The founder of Morrison & Foerster's government contracts practice and another former attorney at the firm who most recently led McKinsey & Co.'s public sector legal team have joined King & Spalding, following a four-lawyer corporate team from their old firm that made the leap in October.

Rick Vacura, the former chair of government contracts and public procurement at Morrison & Foerster, will lead the government contracts practice area at King & Spalding, while Steve Cave will be a partner at the firm.

Both attorneys will be part of the firm's special matters and government investigations team, working out of King & Spalding's Washington, D.C., office and a new space in Northern Virginia.