Articles by Members

Chain reactions: luxury brands risk new human rights scrutiny in UK courts

King & Spalding lawyers Sir Max Hill, Aaron Stephens and Peter Hood discuss how luxury brands could risk criminal prosecution if their supply chains are exposed to forced labour

12 Aug 2024

Contracting for AI technologies - top five best practices

Organisations must carry out proper due diligence on third-party AI vendors to safeguard against risks, write King & Spalding’s Amy Levin, Nick Maietta and Alexa Delaney Christianson

22 Nov 2023

Reforming London's listing rules: a step in the right direction?

UK regulators are trying to make London’s stock market more attractive, but the efforts may be too little too late, write King & Spalding’s William Charnley, Marcus Young and Catherine Munro

19 Jun 2023

The full English? UAE adds English in disputes reforms

New language rules are designed to make the UAE a more desirable place to resolve disputes, write King & Spalding's Ben Williams and Kateryna Frolova

6 Mar 2023

Improving disability inclusion in the law is a strategic imperative: here’s how to be at the forefront

King & Spalding’s Rosie Watterson and Simon Maynard set out six steps individuals and organisations can take to help lawyers with disabilities thrive

2 Dec 2022

The Law Commission’s corporate criminal liability reform: what you need to know

Proposals seek balance between reform of archaic rules and need not to overburden corporations, write Aaron Stephens, Jules Quinn and Peter Hood

7 Jul 2022

European Commission unveils landmark ESG regime: what you need to know

Proposed directive creates a legal duty to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence, write King & Spalding's Viren Mascarenhas, Douglass Cassel and Peter Hood

28 Feb 2022

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King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale

Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York

15 Jun 2026

King & Spalding adds two London partners in as many days

Top 30 US firm continues City growth push with hires from Paul Hastings and Goodwin to build antitrust and corporate real estate offerings

6 May 2026

Paul Hastings relaunches in Brussels with King & Spalding partner hire

Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte will chair the Brussels office and spearhead the firm’s EU antitrust expansion

13 Mar 2026

Eversheds makes twin banking and finance hire in Dubai from King & Spalding

Mike Rainey and Asal Saghari both join as partners to grow firm’s Middle East footprint

18 Nov 2025

King & Spalding launches in Sydney with five-partner team

US firm cites ‘extensive’ Australian relationships as it opens office focused on commerical litigation, energy and tech transactions and global workforce matters

15 Oct 2025

King & Spalding secures IP litigator pair from Goodwin Procter

Duo join Atlanta firm a month after arrival of Neel Chatterjee from Goodwin to co-head IP disputes team

20 Aug 2025

Kirkland adds 13-partner litigation team from King & Spalding

Chicago giant continues litigation hiring spree as mass torts and product liability team joins across US

27 May 2025

Cahill hires trio of King & Spalding partners to launch tech IP disputes practice in DC

Chris Campbell to chair new group as firm builds on life sciences IP capabilities

30 Apr 2025

King & Spalding hits Baker McKenzie for Brussels trade duo

Firm restocks Brussels trade bench with partner Arnoud Willems and newly-minted partner Bregt Natens following exits last November

18 Feb 2025

King & Spalding builds out global energy practice with double partner raid on Akin in London

Dan Giemajner and Matt Hardwick continue run of UK hires for US firm

13 Feb 2025