Law firms Ashurst blow as King & Spalding secures four-partner team for Tokyo launch Tom Moore · 15 June 2015 · 2 min read Strategic recruitment Asia Ashurst King & Spalding King & Spalding has chosen Tokyo as its second base in Asia, hiring a team of Ashurst partners led by Tokyo managing partner John McClenahan to spearhead its launch.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryAshurst Perkins Coie referrals hit 500 since merger announcement, co-chairs sayLaw firmsWill Lewallen1 Jul 2026Trading Places: Paul Weiss hires ‘superstar’ US restructuring lawyer as Latham takes A&O Texas headLaw firmsKate Peacock26 Jun 2026Ashurst seals decade of growth as soaring PEP clears £1.5m in final results before Perkins Coie mergerLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Paul Hastings infra pair head to Freshfields after two yearsLaw firmsAlex Ryan28 Feb 2025Gibson Dunn takes heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell duo in major London playLaw firmsElisha Juttla27 Feb 2025Chance moment: CC doubles down on private capital, but will flurry of hires pay off?Law firmsElisha Juttla14 Feb 2025The Electronic Transactions and Data Protection Law in Lebanon: Empowering Lebanese companies in the digital ageInternationalGuest Blog3 Jan 2024Global 100 firms expand in Asia as Dentons and Goodwin establish new basesLaw firmsMegan Mayers28 Oct 2022Sponsored briefing: The changing paradigm of commercial disputes in IndiaLaw firmsGuest Blog27 Mar 2020