King & Spalding boost NY energy practice with Milbank hire

King & Spalding has boosted its global energy transactions practice in New York with the hire of Crayton Bell, a partner from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Neil Levy, the co-chair of King & Spalding's global energy practice, said: "The energy industry is an area of key strategic focus for the firm, and we are committed to continually enhancing our transactional, litigation and regulatory strengths in the energy field to provide our clients with the deep global insight and legal skill they demand." Crayton Bell commented: "The firm's culture of teamwork and collegiality are especially appealing to me, and I look forward to helping the firm perform high-level work for energy companies and the financial institutions that invest in them."

King & Spalding boost NY energy practice with Milbank hire legalweek.com Thu, Aug 19, 2010