Wake Up Call: King & Spalding Names Largest New Partner Class

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• King & Spalding announced it promoted 37 lawyers to partner, the largest group of new partners in its history. More than a third of the new partners practice in areas of finance, with most based in the financial centers of New York, Dubai, and London. Litigators represented the second largest group, with most based in Washington and Los Angeles. (Law.com)
• President Joe Biden is facing calls from dozens of Democratic lawmakers to pardon Steven Donziger, an environmental ...