King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP has been in the forefront of providing excellent legal services to its clients for over a century. Since it's establishment in 1885, the firm has had a tradition of attracting and developing many of this country's finest lawyers. Among them is the late Griffin B. Bell, former Attorney General of the United States, and numerous other lawyers who have held high-level positions in the federal and state governments. The partnership also includes two past presidents, nine active members and eight retired members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a past president of the American Health Lawyers Association and three past presidents of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Today, from offices in Abu Dhabi, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London, New York, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C., the firm continues to provide the highest caliber legal counsel to clients from the United States and abroad. King & Spalding LLP currently represents more than 250 public companies, including over half of the Fortune 100 companies. The firm also represents hundreds of clients with new ventures and mid-sized companies in emerging industries. Long-standing client relationships are one of the surest barometers of a law firm's success in meeting its client's needs for legal services. King & Spalding LLP lawyers pride themselves on developing continuing client relationships that are productive, professional and collegial.

Clinical Investigator Responsibilities -- Protecting the Rights, Safety and Welfare of Study Subjects
Edward M. Basile, Beverly Lorell, Christina M. Markus, Elaine H. Tseng, November 6, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a final guidance in October 2009 to clarify the responsibilities of investigators in conducting clinical trials of drugs, biological products and medical devices. The final guidance reiterates the scope of responsibilities set forth in a May 2007 draft...

Congressional Tax Proposals May Significantly Impact the Global Financial System
L. Wayne Pressgrove, John C. Taylor, November 6, 2009
On October 27, 2009, the Chairmen of the House Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committees introduced identical legislation ostensibly aimed at offshore tax evasion. The bill is titled the "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009" (the Act). The Act has already earned the nickname...

District Court Finds False Claims Act (FCA) Punitive in Nature and Holds Retroactive Application of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) Unconstitutional
Michael E. Paulhus, November 6, 2009
In United States ex rel. Sanders v. Allison Engine Co., Inc., No. 1:95-cv-970 (S.D. Ohio Oct. 27, 2009), the court found FERA's retroactive effective date for certain claims pending on or after June 7, 2008 to be both inapplicable to the facts of the case and a violation of the Ex Post Facto Clause...