In a significant Big Law move in Texas, King & Spalding has hired Sean Royall, global co-leader of antitrust and consumer protection at Sidley Austin, as global head of antitrust and consumer protection.

Royall, who earlier in his career practiced at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Kirkland & Ellis, joined King & Spalding on Tuesday as a partner in the trial and global disputes practice group based in Houston, Washington, D.C., and Brussels.