Susman Godfrey LLP vs. Jones Day vs. King & Spalding LLP
Category by category. Sources: Vault 2027, Am Law 200 FY2025, and reported Chambers records from the years shown.
- Susman Godfrey LLP
Est. 1980
- Jones Day
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
- King & Spalding LLP
Est. 1885
Est. 1980
Susman Godfrey LLP is a ~226-attorney firm, Vault #19. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, and Antitrust: Plaintiff.
Est. 1893 · Cleveland
Jones Day is a 2,000-plus-attorney global firm, Am Law #15, founded in Cleveland, OH. Jurisdiction-specific Chambers rankings include Band 1 in Antitrust, Appellate Law, and Banking & Finance. Operates from 42 offices worldwide.
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.
- Susman Godfrey LLP#19
- Jones Day#26
- King & Spalding LLP#36
- Susman Godfrey LLP#92
- Jones Day#15
- King & Spalding LLP#23
- Susman Godfrey LLP7 records
- Jones Day22 records
- King & Spalding LLP25 records
- #19
- #92
- 7 records
- Vault rank
- #26
- Am Law rank
- #15
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 22 records
- Vault rank
- #36
- Am Law rank
- #23
- Reported Chambers Band 1 records
- 25 records
- Susman Godfrey LLP$240,000
- Jones Day$240,000
- King & Spalding LLP$225,000
- Susman Godfrey LLP$5.23M
- Jones Day$1.73M
- King & Spalding LLP$7.26M
- Susman Godfrey LLP$650.41M
- Jones Day$3.08B
- King & Spalding LLP$2.48B
Revenue per lawyer
- Susman Godfrey LLP$2.88M
- Jones Day$1.26M
- King & Spalding LLP$1.79M
- $240,000
- $5.23M
- $650.41M
- Revenue per lawyer
- $2.88M
- First-Year Comp
- $240,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $1.73M
- Firm revenue
- $3.08B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.26M
- First-Year Comp
- $225,000
- Profits Per Partner
- $7.26M
- Firm revenue
- $2.48B
- Revenue per lawyer
- $1.79M
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day2,000
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLP6 years
- Jones DayNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Jones Day1.3:1
- King & Spalding LLP1:1
- Susman Godfrey LLP~250
- Jones Day~2,450
- King & Spalding LLP~1,400
Offices
- Susman Godfrey LLP4
- Jones Day42
- King & Spalding LLP26
- Not Reported
- 6 years
- Not Reported
- ~250
- Offices
- 4
- Billable target
- 2,000
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1.3:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~2,450
- Offices
- 42
- Billable target
- Not Reported
- Partnership track
- Not Reported
- US associates per partner
- 1:1
- Firm size (rounded to 50)
- ~1,400
- Offices
- 26
- Susman Godfrey LLP85.7%
- Jones Day98.4%
- King & Spalding LLP100%
Class size
- Susman Godfrey LLP35 (year not confirmed)
- Jones Day189 (year not confirmed)
- King & Spalding LLP107 (year not confirmed)
- Susman Godfrey LLPNot Reported
- Jones DayNot Reported
- King & Spalding LLPNot Reported
- Susman Godfrey LLPNo
- Jones DayNo
- King & Spalding LLPCase by Case
- 85.7%
- Class size
- 35 (year not confirmed)
- Not Reported
- No
- Offer rate
- 98.4%
- Class size
- 189 (year not confirmed)
- How associates get work
- Not Reported
- Specific practice area
- No
- Offer rate
- 100%
- Class size
- 107 (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.
Shared rankings
Rank differences
- Susman Godfrey LLPBand 1 · Elite
- Jones DayBand 4 · Elite
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3 · Elite
- Susman Godfrey LLPBand 2
- Jones DayBand 2
- King & Spalding LLPBand 3
Firm-only and additional rankings remain available on each firm profile so missing coverage is not mistaken for a head-to-head loss.
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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”.