King & Spalding
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King & Spalding LLP is an American law firm, founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1885 by Alexander C. King and Jack Spalding. It has a London-based international arm, King & Spalding International LLP, which opened in 2003.
It is Atlanta's oldest law firm. It is also generally considered the most prestigious firm in the city and the leading law firm based in the southeastern United States. As of March 2006, the Atlanta office moved from 191 Peachtree Tower to become the major tenant of a new office tower at 1180 Peachtree in Midtown. The firm also has offices in Washington, DC (opened 1979), New York (opened 1992), and Houston (opened 1995). On January 2, 2003, the firm's international arm opened in the City of London.
On June 16, 2003, Corporate Board Member magazine named the company Atlanta's best corporate law firm for the second consecutive year.
King & Spalding's senior partners include former United States Attorney General Griffin Bell. Georgia's former US Senator Sam Nunn, former Indiana US Senator Dan Coats, former Florida US Senator Connie Mack, and former governor George Busbee also joined the firm after their retirement from public office.
