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King & Spalding

King & Spalding

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United States • Antitrust

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Civil litigation/class actions: defense

King & Spalding has specialities in LIBOR claims and allegations involving data-driven and algorithmic conduct. A notable feature of the team is its strong grounding in enforcement-side experience, with several lawyers having held senior roles at US competition authorities, bringing practical insight into regulatory strategy and litigation risk. The department is co-led by Sean Royall, who works from both Dallas and Washington, DC and provides a strong trial and investigations background underpinning the group’s profile, and Jeffrey Spigel, who operates out of Washington, DC.
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Testimonials

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  • 'The litigation team is extremely knowledgeable and professional. They are extremely accessible and are able to carefully and clearly explain even the most complex matters. I appreciate that they have an understanding of a client's desire to avoid unnecessary expenses and to that end they strategically pair lower-cost associates/staff with subject matter experts to manage expenses while maintaining, and even increasing, efficiency.'
  • 'The King & Spalding team are excellent strategists and have deep and nuanced knowledge of industry-specific antitrust issues and leverage that insight to the benefit of their clients and co-counsel. They are also very responsive, particularly with high touch clients who are engaging with antitrust issues for the first time.'

Key clients

  • 15 Large Healthcare Providers
  • The Charles Schwab Corporation
  • DIRECTV
  • ECI Group, Inc./ECI Management, LLC
  • Equifax
  • Fairfax County Public Schools
  • Graco, Inc.
  • HSBC
  • InterContinental Hotels Group
  • NatWest Markets plc
  • The RealReal
  • Smurfit Westrock

Work highlights

Secured summary judgment in favor of NatWest in long-running multidistrict litigation relating to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
Parachuting in to take over high-stakes patent/antitrust battle for Graco and scoring a dramatic jury trial win.
Representing a group of more than a dozen large healthcare providers in antitrust litigation against the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and its 33 member companies (BCBS).
Practice head

Sean Royall; Jeff Spigel

Other key lawyers

Veronica Moyé; Jeffrey Cashdan; Chris Yook; Olivier Antoine; Robert Cooper; Ross Elfand; Brian Meiners