King & Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2026 Guide

The Legal 500 United States 2026 guide has recognized King & Spalding with 66 practice rankings, including 18 Tier 1 rankings.

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. To view the full rankings, click here.

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