In a recruiting spree from Morrison & Foerster and at least two other outfits, King & Spalding has brought on seven private equity lawyers, almost all of them in New York. The mass move includes two partners, as well as a third partner who specializes in tax work.
Six of the eight new hires arrive from Morrison & Foerster, including Jonathan Melmed, who had several leadership positions at the latter, where he served as co-chair of MoFo’s private equity and buyouts practice, co-chair of its energy and Infrastructure practice and head of the firm’s Canada practice.
