Among King & Spalding LLP’s sector strong suits, the appellate practice stands out for its expertise in life sciences and healthcare-related cases, where it can act hand-in-hand with the wider firm’s dominant life sciences group. Other key areas of activity include energy, environmental and IP-related matters, while geographically it is particularly noted for its presence in Florida appeals. In a highlight example of its strength in the pharmaceutical sphere, Washington DC-based department co-head Ashley Parrish successfully represented Novo Nordisk in a Third Circuit appeal challenging efforts to expand the scope of manufacturers’ obligations under the federal 340B drug pricing program. The group also draws on fellow department co-lead Jeffrey Bucholtz, based in Washington DC, and California appellate specialist Anne Voigts, who splits her time between Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
Key clients
- A coalition of furniture industry clients
- ABB
- Abbvie
- American Clinical Laboratory Association
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Chevron Corporation
- Delta
- Eli Lilly
- Empire Health Foundation
- Equifax
- Everport Terminals
- Federal Reserve Banks
- Guardian Pharmacy
- Halliburton
- Hope Medical Enterprises, Inc. dba Hope Pharmaceuticals
- Huntington Ingalls Industries
- JW Aluminum
- Molina Healthcare
- Novo Nordisk
- ORIX
- Procter & Gamble
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- Silicon Valley Corporation
- Snap
- Tivity Health
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Volkswagen
- Walmart
Work highlights
- Successfully represented JW Aluminum before the Eleventh Circuit in a case concerning the application of the Bankruptcy Code to pension labilities under the Coal Act.
- Secured a victory for Novo Nordisk in a Third Circuit appeal challenging efforts to expand the scope of manufacturers’ obligations under the federal 340B drug pricing program.
- Successfully defeated a petition for certiorari filed by South Carolina seeking judicial review of a decision issued by the Fourth Circuit granting habeas corpus relief in favor of a death penalty client.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jeffrey Bucholtz, Ashley Parrish