King & Spalding LLP is home to a deep bench of litigators who frequently act in complex, multi-jurisdictional mandates, many of which involve trials and appellate work. Government enforcement actions, regulatory and administrative proceedings, and shareholder litigation are among the specialisms of the team, which sees its attorneys appear in both trial and appellate courts as well as before government enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and arbitral tribunals. Andy Bayman and Richard Marooney jointly chair the practice group out of Atlanta and New York, respectively. Pre-eminent trial lawyer Randy Mastro represents clients in complex civil cases, securities litigation and white collar criminal matters. Los Angeles-based practitioner Joe Akrotirianakis represents both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad range of industry sectors, including technology and life sciences as well as international shipping and transportation, among others. Mark Kirsch is a key name in the department for securities, white collar, commercial and antitrust litigation. Dallas partner Veronica Moyé joined the team from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in February 2024, while Jennifer Recine handles regulatory and real estate disputes as well as securities litigation and arrived from Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP in April 2024. Christopher Duffy joined from Vinson & Elkins LLP in June 2024. All attorneys named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.
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Key clients
- American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
- Americold
- BASF
- Barclays Bank PLC
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
- Benefytt Technologies Inc.
- Capital One
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.
- Deloitte Consulting
- Ernst & Young
- Global Payments Direct, Inc.
- Hillrom
- Home Depot
- JP Morgan
- Progressive Insurance
- Ripple Labs
- Senior Planning Services, LLC
Work highlights
- Acted for a Petersen Energía, S.A.U., Petersen Energía Inversora, S.A.U., et al in a case against the Republic of Argentina, obtaining a summary judgement ruling imposing breach of contract liability on Argentina and winning $16bn in damages.
- Represented JPMorgan in multiple matters arising from the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri, which resulted in a statewide energy crisis and brought national attention to Texas’ ERCOT energy system.
- Represented Reficar in its high-profile dispute with U.S. Contractor CB&I over the construction of an oil refinery in Cartagena, including a $1.9bn award on behalf of Reficar.
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Andy Bayman, Richard Marooney