Assistant U.S. Attorney Phyllis B. Sumner Joins King & Spalding's Business Litigation Team as Partner

King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that Phyllis B. Sumner, who most recently served as Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, has joined the firm as a partner in its business litigation group. Sumner brings to the firm extensive experience handling complex, high-profile matters, including the cases against Centennial Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph and former Mayor of Atlanta Bill Campbell. At King & Spalding she will focus her practice on complex financial and other commercial litigation matters, as well as internal corporate investigations.

"Phyllis is a highly qualified, highly regarded and well-known trial lawyer whom we are very proud to welcome back to the firm," said Daniel J. King, the leader of King & Spalding's Atlanta business litigation group. "During her years of government service, she has amassed a wealth of high-profile trial experience, including many complex cases involving financial institutions and healthcare companies. This experience will be very meaningful to our clients."

Sumner started her legal career at King & Spalding in 1990, when she joined the firm as an associate in its special matters and government investigations group. She then moved to Chicago, where she was an associate and then a partner at Katten Muchin & Zavis. In 1999, she was appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, where for three years she successfully prosecuted numerous cases involving financial fraud, money laundering, healthcare fraud and other criminal matters. Since February 2002, she has served as Assistant United States Attorney for the North District of Georgia, where she successfully prosecuted public corruption, domestic terrorism, tax and complex financial matters. Among those cases were the prosecutions of serial bomber Eric Rudolph and City of Atlanta officials including Bill Campbell, the former Mayor of Atlanta.

Sumner earned a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia and a J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of Law.

"I am thrilled to be returning to King & Spalding, where I began my legal career," said Sumner. "During my years of public service, I had the privilege of representing the United States in some complex and fascinating cases, and I look forward to bringing that experience back to the firm and its clients."

Note to Editors: For a photo of Phyllis Sumner, please contact Jessica Schnack at 212-556-2226 or jschnack@kslaw.com.

About King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents more than half of the Fortune 100, and in a Corporate Counsel survey in September 2005 was ranked one of the top ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.

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