Firm Profile

King & Spalding LLP

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024

Ranked departments
Ranked lawyers
Asia-Pacific

King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP

Contact number

+1 404 572 4600

Share profile

About

Provided by King & Spalding LLP
Asia-Pacific

Chairman: Robert D Hays

Singapore Office Managing Partner: Andrew Brereton

Tokyo Office Managing Partner: John McClenahan


Firm Overview:

King & Spalding helps leading companies advance complex business interests in more than 160 countries. Working across a highly integrated platform of more than 1,200 lawyers in 22 offices globally, King & Spalding delivers tailored commercial solutions through world-class offerings and an uncompromising approach to quality and service.


Main Areas of Practice:


Antitrust: Tries cases to verdict and defends clients against criminal investigations, opt-out group actions, class actions, appellate matters and other antitrust litigation.


Corporate, Public & Private Finance:

Lawyers located in offices across the United States, Europe, Asia and Middle East represent lenders, investors, funds and borrowers in finance and other commercial transactions.


Employee Benefits & Exec. Comp:

Advises on employee benefit plans and executive compensation programs and the related funding vehicles.


E-Discovery:

Serves as lead national discovery counsel for Fortune 50 companies in the banking, energy, pharmaceutical, medical device, telecommunications, chemical, manufacturing and tobacco industries.


Energy:

Informs clients on a spectrum of transactional, regulatory, litigation and arbitration matters in the oil and gas, power and mining industries.


Environmental:

Assists clients with virtually every type of environmental issue — including regulatory and compliance advice, permit appeals, enforcement actions and property damage claims.


FDA & Life Sciences:

Represents pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, healthcare technology companies and food manufacturers, in a range of regulatory, compliance, policy, and litigation matters.


Financial Restructuring:

Directs on reorganisations, including in court and out-of court debt restructurings, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, and distressed asset mergers and acquisitions.


Global Transactions:

Counsels clients through the entire project development process, from concept to ribbon-cutting, with particular emphasis in the energy and transportation sectors.


Government Advocacy & Public Policy:

Supports clients in managing their interactions with the federal government including congressional investigations, international and ethics and election law.


Government Investigations:

Represents corporations and individuals in complex federal and state criminal investigations, internal investigations and congressional investigations.


Healthcare:

As one of the largest practices in the country, the firm is praised for its excellence in transactional, litigation and regulatory representation of clients across the spectrum of healthcare.


Intellectual Property:

Aids clients with the development and strategic planning needed to handle patent and trademark prosecution and intellectual property litigation matters that stretch across borders.


International Arbitration:

Highly experienced in handling cases before major arbitral institutions such as the ICSID, ICC, LCIA, and AAA, as well as under UNCITRAL and other ad hoc rules.


International Trade & WTO:

Lawyers and consultants in Washington, London and Geneva handling a wide range of international trade and customs matters for US and non-US clients.


Labour & Employment:

Provides labour and employment services to employers ranging from preventive advice and training to litigation and representation under federal and state laws.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Covers acquisitions of public and private companies, tender offers, joint ventures and partnering arrangements, purchases and sales of divisions, and takeover preparation and defence.


Private Equity & Investment Funds:

Draws on the lawyers’ extensive experience in fund formation, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance, Islamic finance, securities offerings, tax and restructuring.


Real Estate:

Provides advice on a complete range of commercial real estate transactions. The real estate capital markets practice is known for creative structuring of mergers and acquisitions and complex equity and debt financing transactions.


Tax:

Covers range of federal income tax issues, with particularly extensive experience in the corporate, partnership and international practice areas.


Tort Litigation:

Offers large-firm litigation resources and lawyers who have tried high exposure tort cases, including some of the most plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions in the US.


OFFICES: ASIA PACIFIC:Singapore, Japan


INTERNATIONAL OFFICES

The firm also has offices located in Atlanta,Austin,Brussels,Charlotte,Chicago,Denver,Dubai,Frankfurt,Geneva,Houston,London,Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Northern Virginia, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo, Washington, D.C.

Ranked Offices

Provided by King & Spalding LLP

USA - Head office
Japan
  • Tokyo
    Shin Marunouchi Building 12th Floor, 5-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo-to, Japan, 100-6512
    View ranked office
Singapore
  • Singapore
    1 Raffles Quay, #31-01 North Tower, Singapore, Singapore Island, Singapore, 048583
    View ranked office
UK
USA
  • New York
    1185 Avenue of the Americas 34th Floor , New York, New York, USA, NY 10036-4003
    View ranked office

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by King & Spalding LLP

Global Practice Guide
Gillian Russell
Seth H Lundy
Nikki Reeves
Heather Bañuelos
Authored by
Gillian Russell, Seth H Lundy, Nikki Reeves, Heather Bañuelos
Article • Feb 2024
Global Practice Guide
Matthew Biben
Kellam Conover
Camilla Akbari
Authored by
Matthew Biben, Kellam Conover, Camilla Akbari
Article • Oct 2023
Expert Focus
Sarah Walker
Charity Kirby
Authored by
Sarah Walker, Charity Kirby
Video • Jul 2023

All contributions provided by King & Spalding LLP

Sort by - Most recent
Title and authorsContent typePublication dateMedia type
International Arbitration 2023 | UK | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Tom Sprange KC, Shouvik Bhattacharya, Sadyant Sasiprabhu
Global Practice Guide Jul 2023 Article
Alternative Energy & Power 2023 | UK | Law and Practice
Authored by: Tom Sprange KC, Flora Jones, Elizabeth Warwick
Global Practice Guide Jul 2023 Article
Alternative Energy & Power 2023 | UK | Trends and Developments
Authored by: Ruth Byrne, Flora Jones
Global Practice Guide Jul 2023 Article

King & Spalding LLP rankings

Asia-Pacific Guide 2024
Filter by
Band
Asia-Pacific Region
Arbitration (International)
1 Department
Department
Arbitration (International)
2
Arbitration (International)
2
Band 2
Energy & Natural Resources
1 Department
Department
Energy & Natural Resources
2
Energy & Natural Resources
2
Band 2
Projects & Infrastructure
1 Department
Department
Projects & Infrastructure
3
Projects & Infrastructure
3
Band 3
Australia
TMT: Telecommunications
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Damien Bailey
4
Damien Bailey
4
Band 4
India
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Andrew Brereton
Andrew Brereton
Singapore expertise based abroad
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
3
Corporate/M&A (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Amit Kataria
Amit Kataria
UK expertise based abroad
Parveet Singh Gandoak
Parveet Singh Gandoak
Singapore expertise based abroad
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
4
Dispute Resolution (International Firms)
4
Band 4
Indonesia
Banking & Finance (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Andrew Brereton
Andrew Brereton
Singapore expertise based abroad
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
1 Department
Department
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
3
Corporate & Finance (International Firms)
3
Band 3
Projects & Energy (International Firms)
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Simon Cowled
Simon Cowled
Singapore expertise based abroad
Japan
Investment Funds: Registered Foreign Lawyers
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Mark Davies
3
Mark Davies
3
Band 3
Projects & Energy: International
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Projects & Energy: International
2
Projects & Energy: International
2
Band 2
Lawyers
John H McClenahan
1
John H McClenahan
1
Band 1
Mark Davies
3
Mark Davies
3
Band 3
Philippines
Dispute Resolution
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Dispute Resolution
1
Dispute Resolution
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Wade M. Coriell
Wade M. Coriell
Singapore expertise based abroad
Jun Bautista
Jun Bautista
Singapore expertise based abroad
Aloysius Llamzon
Aloysius Llamzon
USA expertise based abroad
20 of 40 results

Articles, highlights and press releases

1 item provided by King & Spalding LLP