John L. Keffer

King & Spalding LLP

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King & Spalding's London Office: Gateway To The World

Editor: It has been a year since we last spoke. Would you remind our readers of what was behind the strategic decision of the firm to open a London office in 2003? What was the firm trying to accomplish with this step? Keffer: For some time we have been aware that many of the U.S. clients of the...

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UK - Law Firms As Globalization Accelerates, A London Office Takes Center Stage

Editor: Mr. Keffer, please tell our readers something about your background and career. Keffer: I was born in Havana. I left Cuba with my family in 1960, about 18 months after Fidel Castro's arrival. Like many Cubans, we spent a couple of years in Miami. My father worked for Exxon, and he was...

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