King & Spalding fields a national antitrust and consumer protection team with strength across the healthcare, energy, and chemicals sectors, and deep experience engaging with enforcement agencies. Spearheading the team is Sean Royall, who splits his time between Washington, DC and Dallas and leads on high-stakes antitrust and consumer protection litigation, government investigations, and complex strategic counseling. In Washington DC, co-head Jeff Spigel advises boards and management on strategic mergers and antitrust matters, coordinating multi-jurisdictional clearances with US and global regulators.
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- ‘Ben Softness and Emily Blackburn are next-generation talents.’
Key clients
- Aditya Birla Group (ABG)
- AccuLynx
- AT&T
- DIRECTV
- Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Northlane Capital Partners
- Quanta Services, Inc.
- Sullivan Brothers Family of Companies
- United Parcel Service (UPS)
Work highlights
Advising AT&T in connection with its $23 billion transaction to acquire wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar.
Advised AT&T on its $5.75 billion acquisition of certain assets of Lumen Technologies.
Advising DIRECTV in its potential combination with DISH.
Practice head
Sean Royall
Other key lawyers
Jeff Spigel