King & Spalding LLP vs. Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP vs. Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- King & Spalding LLP
Est. 1885
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Est. 2013
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Est. 2025 · Merger
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. 2013
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Construction, and E-Discovery & Information Governance. Operates from 48 offices worldwide.
Est. 2025 · Merger
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is a 1,000-plus-attorney firm, Am Law #33. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Construction, Corporate/Commercial, and Corporate/M&A. Operates from 31 offices worldwide.
- King & Spalding LLP#36
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#57
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#72
- King & Spalding LLP#23
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP#19
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP#33
- King & Spalding LLP25 records
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP19 records
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP23 records
- #36
- #23
- 25 records
- Vault rank
- #57
- Am Law rank
- #19
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 19 records
- Vault rank
- #72
- Am Law rank
- #33
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 23 records
- King & Spalding LLP$225,000
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$235,000
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$235,000+
- King & Spalding LLP$7.26M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.06M
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85M
- King & Spalding LLP$2.48B
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$2.84B
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.85B
Revenue per lawyer
- King & Spalding LLP$1.79M
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP$844K
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP$1.16M
- $225,000
- $7.26M
- $2.48B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.06M
- Firm revenue
- $2.84B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $844K
- First-Year Comp
- $235,000+
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.85M
- Firm revenue
- $1.85B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP1,900
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP9 years
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP1:1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPNot Reported
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLP~1,400
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP~3,000
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP~1,600
Offices
- King & Spalding LLP26
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP48
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP31
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1:1
- ~1,400
- Offices
- 26
- Billable target
- 1,900
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 48
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,600
- Offices
- 31
- King & Spalding LLP100%
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP96%
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP94.6%
Class size
- King & Spalding LLP107 (year not confirmed)
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP127 (year not confirmed)
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLP104 (2026)
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPFree market
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPCase by Case
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPCase by Case
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 107 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 96%
- Class size
- 127 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Free market
- Specific practice area
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 94.6%
- Class size
- 104 (2026)
- 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.
Rank differences
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 2
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 3
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 4
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 5
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 5
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 4
- King & Spalding LLPBand 5
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 4
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 4
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 3
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 3 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 4
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 4
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 3
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1 · Highly Regarded
- Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBand 5 · Elite
- Troutman Pepper Locke LLPBand 5 · Elite
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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”.