Praised for being ‘focused and nimble’, King & Spalding has a strong track record in engaging in the representation of clients within the energy, information technology, and financial industry sectors. Counselling companies on regulatory investigations, disclosure issues, and fiduciary duties in the context of deals is Jessica Corley, who leads the practice area. Warren Pope speaks on behalf of clients in class action litigation involving federal and state securities laws, whilst also representing officers and directors in internal and government investigations. Concentrating on the defence of clients facing alleged securities fraud, accounting fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties is Samantha Kavanaugh.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The firm boasts some of the best securities lawyers with whom I have worked. They think outside the box, do the work and work harder than most from the top down.’
- ‘Attorneys such as Jessica Corley and Lisa Bugni are excellent at working up files and digging deeper into the underlying facts than many.’
- ‘Warren Pope is a bulldog. He does the work necessary to put his clients in the best position possible.’
- ‘The firm is conscious of being economically efficient in handling cases. They are focused, nimble (despite having an international presence), and consistently get the best results for their clients.’
- ‘Jessica Corley is perhaps in the top five of securities litigation. She is passionate about her work and takes cases personally while not losing perspective.’
- ‘Warren Pope is tenacious. He is more aggressive and passionate about every case he works on.’
Key clients
- Tivity Health, Inc., and certain of its current and former directors and officers
- Veradigm
- Bollinger Innovations fka Mullen Automotive
- Perpetua Resources Corp.
- The RealReal
- Terran Orbital
- Globe Life Inc.
- Manhattan Associates
- Methode Electronics
- Allbirds
Work highlights
Defending Manhattan Associates, Inc. and certain of its current and former executives in a putative securities class action in the Northern District of Georgia, alleging that the defendants made false and misleading statements about the business prospects of the Company’s Services segment.
Defended Allbirds, Inc. and its executives in a putative securities class action in the Northern District of California arising out of Allbirds’ $348 million initial public offering. King & Spalding obtained a dismissal in full of both the Securities Act and Securities Exchange Act claims.
Defended Tivity Health, Inc. and certain of its former executives in a securities class action in the Middle District of Tennessee arising out of Tivity’s $1.3B acquisition of Nutrisystem, Inc.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Jessica Corley
Other key lawyers
Warren Pope; Lisa Bugni; Brian P. Miller; Samantha Kavanaugh; Damien Marshall; Brandon Keel; Frances Fink; Matthew B. Rosenthal