February 22, 2022
A former King & Spalding client is urging a Texas federal judge to vacate his previous order and stay a lawsuit against the firm pending the outcome of arbitration proceedings, saying the lawyers are protesting "long and loud over an issue that causes them no harm."
January 13, 2022
King & Spalding LLP has won its bid to arbitrate a dispute with a former client who was awarded more than $45 million against the Vietnamese government, after a Texas federal court found that a litigation funding contract's arbitration requirement governs the disagreement.
August 25, 2021
A former King & Spalding client who won millions of dollars against the Vietnamese government and is now suing the firm has asked again to have his case heard in front of a Texas state court judge and not in arbitration.
August 18, 2021
King & Spalding is urging a Texas court to force a former client to arbitrate allegations that the firm fraudulently colluded with Burford Capital to maximize fees while representing him in a treaty claim against Vietnam, pointing to an arbitration clause in the underlying fee agreement.
August 10, 2021
A Dutch citizen who accuses King & Spalding LLP of fraudulently colluding with Burford Capital to maximize fees in a treaty claim against Vietnam is fighting the law firm's efforts to send the fee dispute to arbitration, arguing Monday that an arbitration clause in the funding agreement is inapplicable.