King & Spalding promotes Nika Silva to counsel in Abu Dhabi

King & Spalding has promoted 27 lawyers to partner and 17 to counsel. The promotions span 13 of the firm’s offices across the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.“These lawyers exemplify the excellence, client focus, team orientation, and firm and community citizenship that are King & Spalding’s hallmarks,” said firm chairman Robert D. Hays, Jr. “We are proud to congratulate them on this achievement and look forward to their continuing contributions to the success of our clients and the growth of our firm.”

Nika Silva has been promoted to counsel in the firm’s Abu Dhabi office. Silva focuses on structured finance and represents clients in a variety of U.S.-based asset-backed securitisation and structured lending transactions, including 144A issuance platforms and structured private credit. In particular, Silva serves as issuer’s and borrower’s counsel for data center and fintech clients.