Senior Counsel
Recognition
King & Spalding Earns 230 Lawyer Rankings, 106 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 4, 2026
Tristan Pelham Webb
Partner
Chadwick M. Werner (Chad)
Partner
David K. Willingham
Partner
Sally Q. Yates
Partner
Stuart R. Zisman
Partner
Chambers USA has recognized King & Spalding as one of the top law firms in the United States in its annual guide. The firm earned 230 individual rankings and 106 practice rankings, including 50 nationwide rankings and 56 state-level rankings in California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Northern Virginia.
The firm’s 2026 nationwide practice-level rankings include:
- Accountant and Auditor Liability
- Advertising: Litigation
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
- Capital Markets: Investment Grade Debt: Issuer Counsel
- Capital Markets: Securitization: ABS
- Capital Markets: Securitization: Whole Business
- Climate Change
- Construction
- Corporate Crime & Investigations: The Elite
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded
- E-Discovery & Information Governance
- Energy Transition
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
- Environment
- Environment: Mainly Transactional
- ERISA Litigation
- False Claims Act
- FCPA
- Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations)
- Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance & Enforcement)
- Food & Beverages: Regulatory & Litigation
- Government Contracts: Highly Regarded
- Government Relations: Congressional Investigations
- Government Relations: Federal
- Healthcare: The Elite
- International Arbitration: The Elite
- International Trade: Customs
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
- Private Credit
- Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite
- Projects: LNG
- Projects: Oil & Gas
- Projects: Power
- Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
- Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
- Real Estate
- REITS
- Securities: Litigation
- Securities: Regulation: Enforcement
- Startups & Emerging Companies
- Transportation: Road (Automotive)
The firm’s 2026 state practice-level rankings include:
- Antitrust (District of Columbia)
- Antitrust (Georgia)
- Antitrust (New York)
- Antitrust (Texas)
- Banking & Finance (Georgia)
- Banking & Finance (Illinois)
- Banking & Finance (New York)
- Banking & Finance (North Carolina)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Georgia)
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite (New York)
- Construction (Texas)
- Corporate/M&A (Georgia)
- Corporate/M&A (Northern Virginia)
- Corporate/M&A: Highly Regarded (Texas)
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Georgia)
- Environment (California)
- Environment (District of Columbia)
- Environment (Georgia)
- Environment (Illinois)
- Environment (Texas)
- Environment: Mainly Transactional (District of Columbia)
- Healthcare (California)
- Healthcare (District of Columbia)
- Healthcare (Georgia)
- Healthcare (New York)
- Healthcare (Texas)
- Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (District of Columbia)
- Intellectual Property (Georgia)
- Intellectual Property (Texas)
- Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
- Labor & Employment (Georgia)
- Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial (California)
- Litigation: Appellate (California)
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (California)
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Georgia)
- Litigation: General Commercial (Illinois)
- Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite (New York)
- Litigation: General Commercial Texas: (Dallas & Surrounds)
- Litigation: Product Liability (Florida)
- Litigation: Product Liability (Georgia)
- Litigation: Securities (Florida)
- Litigation: Securities (Georgia)
- Litigation: Securities (New York)
- Litigation: Securities (Texas)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (California)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Georgia)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Illinois)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations: The Elite (New York)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Texas)
- Real Estate (Georgia)
- Real Estate (North Carolina)
- Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina)
- Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance (New York)
- TCPA Class Actions (Georgia)
To view the full list of the individual King & Spalding lawyers and practice areas ranked in Chambers USA 2026 and to read the accompanying editorial, click here.
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