specialises in international commercial and investment disputes, with a particular focus on energy, life sciences, fraud and enforcement. Ruth has advised clients on disputes arising in multiple jurisdictions and has appeared as counsel in 100+ arbitrations as well sitting regularly as arbitrator. She also appears frequently in the English High Court, in particular in proceedings in support of arbitration, as well as more generally in international commercial litigation. Ms. Byrne KC writes and speaks regularly on a variety of international arbitration topics. Ruth is a member of the ICC UK Selection Subcommittee, the Delos ROAP faculty and a former YIAG Co-Chair.

Sally Yates

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is a partner in the Special Matters & Government Investigations practice. Sally’s deep experience, leadership and wide-ranging background provide clients with seasoned judgment in difficult times. Her practice focuses on counseling clients in complex and sensitive matters, including government enforcement and regulatory matters, congressional investigations, compliance, corporate governance and crisis management. Drawing upon her nearly three decades at the Department of Justice, she specializes in internal and independent investigations for public and private organizations and boards. As the second-highest ranking official at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and as Acting Attorney General, Sally was responsible for all of DOJ’s 113,000 employees including all prosecutorial, litigating, and national security components. She also was responsible for all U.S. Attorney’s offices and law enforcement agencies and the Bureau of Prisons. Sally oversaw DOJ’s most significant matters and was instrumental in setting DOJ’s enforcement priorities and initiatives.

Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte

Samantha Hutchinson

Samantha is a Fund Finance partner and leads the Fund Finance team based in the firm’s London office. With over 20 years of experience in the fund finance market, Samantha represents financial institutions, private market and other asset managers across all fund finance products, including subscription lines, primary and secondary leverage and liquidity lines, GP and executive financings, co-investment facilities and various distribution solutions across all asset classes.

Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker specialises in dispute evaluation and resolution by litigation, arbitration, mediation and negotiation. A partner in the International Disputes practice based in the firm's London office, Sarah represents international clients in a wide variety of commercial matters. Sarah has handled high-stakes complex disputes via arbitration, litigation and mediation for circa 30 years and her clients include sovereign states, financial institutions, corporates and high net-worth individuals. She is particularly noted for her subject matter expertise across large-scale project disputes, asset recovery and enforcement and civil fraud. Ms. Walker was Training Principal for the firm’s London Trainee Programme, served on the firm’s Associate Evaluation Committee for over 10 years and currently serves as a member of the firm’s Policy Committee. She spent time during her career in the legal function of a major financial institution, is a frequent author on dispute resolution and speaker at conferences on international disputes. Sarah spends time in all of the firm’s Middle East offices and works extensively with clients from the region.

Shareena Edmonds

Shareena Edmonds is a construction lawyer, focusing on international arbitration and the resolution of disputes arising out of major international energy and infrastructure projects. She is Deputy Head of the firm's Global Construction and Engineering Disputes practice. Shareena has represented owners and contractors in disputes concerning some of the most complex, high value projects around the world. Shareena has acted as counsel in international arbitrations under most of the major arbitral rules (including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, LMAA). As well as representing clients throughout the dispute resolution process, Ms. Edmonds provides strategic advice and acts as project counsel, assisting clients to manage, and minimise, risk on claims and disputes during project execution.

Simon Maynard

Simon Maynard combines strategic acumen with tenacious advocacy to resolve complex commercial disputes in a way that maximizes commercial impact. Simon has particular expertise in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration, as well as before the English courts, in disputes concerning upstream oil and gas, renewables and the energy transition, mining, aerospace and defence, and hospitality. He is also acknowledged for his international law expertise, in particular in the outer space and deep-sea mining sectors. His approach is outcome-focused, applying rigorous legal analysis with creative thinking to devise legal solutions that are delivered with clarity and flair. In addition to his practice, Mr. Maynard is a leading advocate for disability inclusion in the legal profession and beyond. He is Co-Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Task Force on Disability Inclusion and International Arbitration, as well as a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)’s Disability Committee. Simon also has an active pro bono practice focusing on disability discrimination.

Steven Kupka

Steven Kupka is a partner in the Government Advocacy and Public Policy group. An expert on the complexities of public policy at the federal, state, and local government levels, Mr. Kupka focuses his practice on international trade promotion, foreign regulatory issues and foreign asset recovery efforts with a particular emphasis throughout the Caribbean (Puerto Rico) and the Americas.U.S. and foreign governmental entities turn to Mr. Kupka for specialized advice on myriad topics including infrastructure projects, regulatory compliance and enforcement issues. He also advises corporations on their advocacy efforts before Congress regarding legislative and regulatory issues and on various interagency rulings issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Sukhvir Basran

Sukhvir Basran is an ESG partner in the firm's Finance and Restructuring practice in the London office. Basran combines her substantial experience as a banking and finance lawyer with extensive experience advising corporates, financial institutions, funds, trade associations and standard setters on sustainability matters. She advises clients on a wide range of ESG matters including sustainability-related law and regulation, ESG strategies and policies, disclosure and reporting, industry standards and guidance and sustainable finance and investments. Ms. Basran is widely recognised as a pioneer of sustainable finance and investment, and plays a leading role working alongside standard setters and industry bodies to develop and scale the market. She was one of the first lawyers to provide ESG advisory services - using her strong relationships with ESG consultants, standard setters, and digital/AI solution providers to provide clients with an end-to-end service. She is appointed sustainability counsel to the Loan Market Association (LMA) and has advised the LMA on the SLL Model Provisions, guidance and supporting documents all of which are widely used in globally.

Susan Clare

Susan Clare, a partner in the Trial and Global Disputes Practice, is the Co-Chair of the Automotive and Transportation Litigation Team. Susan represents clients in the automotive/transportation, life sciences, and consumer products industries in high-exposure product liability, mass tort, and other complex litigation. With experience in all phases of complex litigation, Susan represents companies in individual, class action and multi-district proceedings in federal and state courts across the country. She is skilled at handling the types of issues that frequently accompany the highest-exposure matters, such as cases involving recalled and foreign-manufactured products, media attention, government investigations, allegations of consumer fraud, jurisdictional challenges, insurance disputes, and extensive expert discovery.

Thomas Spulak

Drawing upon his deep experience with the legislative process, Tom's practice includes the development and execution of Legislative and Executive Branch strategies involving issues critical to domestic and foreign interests. His practice also includes advising corporations on complying with the vast array of laws that regulate the interaction of lobbyists with state and federal government officials. As group leader of the Government Advocacy & Public Policy practice, Tom is actively involved in numerous lobbying efforts on the most pressing issues in Washington, involving tax, health, energy, defense, aerospace and appropriations. Mr. Spulak counsels clients on the full suite of political law issues. He advises clients on complying with federal and state laws that regulate and require the reporting of lobbyist activities, and counsels clients on the ethical considerations involved when corporate representatives and government officials interact.

Tim Burbury

Tom Sprange KC

Tom Sprange KC provides advocacy and strategic advice in significant, high-value and complex disputes for a diverse range of clients, including corporations, sovereign states, financial institutions and individuals. A partner in the firm's International Disputes practice, Tom acts in a broad array of matters under local, private and public international law. Tom has appeared in over 100 cases in the Chancery and King's Bench divisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal, including cases relating to sovereign immunity, acts of state, conflicts of law, interpretation of contracts, civil fraud, injunctive relief and claims arising from arbitration proceedings. Mr. Sprange KC has acted as Counsel in more than 300 international arbitrations in the leading arbitration institutes. He has experience working with clients in numerous sectors, including energy, mining, projects, construction, telecommunications, technology, financial services, real estate, pharmaceuticals, fashion and sports.

Tracie Renfroe

Tracie Renfroe has a national trial practice focusing on toxic tort, environmental, product liability and commercial disputes. She has tried or litigated numerous breach of contract, conspiracy, fraud, securities fraud and professional liability cases. As Managing Partner of the Houston office and a partner in the Energy, Environmental and Product Liability practices, Tracie represents clients in the energy, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors around the country. Tracie represents clients in civil jury trials, class actions and arbitrations. She tries cases in federal and state courts around the country, as well as in international arbitration of high-stakes environmental disputes. Tracie is skilled at presenting complex scientific and technical issues to judges, juries and arbitration panels. She has also tried numerous conspiracy, securities fraud, breach of contract and professional liability cases.

Ulf Grundmann

Ulf Grundmann is a partner in the FDA & Life Sciences practice group of King & Spalding in Frankfurt.

Vincent Rowan

Vincent Rowan is a partner in the firm's London office, whose practice focuses on the management and resolution of complex construction and engineering disputes. Vincent has represented clients (both owners and contractors) on disputes related to some of the world’s most iconic infrastructure and energy projects built during his 30 years of practice. He is recognized as a leading lawyer in the field of construction and engineering law by all major legal directories. Vincent has over 30 years' experience advising in connection with major energy, infrastructure and construction projects, focusing on contract strategies, project management (as project counsel) and dispute resolution (arbitration, ADR and litigation). Mr. Rowan has appeared as counsel in many international arbitrations, including those conducted on an ad hoc basis or under the auspices of the leading arbitral institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, DIFC, HKIAC, SIAC, UNCITRAL, CRCICA, ADCCAC.

Viren Mascarenhas

Viren Mascarenhas is a partner and is a member of the International Arbitration Practice Group. He is a specialist in international arbitration, focusing on both investment treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration, public international law, and business and human rights. Viren has acted as counsel in domestic and international arbitration proceedings under the major institutional arbitral rules as well as ad hoc arbitral rules. Viren has experience across a range of industries, including chemicals, consumer products and luxury goods. He has particular expertise in disputes over natural resources. His energy experience includes investment arbitrations brought against the governments of Argentina, Ecuador, Italy, Timor Leste, and Venezuela; commercial arbitrations regarding the dissolution of joint ventures, breach of supply contracts, tax disputes, and energy-related construction disputes, in matters concerning projects in Colombia, Libya, India, Russia, and the United States; and also LNG gas pricing arbitrations.

Achim Döser

Alexandra Weis

Andreas Böhme

Anna Maria Gabrysch-Datta

Michael Prinz zu Löwenstein

Sebastian Kaufmann