Darren Gardner has been appointed managing partner of the new office
Global firm King & Spalding has opened its doors in Sydney’s Gateway Tower at 1 Macquarie Place.
This is the firm’s 26th office. Darren Gardner, who leads the firm’s global human capital and compliance team, has been appointed managing partner.
“Given the extensive relationships we have in Australia, the large number of Australian lawyers we have firm-wide, and the successes we have achieved for our clients here by opening them up to our practices around the world, fully integrating Sydney into our full-service global platform now is the natural next step. Our global approach to serving this market is working well, and we are eager to grow it”, Gardner said.
King & Spalding employs over 30 Australian lawyers as well as lawyers qualified to practise in Australia across its transactional, regulatory and litigation practices. These lawyers operate throughout the firm’s branches in APAC, Europe, the Middle East and the US.
Some of the firm’s partners working on complex commercial litigation and arbitration, cross-border energy and technology transactions, and global workforce matters reside in Sydney. The partners working at the new office with Gardner are Damien Bailey, Jennifer Chambers, Luke Edwards. and Darren Murphy.
“We have been active in the Sydney market for some time, collaborating across our offices and practices worldwide to open doors to global opportunities for Australian clients. Establishing an official foothold in Sydney solidifies our commitment and enables us to build on it”, King & Spalding chairman Robert D. Hays said.
