ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - December 9, 2010) - King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today it elected three partners to the firm's 10-person policy committee, effective January 1, 2011. They are Sarah R. Borders (Atlanta), Joseph W. Dorn (Washington, D.C.) and Robert F. Perry (New York).
King & Spalding's policy committee is responsible for firm policies, strategic initiatives and the overall enhancement of the firm. Members are elected by the partnership to a three-year term.
The new members replace partners Scott J. Arnold, J. Sedwick Sollers and Christopher A. Wray, whose terms expire at the end of 2010.
Borders is a member of the firm's financial restructuring practice. She represents creditors and debtors in some of the largest U.S. workouts, restructurings and bankruptcy cases for major industries, including retail, textiles, real estate and healthcare. She is a fellow in The American College of Bankruptcy and former president of the bankruptcy section of the State Bar of Georgia.
Dorn is a member of the international trade practice. He focuses on international trade disputes in the United States, in foreign countries and before the World Trade Organization. He has successfully pursued trade remedy actions on behalf of U.S. industries against imports from numerous countries and handled a variety of trade remedy investigations for an array of industries.
Perry is managing partner of the firm's New York office and a member of the intellectual property practice. He handles all facets of intellectual property litigation and counseling, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation, frequently in the areas of electronics, semiconductors, networks and telecommunications, including wireless technology and software. He also represents clients in patent infringement lawsuits.
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