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Litigator John Bowman Joins King & Spalding's Arbitration Practice
Firm's 100-Lawyer Houston Office Continues Rapid Expansion; Bowman's Arrival Marks 33rd New Lawyer and Seventh New Partner in Past Year
| Source: King & Spalding
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - August 14, 2007) - King & Spalding, a leading international law
firm, announced today that high-profile litigator John P. Bowman has joined
the international arbitration practice as a partner in the Houston office.
Bowman's arrival marks the 33rd lateral hire, including seven new partners,
at the firm in the past year. Bowman focuses almost exclusively on domestic
and international disputes for energy and petrochemical companies. Few
lawyers have Bowman's depth of experience in handling significant energy
disputes, particularly in the international arbitration arena.
"John is a seasoned lawyer in the area of international arbitration and is
recognized as one of the premier litigators in the energy field," said
Robert E. (Bobby) Meadows, managing partner of King & Spalding's Houston
office. "He brings considerable depth to the firm's renowned international
arbitration practice, and we are excited about the additional benefits his
experience will bring our clients."
Bowman joins King & Spalding from Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., where he was
a partner and co-chair of its arbitration and ADR (alternative dispute
resolution) practice group.
Bowman has more than 27 years' experience in the litigation and arbitration
of energy disputes domestically and internationally. His practice focuses
on international oil companies, state oil companies, oil and gas promoters
and investors, well service companies, drilling companies, seismic
companies, gas suppliers and distributors, petrochemical manufacturers and
power companies. He represents energy companies in a wide range of
litigation and arbitration, including disputes concerning AMIs and
confidentiality agreements, production sharing agreements, joint operating
agreements, seismic licensing agreements, drilling contracts, offshore
platform installation contracts, operation and maintenance agreements,
purchase and sale agreements and representation agreements. He also
represents companies in the computer, medical devices and television
industries and in international commercial arbitrations.
Bowman earned a B.A. degree from the University of Kansas and a J.D. degree
from the University of Kansas Law School. He is a member of the panel of
arbitrators of the AAA International Centre for Dispute Resolution, a
fellow and certified tutor of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
(London), and fellow and member of the board of directors of the College of
Commercial Arbitrators.
The firm's international arbitration practice was ranked second in the
world in Focus Europe's May 2007 Arbitration Scorecard issue, based on size
and number of disputes handled across the globe. King & Spalding was also
included in Focus Europe's list of "Ten Big Awards" for the firm's
representation of Azurix Corp in a dispute against the government of
Argentina. The arbitration team specializes in disputes involving energy,
construction, insurance, investments, and general commercial matters. It
has handled arbitrations under the rules of the International Centre for
Settlement of Investment Disputes, the International Chamber of Commerce,
the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission, the American
Arbitration Association ("AAA"), the London Court of International
Arbitration ("LCIA"), the United Nations Commission on International Trade
Law, and the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal. Arbitrated disputes in which firm
lawyers have been involved have ranged from $1 million to more than $1
billion.
"We are very excited to welcome John to King & Spalding and look forward to
the contributions he will make to the continued expansion of our
international arbitration group," said R. Doak Bishop, the co-head of King
& Spalding's international arbitration practice.
Edward G. Kehoe, the other co-head of that practice, added: "Our clients
increasingly are turning to arbitration for the resolution of international
disputes, and John's vast, unsurpassed experience in this discipline will
add greatly to our ability to help them address the legal challenges they
face around the world."
The Houston office of King & Spalding, with more than 100 lawyers, provides
a variety of services to clients the world over. Chief among its practices
are those focusing on litigation and transactional law, especially energy,
international arbitration and Latin American matters.
Note to Editors: For a photo of John P. Bowman, please contact Kimberly
Brooks at 212-827-4378 or kbrooks@kslaw.com.
About King & Spalding
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Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, Houston, London, New York, Riyadh (affiliated
office) and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100,
and in a Corporate Counsel survey in August 2006 ranked as one of the top
ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional
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