Amit Kataria joins King & Spalding as M&A and private equity partner

Amit Kataria joins King & Spalding as M&A and private equity partner

He was formerly working with Morrison & Foerster

King & Spalding has announced that Amit Kataria has joined as a partner in the corporate, finance & investments practice group at the firm's London and New York offices.

Todd Holleman, the head of the firm's CFI practice commented, "Kataria has a robust international practice that fits squarely within our strategy to ramp up our European transactional practice so that it helps drive opportunities across our global platform."

He added, "Kataria also has significant experience in key Asian and Middle Eastern markets and very strong ties with the US, including being a US-qualified lawyer. He will be a critical link for our transactional capabilities internationally, and in particular for our transatlantic private equity work and efforts in the technology space."

On his joining the firm, Kataria stated, "I am joining King & Spalding at a very exciting time for the firm, as it continues its momentum in the European transactional market and expands its global platform. I am looking forward to bringing my experience with complex cross-border transactions to the firm and collaborating with my colleagues to help further drive this growth."

Kataria worked at Morrison & Foerster for over seven years, initially as a counsel and later as a partner. He has extensive international transactional experience, advising on M&A, private equity investments, securities offerings and a broad range of transactional and corporate advisory matters spanning the US, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and Europe.

A 2004 graduate of the University of Delhi, in 2007, he earned his LL.M. from the Columbia Law School. With over 15 years of experience, Kataria began his career at Debevoise & Plimpton. He later joined Davis Polk & Wardwell as a registered foreign lawyer for over three years.