King & Spalding announced that Stephanie Yarbrough, one of the country’s foremost economic development lawyers, has joined the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investments (CFI) practice group as partner. She will be based in Washington, D.C. and will spend significant time in the firm’s New York office.
Yarbrough has been involved in many of the Southeast U.S.’s largest economic development deals over the past 20 years, advising domestic and international companies on their complex expansions and relocations, including those involving corporate headquarters, manufacturing facilities, datacenters, distribution centers and large offices. She has extensive experience in the automotive, life sciences and aviation sectors, as well as with navigating relationships with local and state governmental leadership and decision makers throughout the U.S.
Yarbrough joins the firm from Womble Bond Dickinson, where she was a member of the firm’s global board. She earned her law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law.
“King & Spalding’s platform gives me the opportunity to significantly expand how I serve my clients,” said Yarbrough. “This is a dynamic firm with world-class practices and I’m proud to be joining such an extraordinary team.”
King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 1,300 lawyers in 23 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
