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King & Spalding LLP

Securities: Litigation

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King & Spalding LLP

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Securities: Litigation - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

King & Spalding offers notable securities litigation capabilities, with expertise handling shareholder and derivative actions and M&A disputes, alongside further strengths in investigations and enforcement actions. It particularly excels in the representation of issuers, with a client base spanning the energy, pharmaceutical, technology and financial sectors.

Notable practitioners

Atlanta-based Jessica Corley co-chairs the firm's business litigation group.

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Work Highlights

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  • King & Spalding represented Tivity Health and certain of its current and former directors and officers in a securities class action related to it's $1.3 billion acquisition of Nutrisystem in 2019.

Strengths

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  • The firm has deep experience and understanding of esoteric securities law questions and a keen understanding of how the securities litigation and shareholder suit process work in practice.

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  • King & Spalding is excellent with complex and sophisticated matters.

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  • King & Spalding's strengths are the breadth of knowledge and diverse skills within the team and its practical approaches to solving problems.

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  • King & Spalding knows the players and the law and navigates this well. What I really like is that there is a camaraderie between its team and our people. It provides incredible brief writing and is practical and efficient. The firm is not overly focused on going to trial and has a business-savvy approach.

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