King & Spalding LLP
About King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP is a leading law firm with 227 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 10 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1991. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' Purely Peer Review® emphasizes the lawyers’ credibility and reputation for their practice amongst peers in their practice areas and regions. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that King & Spalding LLP has on its team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Antitrust Law, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, and Labor Law - Management.
King & Spalding LLP also appears in Best Law Firms® accolades. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. King & Spalding LLP has 200 rankings in Administrative / Regulatory Law, Antitrust Law, Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Copyright Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Elder Law, Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law - Management, Energy Law, Environmental Law, FDA Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, First Amendment Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration - Commercial, International Arbitration - Governmental, International Trade and Finance Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Litigation - Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Patent, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Patent Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Privacy and Data Security Law, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Tax Law, Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law, and Venture Capital Law, echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.
*Unactivated firm profiles show a limited selection of up to 10 practice areas.
These honors come directly from peer feedback, reflecting the strong regard other leading attorneys have for King & Spalding LLP's skill, advocacy, and commitment to clients.
Office Locations in America:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Austin, Texas
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Chicago, Illinois
- Dallas, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
- McLean, Virginia
- Miami, Florida
- New York, New York
- Palo Alto, California
- Sacramento, California
- San Francisco, California
- Washington, District of Columbia
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Recognized Lawyers at King & Spalding LLP
Neel Chatterjee is a partner in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property practice and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. An internationally recognized technology litigator and trial lawyer, Mr. Chatterjee has a proven track record of wins in hard-to-win technology cases. Mr. Chatterjee has a passion for representing entrepreneurs and disruptive technology companies, even at their earliest stages. His cases often break new ground in undefined areas of the law. Clients frequently turn...
Richard J. Zall is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Richard J., who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 1991. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Richard J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Stevin George is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Technology Law. Stevin, who practices law in McLean, Virginia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stevin is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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