Kenneth A. Sprang, Attorney

Kenneth A. Sprang is one of the founding partners in Perry, Krumsiek & Jack's Washington, DC office. He counsels and represents clients throughout the United States and in Europe regarding a wide range of corporate, business and transactional matters, as well as in labor, employment, and employee benefits issues.  Over the course of his 30-year career, Mr. Sprang has practiced with both large and small firms, as well as serving as in house counsel for Fortune 500 companies and as general counsel to smaller companies.

Mr. Sprang began his career with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, nationally known for its labor and employment expertise.   Subsequently, he served as in house counsel in the legal departments of Calgon Corporation, a former subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., and Cyclops Corporation, a Fortune 300 specialty steel manufacturer.  Later, Mr. Sprang founded legal departments and served as general counsel for several start-up companies. Most recently he served as general counsel to the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, where he counseled the Hospital in HIPAA, mental health regulations, and other healthcare matters, as well as labor and employment, contracts, and corporate issues.   He has also spent several years as a full-time law professor, and continues teaching a labor and employment seminar as an Adjunct Professor at Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Sprang provides clients counsel and representation in corporate governance; negotiation, drafting, and review of contracts, real estate documents, and other instruments; licensing, trademark registration and similar intellectual property matters; mergers and acquisitions; and federal and state regulatory compliance. He serves as general counsel to several corporate clients, and works with many startup companies.

Mr. Sprang also brings to his clients special expertise in labor and employment law. He represents employers and executives in traditional labor relations matters, as well as in wage and hour, employment discrimination, HR, employee benefits, OSHA, and other issues related to employment.  In addition to representing clients in all aspects of U.S. labor and employment law (including specific state laws), he has served on the senior staff of the Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board and taught the subject for many years. He is the author or co-author of several books and articles on labor and employment law and alternative dispute resolution.

Illustrative clients include an interactive advertising company, a large HVAC contractor, and several online companies, as well as international nonprofit organizations. He has also consulted with clients like Deutsche Bank to explain current American legal developments.  Recent representation has included establishing a turnkey subsidiary for an Italian manufacturer, reorganization of an LLC into a corporation and facilitating a private equity offering for the corporation, and acquiring a Thai subsidiary for a U.S. corporation.

Mr. Sprang's community and pro bono endeavors are focused on children.  He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Kidsave International (Kidsave.org), an organization that helps move children in the U.S. and Colombia out of foster care and into adoptive families.  Through Kidsave, in 2006 Mr. Sprang and his wife Carol adopted their now 15-year old son Christopher from Colombia.  In addition, Mr. Sprang serves on the Board of and as General Counsel to Boys to Men International, which provides programs to support adolescent boys in the transition to adulthood.