backKing & Spalding has earned recognition as one of the top international law firms in the Chambers Global 2026 guide. The new edition ranks King & Spalding’s practices in 80 categories, including 13 Band-1 rankings in jurisdictions around the globe. In addition, King & Spalding lawyers earned 120 individual rankings in the guide.
The firm earned Band-1 rankings for:
Global Market Leaders
- Arbitration (International)
Brazil
- International Arbitration
Latin America-International Counsel
- Arbitration (International)
Middle East-Wide
- Investment Funds
Philippines
- Dispute Resolution
Singapore
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration: Elite
UK
- International Arbitration: Commercial Arbitration
USA
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring: Highly Regarded
- Corporate Crime & Investigations
- International Arbitration: The Elite
- International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Highly Regarded
- Projects: LNG
UAE
- Venture Capital & Emerging Companies
The firm’s additional practice-level rankings are:
Global Market Leaders
- Business & Human Rights Law
- International Trade/WTO
Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
- Construction
- Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption
- Oil & Gas
- Projects & Energy
Africa-wide
- Projects & Energy
Algeria
- Corporate/Commercial
Asia-Pacific Region
- Arbitration (International)
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Projects & Infrastructure
Europe-Wide
- Arbitration (International)
- International Trade/WTO
France
- Banking & Finance
- International Arbitration
India
- Corporate / M&A
- Dispute Resolution
Indonesia
- Corporate/Finance: (International Firms)
Japan
- Projects & Energy: International
Latin America International Counsel
- Project Finance
Middle East-Wide
- Corporate/M&A
- Islamic Finance
- Projects & Energy
Philippines
- Projects, Infrastructure & Energy
Saudi Arabia
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate/Commercial
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Projects and Energy
Singapore
- Banking & Finance - Foreign Expert for Indonesia Spotlight
- Banking & Finance: International
- Corporate/M&A: International: Highly Regarded
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Foreign Expert for Philippines Spotlight
- Energy & Natural Resources: International
- International & Cross-Border Capabilities (International Firms)
- Projects & Energy - Foreign Expert for Indonesia Spotlight
- Projects & Energy - Foreign Expert for Philippines Spotlight
United Kingdom
- Commercial and Corporate Litigation
- Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)
- International Arbitration: Investor-State Arbitration
- Leveraged Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market
United Arab Emirates
- Construction
- Corporate/M&A
- International & Cross-Border Capabilities
- Real Estate
USA
- Banking & Finance
- Capital Markets: Securitization (ABS)
- Disputes (International & Cross-Border)
- E-Discovery & Information Governance
- Energy Sector (International & Cross-Border)
- Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)
- Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
- FCPA
- International Arbitration - Foreign Expert for Latin America-wide Spotlight
- International Trade: Customs
- International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
- International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
- Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)
- Life Sciences: Regulatory/Compliance
- Privacy & Data Security: Highly Regarded
- Private Credit
- Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Projects: Oil & Gas
- Projects: Power
- Projects: Power & Renewables: Transactional
- Projects: Renewables & Alternative Energy
The complete list of the firm’s practice and individual rankings and the related editorial commentary can be accessed here.