Andy Bayman > King & Spalding LLP > Atlanta, United States > Lawyer Profile

King & Spalding LLP’s higher education practice group has extensive experience advising clients, most notably healthcare and academic medical centers on government matters, internal investigations, corporate finance and investments, data privacy and security matters, and litigation. Chicago office managing partner Zachary Fardon represents companies and individuals in a broad range of sensitive white-collar defense and investigations matters including whistle-blower litigation. Atlanta-based trial lawyer Andy Bayman co-heads the group with Fardon and represents pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, retailers, automotive manufacturers and other major companies in complex and novel product liability and toxic tort cases. Adam Robison has a particular focus in advising clients on False Claims Act and Civil Monetary Penalty investigations, fraud and abuse, along with anti-kickback and physician self-referral issues, including physician contracting. Matthew Nichols departed in June 2022.

Led by Andy Bayman and Reginald Smith  based in Atlanta and Houston respectively, King & Spalding LLP’s trial and global disputes group has undergone significant expansion in New York, welcoming lateral hires such as Randy Mastro from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP along with Mark Kirsch and Matt Biben in August 2022. The firm also gained Samaa Haridi from Hogan Lovells US LLP in early 2022, strengthening its international arbitration and disputes practice with an emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa. Also opening its doors in Miami, the firm has focused its attention on Latin America as well as bolstering its class action litigation capacity in the South. Érica Franzetti, Harry Burnett, and Craig Miles  are among those relocating to the Miami office, joined by Brian Miller, Samantha Kavanaugh and Ross Linzer from Akerman LLP. The firm concentrates on parallel proceedings across sectors including energy, mining, financial services, and healthcare, with experience in asset recovery, enforcement actions and anti-suit injunctions. Richard Marooney is a key name to note in New York for his focus on international financial services disputes with major institutional clients in this area.

King & Spalding LLP often works in conjunction with the firm’s government investigations, healthcare, international trade, and intellectual property departments, routinely representing clients in litigation in trial and appellate courts, and appearing before arbitral tribunals, government enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies. Richard Marooney‘s practice encompasses disputes pertaining to the accounting, energy and financial service industries, and he co-leads the team alongside Andy Bayman in Atlanta. Arriving from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in August 2022, the vastly experienced Randy Mastro represents clients in civil cases, securities litigation and white collar criminal matters. Houston-based Mary-Olga Lovett joined from Greenberg Traurig LLP in July 2023. Dallas-based partner Veronica Moyé joined the team in February 2024 from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. All individuals are located in New York, unless stated otherwise.