The guide names 7 King & Spalding lawyers to its Hall of Fame list and ranks 42 lawyers as Leading Lawyers — designations given to the most outstanding lawyers in their fields. Legal 500 also lists 18 King & Spalding lawyers as Next Generation Partners and 6 Leading Associates in recognition of their growing profiles in their practice areas. 

The full list of the firm’s Legal 500 U.S. 2026 practice rankings follows. 

Antitrust

• Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
• Merger Control

Dispute Resolution

• Appellate: Courts of Appeals
• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
• E-discovery
• Financial Services Litigation
• General Commercial Disputes
• International Arbitration
• International Litigation
• M&A: Litigation: Defense
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Automotive/Transport
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: - Defense Consumer Products (Including Tobacco)
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort
• Securities Litigation: Defense

Finance

• Capital Markets: Debt
• Capital Markets: Equity
• Capital Markets: Debt Offerings Advice to Issuers
• Commercial Lending: Advice to Borrowers
• Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders
• Commercial Lending: Advice to Lenders/Private Credit
• Financial Services Regulation: Banking
• Project Finance: Energy & Power
• Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
• Structured Finance: Securitization

Government

• Government Relations
• State Attorneys General

Industry Focus

• Education
• Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas
• Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas
• Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power
• Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
• Environment: Litigation
• Environment: Regulatory
• Environment Transactional
• Healthcare: Service Providers
• Healthcare: Life Sciences
• Insurance: Non-contentious
• Transport Aviation and Air Travel Litigation and Regulation
• Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance
• Transport Aviation and Air Travel Litigation and Regulation
• Transport: Rail and Road – Finance
• Transport: Rail and Road – Litigation and Regulation

Intellectual Property

• Copyright
• Patents: Litigation: (Full Coverage)
• Patents: Litigation: (International Trade Commission)
• Trademarks: Litigation
• Trademarks: Non-Contentious (Including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing)
• Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)

International Trade and National Security

• CFIUS
• Customs, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
• National Security
• Trade Remedies and Trade Policy

Investment Fund Formation & Management

• Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital)

Labor and Employment

• ERISA Litigation

Media, Technology and Telecoms

• Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
• Cyber Law (Including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
• Media and Entertainment: Litigation

M&A/Corporate and Commercial

• M&A: Middle-Market ($500m-999m)
• Private Equity Buyouts: Middle Market (Up to $500m)
• Venture Capital and Emerging Companies 

Real Estate

• Construction (Including Construction Litigation)
• Real Estate Mid-Market (Up to $500m)
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Investment Trusts

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