Kenton J. King is widely recognized as one of the country’s preeminent corporate attorneys. He provides his clients a strong focus on the technology, semiconductor and biotech sectors, regularly handling complex, cross-border M&A transactions and advising companies and boards on shareholder activism, corporate governance and ESG matters.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2026 | M&A, Shareholder Activism, Governance |
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | M&A |
| The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management | 2025 | M&A, Shareholder Activism, Governance |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | M&A, Activist Defense, Corporate Governance |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | M&A, Activist Defense, Corporate Governance |
King also represents companies in joint ventures and other strategic partnering transactions, investment and capital markets matters and restructurings.
King’s M&A practice encompasses friendly and unsolicited transactions and includes some of the largest-ever technology deals, including: Netflix in its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. following the pending separation of Discovery Global for $82.7 billion; Activision Blizzard in its $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation; NXP Semiconductors N.V. in its proposed but terminated $47 billion acquisition by Qualcomm Incorporated; Xilinx, Inc. in its $49 billion acquisition by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Broadcom Corporation in its $37 billion acquisition by Avago Technologies Limited; Ansys in its $35 billion acquisition by Synopsys; Skyworks Solutions, Inc. in its pending $22 billion combination with Qorvo, Inc.; SanDisk Corporation in its $19 billion acquisition by Western Digital Corporation; and Intel Corporation in its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye N.V.