King & Spalding LLP vs. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. vs. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- King & Spalding LLP
Est. 1885
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Est. 1889
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Est. 1967
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. 1889
A litigation-focused firm known for complex commercial and product matters, with additional strength in life sciences, privacy, and IP.
Est. 1967
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #17. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Banking & Finance, Construction, and Corporate/Commercial. Operates from 52 offices worldwide.
- King & Spalding LLP#36
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#55
- King & Spalding LLP#23
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.#93
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP#17
- King & Spalding LLP25 records
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.12 records
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP31 records
- #36
- #23
- 25 records
- Vault rank
- Not Reported
- Am Law rank
- #93
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 12 records
- Vault rank
- #55
- Am Law rank
- #17
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 31 records
- King & Spalding LLP$225,000
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- King & Spalding LLP$7.26M
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$2.32M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.90M
- King & Spalding LLP$2.48B
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$643.39M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$2.91B
Revenue per lawyer
- King & Spalding LLP$1.79M
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.$1.16M
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP$1.04M
- $225,000
- $7.26M
- $2.48B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- First-Year Comp
- Not Reported
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.32M
- Firm revenue
- $643.39M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.16M
- First-Year Comp
- Varies by office
- Profits Per Partner
- $2.90M
- Firm revenue
- $2.91B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.04M
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPVaries by office
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP9 years
- King & Spalding LLP1:1
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP0.7:1
- King & Spalding LLP~1,400
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.~550
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP~3,000
Offices
- King & Spalding LLP26
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.18
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP52
- Not Reported
- Not Reported
- 1:1
- ~1,400
- Offices
- 26
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- Not Reported
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~550
- Offices
- 18
- Billable target
- Varies by office
- Partnership track
- 9 years
- US associates per partner
- 0.7:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~3,000
- Offices
- 52
- King & Spalding LLP100%
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.100%
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP95%
Class size
- King & Spalding LLP107 (year not confirmed)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.33 (2026)
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP92 (year not confirmed)
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Not Reported
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPCase by Case
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Yes
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPCase by Case
- 100%
- Class size
- 107 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- Case by Case
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 33 (2026)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- Yes
- Offer rate
- 95%
- Class size
- 92 (year not confirmed)
- 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
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 1
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 3
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 3
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1 · Elite
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 3 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 4
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 3
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 2 · Elite
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 2 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 4 · Elite
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 3 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 2 · Highly Regarded
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Highly Regarded
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.Band 1 · Highly Regarded
- Greenberg Traurig, LLPBand 4 · 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”.