King & Spalding Completes Its Move to New Atlanta Office Building

28 March 2006

King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today the completion of its Atlanta office relocation to the 1180 Peachtree Building. Approximately 1,000 lawyers and staff occupy the firm's new space, which offers an enhanced work environment that encourages collaboration, teamwork and efficient client service.

"The innovative design of our new office space promotes efficiency and productivity and will benefit our clients as well as our employees," said Robert D. Hays, Jr., who became Chairman of the firm on January 1. "The space offers room for growth -- which remains a top priority for the firm -- and flexibility which permits us to respond to ever-changing demands in the delivery of services to our clients." For example, the design permits the easy conversion of paralegal offices to large workrooms and back again -- allowing the firm to respond quickly to the ebb and flow of major deals and big-case litigation."

King & Spalding occupies two-thirds of the new building, which was designed by Pickard Chilton, utilizing 417,000 square feet on 17 floors, providing sufficient space for the firm's projected growth through 2009, with options for additional expansion in the future. Gensler is responsible for the interior design, which, in addition to the standard complement of offices and conference rooms, features extra team workspaces and furnishings to stimulate professional interaction. More natural light throughout the office combined with ten-foot ceilings gives the space a warm, open feel. Other features include a state-of-the-art data center with an uninterruptible power system, numerous conference rooms with built-in audio-visual capability, a conference center with wireless connectivity for visiting clients and lawyers, and a dining facility serving lawyers and staff overlooking the site of the proposed new Atlanta Symphony Center to which the firm has previously made a significant financial commitment.

Since 1991, when King & Spalding moved into its former space (191 Peachtree), the firm's Atlanta office has nearly doubled in size -- from 535 employees to approximately 1,000 today, of which about 400 are lawyers (in comparison to 222 in 1991).

"Coupled with our focus on growth is our goal of attracting and retaining the best and brightest lawyers at King & Spalding," said Mason W. Stephenson, managing partner of the Atlanta office. "We wanted the design and location of the office to appeal to both our attorneys and clients. The more contemporary 'feel' of our space coupled with the '24-hour city' environment of Midtown should help in our recruiting efforts."

This summer the firm will also relocate its litigation support operations and a number of back-office functions to new space less than two blocks away at 1230 West Peachtree Street. In addition, later in the fall, lawyers and staff will be able to take advantage of a new childcare facility to be located at the 1230 West Peachtree space.

This month, King & Spalding is auctioning surplus furniture from its former downtown Atlanta space and is contributing the net proceeds to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.

About King & Spalding

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 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 http://www.kslaw.com.

KING & SPALDING ATLANTA HEADQUARTERS

Fact Sheet

Address: 1180 Peachtree, N.E.

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3521

Number of Employees: Approximately 1,000

Size: 417,000 square feet on 17 floors

Building Architect: Pickard Chilton

Interior Design Firm: Gensler

Interior Contractor: Turner Interiors

Interior Project Manager: Carter

Modern Conference Rooms: There are 28 audio-visual equipped conference rooms; 13 rooms in the 16th floor conference center, 16 rooms on practice and administrative floors, and the Boardroom Center located on the 41st floor.

New Dining Facility: Seats 240 with two adjacent private dining rooms

New Childcare Facility: The 1230 West Peachtree Street building will include a new childcare facility for King & Spalding employees that will accommodate approximately 100 children.

"Green" Features: 1180 Peachtree is the first high-rise office building in Georgia to significantly promote energy efficiency and indoor air quality, and is the second high-rise office building in the world to be Gold-Certified in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Core and Shell Development Program. It has an elaborate filtering system that will clean outside air before it comes into the office, reducing pollution to employees.

More Flexible Work Space: Workrooms, paralegal offices and secretarial spaces are easily adaptable to changes in the need for and use of space. Secretaries have more open space customizable with work tools, including a variety of hanging shelves and file pockets.

Enhanced Connectivity: Conference center has wireless connectivity for visiting clients and counsel. State-of-the-art data center and technology provide uninterruptible power supply to the data center to avoid computer downtime.

Source: prnewswire

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