King & Spalding has opened an office in Charlotte, NC. Launching the new office are four partners and one associate from the Charlotte office of 200-lawyer Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman. Opening in Charlotte was a wise move considering the city’s position as the second largest financial center in the country, and among the top five cities for Fortune 500 corporate headquarters. Jefferson Brown will serve as managing partner of the new office, and the other partners are George C. Covington, Cory Hohnbaum and Mark V. Thigpen. William O. L. Hutchinson joins as counsel. Their practice areas include land use, zoning, real estate, financial institutions and services, securities, and litigation.
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