Non-Billable reports that King & Spalding’s London office increased revenue by 48% to US$148m last year. In an interview, London managing partner Tom Sprange KC says the firm has since hired eight partners and seven other lawyers from WilmerHale in London and the US, alongside other lateral hires.
Sprange describes a selective London growth strategy focused on existing strengths rather than a full-service offering. The report identifies litigation, arbitration, investigations, private credit and funds as core areas of focus; it also describes the office as the firm’s largest outside the US.
This report is attributed to a detailed Non-Billable interview. No matching King & Spalding firm announcement was identified in this daily brief, and the specific laterals’ joining dates are not stated.
Why it matters
This is an attributed, firm-specific London growth signal. It is not evidence that US-firm hiring is accelerating across the City or that any individual lateral has joined on a stated date.