King & Spalding LLP vs. Alston & Bird LLP vs. Reed Smith 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
- Reed Smith LLP
Est. 1877
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. 1877
Reed Smith LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #40. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, and Energy & Natural Resources. Operates from 22 offices worldwide.
- King & Spalding LLP#36
- Alston & Bird LLP#58
- Reed Smith LLP#59
- King & Spalding LLP#23
- Alston & Bird LLP#44
- Reed Smith LLP#40
- King & Spalding LLP25 records
- Alston & Bird LLP20 records
- Reed Smith LLP14 records
- #36
- #23
- 25 records
- Vault rank
- #58
- Am Law rank
- #44
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 20 records
- Vault rank
- #59
- Am Law rank
- #40
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 14 records
- King & Spalding LLP$225,000
- Alston & Bird LLP$225,000
- Reed Smith LLP$225,000
- King & Spalding LLP$7.26M
- Alston & Bird LLP$4.55M
- Reed Smith LLP$2.02M
- King & Spalding LLP$2.48B
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.44B
- Reed Smith LLP$1.59B
Revenue per lawyer
- King & Spalding LLP$1.79M
- Alston & Bird LLP$1.50M
- Reed Smith LLP$1.11M
- $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
- $2.02M
- Firm revenue
- $1.59B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.11M
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLP2,000
- Reed Smith LLP2,000
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP1:1
- Alston & Bird LLP1.1:1
- Reed Smith LLP1:1
- King & Spalding LLP~1,400
- Alston & Bird LLP~950
- Reed Smith LLP~1,600
Offices
- King & Spalding LLP26
- Alston & Bird LLP13
- Reed Smith LLP22
- 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
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 22
- King & Spalding LLP100%
- Alston & Bird LLP98.4%
- Reed Smith LLP95.3%
Class size
- King & Spalding LLP107 (year not confirmed)
- Alston & Bird LLP73 (year not confirmed)
- Reed Smith LLP41 (year not confirmed)
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Alston & Bird LLPNot Reported
- Reed Smith LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPCase by Case
- Alston & Bird LLPCase by Case
- Reed Smith LLPNo
- 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
- 95.3%
- Class size
- 41 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
Green marks the stronger for the same practice, market and year. Shared results are listed once. split some top tables.
Rank differences
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 2
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 4
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Reed Smith LLPBand 2 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Reed Smith LLPBand 4 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3
- Reed Smith LLPBand 4
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3
- Reed Smith LLPBand 5
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Reed Smith LLPBand 5 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Reed Smith LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Alston & Bird LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Reed Smith 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”.