Robert D Hays, chair of King & Spalding, said: 'Few large firms actually try cases, but we are one of them.' The firm now has 800 lawyers. The new joiners are both becoming partners in King & Spalding. They are: Bobby R Burchfield, a trial lawyer who has served as head of complex litigation and co-head of the Washington office of McDermott Will & Emergy; and Matthew M Leland who has represented clients in federal agency investigations and whose clients come from a range of industries including energy, construction and architecture. Source: King & Spalding
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