King & Spalding opened the Washington, D.C., office in 1979 with three lawyers to handle the regulatory interests of one of the firm's largest clients. The office has since grown to more than 160 lawyers and non-lawyer professionals who practice in a broad range of areas.
The Washington, D.C., office and its lawyers were recognized in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the following categories:
- Antitrust (National - Band 3; D.C. - Band 5)
- Appellate (National - Band 2)
- Energy: Electricity (National - Band 3)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (National - Band 4)
- Environment (National - Band 4)
- Food & Beverages (National - Band 3)
- Government: Government Relations (National - Band 3)
- Healthcare (National - Band 3; D.C. - Band 1)
- Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (D.C. - Band 2)
- International Arbitration (National - Band 1)
- International Trade (National - Band 2)
- Products Liability & Mass Torts (National - Band 2)
- Projects: Oil & Gas (National - Band 3)
- Tax: Corporate & Finance (National - Band 4)
King & Spalding earned the No. 3 spot in Focus Europe’s 2011 Arbitration Scorecard, a worldwide ranking of law firms by number and size of arbitrations. In addition, fourteen of the firm's Washington, D.C.-based lawyers were named to the 2011 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers list published by Law & Politics.
