‘Joe is a former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer, with an impressive background in commercial litigation,’ said Robert E Meadows, head of the firm's national business litigation practice. ‘He adds important depth to our national trial practice and his strong entrepreneurial bent makes him a great fit for our expanding litigation platform in Los Angeles. We are delighted to welcome him to the firm.’ Mr Akrotirianakis has significant trial and arbitration experience focusing on business litigation, white-collar and regulatory investigations, and labor matters.

Experienced

He previously served as an assistant US attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, where he received the Director's Award for Superior Performance from the United States Attorney General and the Excellence in Law Enforcement Award from the Director of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Educator

He trained federal prosecutors from across the nation in trial advocacy as a faculty member at the Department of Justice's National Advocacy Center.  Mr Akrotirianakis was previously a partner at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, where he was firm-wide chair of the White Collar & Regulatory Defense and Investigations. He is also a former clerk for The Honorable Harry Pregerson of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

LA offers significant business

‘Los Angeles is a significant venue for business, life sciences, and media and entertainment litigation,’ said Peter Strotz, lead partner of the Los Angeles office. ‘Clients of the firm with interests on the West Coast will benefit from Joe's expertise. With his arrival, the office is almost 20 lawyers strong, providing on the ground support on tort & environmental, FDA, healthcare and IP matters.’ 

Exapansion

King & Spalding's Los Angeles office is the firm's 19th globally and third in California. The 130 year-old King & Spalding is an international law firm with 1,000 lawyers in 19 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.