King & Spalding LLP vs. Alston & Bird LLP vs. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- King & Spalding LLP
Est. 1885
- Alston & Bird LLP
Est. 1893
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Est. 1924 · Atlanta
Est. 1885
King & Spalding LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #23. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Accountant and Auditor Liability, Antitrust, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 26 offices worldwide.
Est. 1893
Alston & Bird LLP is a mid-size firm of ~960 attorneys, Am Law #44. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Banking & Finance, and Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory. Operates from 13 offices worldwide.
Est. 1924 · Atlanta
International platform with a large U.S. footprint across energy, litigation, corporate, tax, and insurance work.
- King & Spalding LLP#36
- Alston & Bird LLP#58
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP#98
- King & Spalding LLP#23
- Alston & Bird LLP#44
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP25 records
- Alston & Bird LLP20 records
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP6 records
- #36
- #23
- 25 records
- Vault rank
- #58
- Am Law rank
- #44
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 20 records
- Vault rank
- #98
- Am Law rank
- Not Reported
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 6 records
- King & Spalding LLP$225,000
- Alston & Bird LLP$225,000
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP$225,000
- King & Spalding LLP$7.26M
- Alston & Bird LLP$4.55M
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP$1.69M
- King & Spalding LLP$2.48B
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.44B
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP$503.00M
Revenue per lawyer
- King & Spalding LLP$1.79M
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.50M
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- $225,000
- $7.26M
- $2.48B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $4.55M
- Firm revenue
- $1.44B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.50M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.69M
- Firm revenue
- $503.00M
- Revenue per lawyer
- Not Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP2,000
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP1:1
- Alston & Bird LLP1.1:1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP~1,400
- Alston & Bird LLP~950
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
Offices
- King & Spalding LLP26
- Alston & Bird LLP13
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP9
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1:1
- ~1,400
- Offices
- 26
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~950
- Offices
- 13
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- Not Reported
- Offices
- 9
- King & Spalding LLP100%
- Alston & Bird LLP98.4%
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
Class size
- King & Spalding LLP107 (year not confirmed)
- Alston & Bird LLP73 (year not confirmed)
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPCase by Case
- Alston & Bird LLPCase by Case
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 107 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 73 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- Not Reported
- Class size
- Not Reported
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 2
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 3
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 4
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 2
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 4
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 4 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 5
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 6
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
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Data sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown. Chambers record counts can span years and reporting coverage varies; missing years or markets are not compared. Current Chambers bands were checked against each firm’s Chambers profile on Sep 26, 2026; where Chambers splits a table, every Elite firm ranks above every Highly Regarded firm. Missing values read “Not Reported”.