King & Spalding partner Paul MezzinaKing & Spalding's New Hire Has Clerked for 3 U.S. Supreme Court Justices
Paul Mezzina is one of several coveted attorneys recently nabbed by the firm, including former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
January 13, 2020 at 02:48 PM
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Paul Mezzina has rejoined King & Spalding after clerking for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Mezzina's recent clerkship was not his first—nor even his second—for a Supreme Court justice. Mezzina has actually clerked for three different justices: Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the late Justice Antonin Scalia and, most recently, Gorsuch.
He joins King & Spalding as a partner with the firm's trial and global disputes practice group, led by partner Andy Bayman.
"We're delighted that Paul is bringing his outstanding appellate talents back to the firm," Bayman said in a statement." He is a brilliant thinker, writer and oral advocate. His deep knowledge of the False Claims Act, drug and device law, intellectual property law, and so many other key areas will make him extremely valuable to our clients."
Mezzina first joined King & Spalding as an associate following a clerkship with then-Judge Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He left the firm to clerk for Justice Scalia for a year in 2013. After returning to the firm, he made partner in 2017 and left again to clerk for Justice Gorsuch in 2018.
A highly coveted Supreme Court clerkship is a credential that regularly commands hiring bonuses of up to half a million dollars from the country's most prestigious firms. To have three such clerkships puts Mezzina in rarefied air. His revolving door career path between his firm and clerkships is part of a growing trend of attorneys who leave firms to work under influential judges.
Mezzina's hire is one of several coveted attorneys recently nabbed by the firm. Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined King & Spalding last week after conducting a four-month job search.
In the last two years, the firm has added former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates, former U.S. Attorneys Zachary Fardon and John Horn and former Associate Deputy Attorney General Alicia O'Brien, along with former FBI Chief of Staff Zack Harmon. The firm also recently added former U.S. senator and director of national intelligence Dan Coats.
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