Kellam Conover, 44, the Washington DC-based lawyer who tragedly died this week climbing Mount Cook in New Zealand’s South Island, was a talented appellate lawyer and held a desire to ultimately teach law.
A graduate of Harvard Law School and Dartmouth College, Conover built a reputation as a formidable litigator in high-stakes commercial and product liability cases. A partner at King & Spalding he played a leading role in some of the most complex disputes in recent years, including the national opioid litigation, the FTC’s case against Intuit, and multi-district product liability actions involving Fortune 100 companies.
Conover served as lead counsel in class actions, mass torts, False Claims Act matters, and billion-dollar business disputes. He also clerked for Judge Pierre Leval on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Widely respected by colleagues and clients alike, he was both a gifted advocate but a mentor and valued member of the legal community.
