Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Antitrust, RICO attorney Bobby Burchfield joins King & Spalding, (Mar 26, 2015)

King & Spalding LLP has welcomed trial attorney Bobby R. Burchfield as a partner to its complex litigation practice. Burchfield and his colleague, Matthew M. Leland, join the firm’s Washington, D.C., office from McDermott Will & Emery, where Burchfield served as head of complex litigation.

Burchfield has over 30 years of experience in complex corporate litigation, including antitrust and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act matters. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Antitrust Modernization Commission, and he has never lost a jury trial. Burchfield received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and his law degree from George Washington University Law School.

“Bobby and Matt are outstanding additions to our talented Washington civil litigation team, and we look forward to their help in expanding this group,” stated managing partner of the firm’s Washington office, Wick Sollers. “Our vision is to be one of a very few elite firms that major corporations retain to defend or prosecute their most challenging, complex, and high-exposure disputes.”

“Matt and I know the firm well, and we admire its team culture and emphasis on high performance,” Burchfield said. “The strength of its regulatory and government investigations practices, plus its preeminent reputation in litigation, persuaded us that King & Spalding provides the right opportunity for us.”

King & Spalding is an international law firm with 800 lawyers in 17 offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm’s IP practice is comprised of over 100 IP professionals, located in Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Houston, Moscow, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: Bobby R. Burchfield and Wick Sollers (King & Spalding LLP)

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