King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP is a leading defender of automotive manufacturers and transportation companies, specializing in high-stakes product liability and mass action litigation. The firm serves as national, strategic, trial, resolution, and regional counsel in some of the industry’s most complex, multi-jurisdictional cases. The firm represents industry giants such as GM, Toyota, Tesla, Mercedes, Ford, Volkswagen, Lamborghini, and Bentley, whilst the practice has successfully handled multidistrict litigations, state-coordinated mass actions and class actions. Working out of the firm's Atlanta office, Geoffrey Drake heads up the firm’s consumer products & automotive team and currently co-leads the high-profile GM consumer litigation, managing thousands of breach-of-warranty and fraud cases. Geoffrey has also defended Ford and GM in major regulatory and litigation matters. As a leading defense strategist in product liability, consumer class actions, and false advertising cases, New York based John Hooper advises clients like Toyota on national defense strategy and resolution planning for high-profile litigation. As chair of the automotive & transportation litigation team, Susan Clare frequently defends major manufacturers like GM and Tesla in high-exposure class actions and product liability cases from the firm’s Atlanta office. Alexander Calfo works out of the firm’s San Francisco office, representing Fortune 100 companies including Ford and Toyota in complex product liability matters.