Marisa C. Maleck, a King & Spalding LLP attorney and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk who died in April at age 37, is being remembered by colleagues as an intellectually curious and vibrant presence in Washington.

A firm partner whose practice spanned litigation, regulatory matters and public policy in technology and life sciences, Maleck also distinguished herself in pro bono advocacy, leading King & Spalding to establish an internal award following her death for the attorney who best embodies her commitment to pro bono work.

Maleck handled the numerous responsibilities seamlessly, doing "exactly what you hope young lawyers will grow into and develop into," Mark Brown, who chairs King & Spalding's Food and Drug Administration and life sciences practice, told Law360 Pulse recently.

Maleck's work in the life sciences earned her a spot among the top attorneys under age 40 honored as Law360 Rising Stars in 2021. She was awarded the honor for a second time this year, for her accomplishments in counseling companies involved in data privacy matters. 

A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Chicago Law School, Maleck clerked in the Eleventh Circuit and worked as an associate at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP before clerking for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas from 2015 to 2016. That's when Maleck arrived at King & Spalding, where she started out as an associate attorney on the appellate team before her promotion to partner in 2020.

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