King & Spalding Hosts Kuwaiti Leaders During Atlanta Visit
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - October 22, 2007) - King & Spalding, a leading international law
firm, will host a VIP reception on October 24th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at
the firm's Atlanta office to kick off the Southeast portion of the
American-Kuwaiti Alliance's national "Eye on Kuwait" tour. Atlanta is one
of three American cities, including Washington, D.C., and Chicago, visited
by Kuwaiti business leaders and experts on a trip aimed at fostering
cultural understanding between the United States and Kuwait.
"King & Spalding is pleased to host this flagship event," said Robert D.
Hays, Jr., chairman of King & Spalding. "We have strong ties to the Middle
East. For more than 20 years, our lawyers have been handling client matters
in the Arabian Gulf region. Our office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and
our affiliated office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, allow the firm to more
easily handle work for clients in the Middle East and U.S. companies that
do business in this important region."
Under the patronage of His Highness, Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammad
Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the tour provides an opportunity for senior Kuwaiti
dignitaries, business leaders, and academics forefront in their fields to
meet with local business, student, community, media and political leaders.
The "Eye on Kuwait" tour provides a medium for dialogue between Kuwait and
the United States to promote and enhance business, investment, political
and academic relationships between the two countries.
The Kuwaiti officials include Rola Dashti, PhD, chairperson of Kuwait
Economic Society; Nader H. Sultan, senior partner of F&N Consultancy and
former CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC); Abdul Majeed Al Shatti,
chairperson & managing director of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait; Abdullah
Al-Murad, permanent representative of the State of Kuwait to the United
Nations; Haila Al-Mekaimi, PhD, assistant professor of political science at
Kuwait University and head of Euro-Gulf Research Unit; Shafeeq N. Ghabra,
PhD professor of political science at Kuwait University and founder and
president of Jusoor Arabiya; Yousef H. Al-Ebraheem, PhD, member of the
board of AKA and advisor to H.H. The Amir in the capacity of Minister.
On October 25, 2007, the Halle Institute at Emory University is sponsoring
a luncheon and public forum event as an opportunity for faculty, students
and guests to ask questions of the delegates and learn more about
opportunities for future cooperation in areas of higher education, business
and industry. The panelists will discuss a wide range of issues, such as
financing, energy, democratic development and geopolitics in Kuwait.
About King & Spalding
King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in
Atlanta, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, 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 September 2007 was among
the top firms representing Fortune 250 companies. For additional
information, visit www.kslaw.com.