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King & Spalding LLP
1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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James Woolery
212 556 2108 jwoolery@kslaw.com
Position
Jim Woolery is head of the firm’s M&A and Corporate Governance practices. He draws on his unique background of legal, investment banking and hedge fund experience to counsel c-suites, boards and general counsels across the full spectrum of corporate and strategic matters, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, activist defense and other complex transactions.
Throughout his career, Mr. Woolery has been widely recognized as one of the country’s leading M&A advisors and he has advised on over $1 trillion in M&A transactions, including serving as a lead advisor on two of the largest leveraged buyouts in history: the $24.9 billion acquisition of Dell by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners and the $48 billion acquisition of TXU by KKR and TPG.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Healthcare > Service providers
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Industry focus > Education
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Government > Government relations
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation