McKool Smith principal Alfonso Chan, an intellectual property litigator who represents public and private universities, has moved to King & Spalding as a partner in the trial and global disputes practice group, as the Am Law 100 firm continues to hire aggressively this year in Texas.

Chan joined King & Spalding on Monday, arriving 18 months after he moved to McKool Smith in Dallas after practicing for 18 years at trial boutique Shore Chan, now The Shore Firm. He is based in King & Spalding’s Austin office, but said he will continue to live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.