King & Spalding LLP

Cementing its status as a market-leader, King & Spalding LLP provides ‘highly tailored advice’ to public and private companies and private equity firms, primarily pertaining to joint ventures, tender offers and proxy contests, and acquisitions and divestitures of public and private companies. The M&A department’s leadership trio comprises New York-based Jonathan Melmed, who handles global M&A, SPACs, and strategic corporate deals, and Atlanta-based duo Rahul Patel and Keith Townsend, who are proficient in business combinations and public and private M&A, respectively. New York lawyer Enrico Granata handles negotiated and contested M&A and restructurings, while Silicon Valley-based Joseph Halloum concentrates on leveraged buyouts, carve-outs, and corporate governance. In Houston, the ’highly attuned’ Jonathan Newton offers guidance on securities offerings and strategic initiatives, while Atlanta-based Robert Leclerc assists private companies on complex M&A and fiduciary duty considerations.