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King & Spalding Expands Energy Litigation and International Arbitration Practices Into California
| Source: King & Spalding
SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - December 14, 2009) - King & Spalding, a leading international
law firm, announced today the expansion of its highly regarded energy
litigation and international arbitration practices into California with the
arrival of commercial litigation partner Charles C. Correll, Jr. Correll is
focusing on energy and construction litigation, international arbitration
matters and water contamination litigation.
"Charles has a reputation as an astute and skillful litigator on energy and
construction matters and in international arbitration," said Donald F.
"Fritz" Zimmer, Jr., managing partner of King & Spalding's San Francisco
office. "Together with our energy and international arbitration teams in
Atlanta, Austin, Houston, London, New York, Paris and Washington, D.C.,
Charles extends the firm's reach in these important strategic growth
areas."
Correll, who relocated to San Francisco from King & Spalding's Houston,
Texas, office, has 15 years' experience in a broad range of domestic and
international litigation matters, primarily for energy industry companies
and service providers. He has represented producers in numerous royalty and
severance tax cases and commercial disputes and currently represents a
major oil company in groundwater contamination cases throughout California
and in other jurisdictions. His international arbitration practice focuses
on construction matters and commercial disputes. He is licensed in
California, Texas and Oklahoma.
Correll received a J.D. degree from Yale Law School and a B.S. degree in
International Relations from the United States Military Academy. He is a
veteran of Operation Desert Storm.
King & Spalding opened offices in California in Silicon Valley in February
2008 and San Francisco in April 2008, with a primary concentration on
intellectual property, pharmaceutical and medical devices litigation. The
firm has more than 30 lawyers and consultants in its California offices.
About King & Spalding
King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in
Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London,
New York, Paris, Riyadh (affiliated office), San Francisco, Silicon Valley
and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100 and,
according to a Corporate Counsel survey in August 2009, ranks fifth in its
total number of representations of those companies. For additional
information, visit www.kslaw.com.