King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 800 lawyers in 17 offices in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, uncompromising commitment to quality and dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. King & Spalding is one of only 20 law firms globally to be in continuous operation for more that 127 years.

Our Corporate Governance Practice Group consists of more than 40 lawyers from a number of practice areas, including corporate, securities, M&A, tax, compensation and benefits, employment law and litigation. Our clients benefit from our reputation for integrity, effectiveness, thorough knowledge of the applicable laws and stock exchange listing standards, and practical experience in assisting clients with corporate governance matters. King & Spalding has been recognized among the top law firms in corporate governance issues by Corporate Counsel, Corporate Board Member and Directors & Boards magazines.

In recent years, the boards of most public companies have appointed a "lead" director, a "presiding" director or a non-executive chairman. However, there has been little consensus or common practice on the questions of which responsibilities lead directors should undertake and how they should interact with other groups (such as senior management and shareholders). In order to consider such issues, King & Spalding created the Lead Director Network (LDN) in connection with Tapestry Networks. The LDN brings together a select group of lead directors, presiding directors and non-executive chairmen from leading U.S. companies for private discussions about how to improve the performance of their corporations and earn the trust of their shareholders through more effective board leadership.