Employer · plans filed under one EIN
King & Spalding LLP
Atlanta, GA · Professional, scientific and technical services
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
King & Spalding LLP, based in Atlanta, Georgia, sponsors 2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants: 1 defined contribution and 1 defined benefit. Together they reported 3,462 participant records and $1.77B in net assets.
The largest is King & Spalding LLP Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan, a 401(k) plan with 3,265 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $65.2M and participant contributions $45.9M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $181M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $1.2M.
Combined net assets moved from $308M in 2009 to $1.77B in 2025 (up 474%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King & Spalding LLP Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan | 401(k) plan | 2025 | 3,265 | $1.42B | $433,468 | $9,467 | $952K |
| King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2025 | 197 | $355M | $1,803,779 | $240,304 | $295K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 3,462 | $1.77B | $65.2M | $45.9M |
| 2024 | 2 | 3,394 | $1.58B | $67.7M | $42.3M |
| 2023 | 2 | 3,311 | $1.32B | $74.3M | $39.8M |
| 2022 | 2 | 3,300 | $1.10B | $84.3M | $36.3M |
| 2021 | 2 | 3,117 | $1.26B | $55.3M | $32.4M |
| 2020 | 2 | 2,942 | $1.07B | $55.5M | $28.3M |
| 2019 | 2 | 2,886 | $898M | $41.9M | $26.3M |
| 2018 | 2 | 2,808 | $718M | $42.8M | $23.7M |
| 2017 | 2 | 2,706 | $750M | $41.9M | $21.7M |
| 2016 | 2 | 2,642 | $644M | $40.6M | $20.8M |
| 2015 | 2 | 2,535 | $579M | $37.0M | $19.2M |
| 2014 | 2 | 2,466 | $536M | $35.4M | $17.4M |
| 2013 | 1 | 2,288 | $483M | $15.2M | $16.4M |
| 2012 | 1 | 2,337 | $391M | $15.2M | $15.9M |
| 2011 | 1 | 2,339 | $344M | $14.4M | $15.6M |
| 2010 | 1 | 2,321 | $348M | $14.4M | $15.2M |
| 2009 | 1 | 2,360 | $308M | $14.4M | $15.8M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signaturefd LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $269,589 |
| Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Investment advisory (participants); Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | 2 | $230,809 |
| ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $179,564 |
| Fiducient Advisors LLC | Investment management; Investment advisory (plan) | 2 | $141,244 |
| PWC US Tax LLP | Actuarial | 1 | $108,000 |
| Academy Capital Management | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $56,536 |
| Cibc Private Wealth Advisors I | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $51,549 |
| Ernst & Young LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 1 | $51,000 |
| HB Wealth Management LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $41,799 |
| Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $34,701 |
| Fca Corp. | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $26,992 |
| LMCG Investments LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $15,589 |
| Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC | Investment advisory (participants) | 1 | $13,989 |
| Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | Securities brokerage | 1 | $8,890 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does King & Spalding LLP have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: King & Spalding LLP Profit Sharing - 401(k) Plan and King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does King & Spalding LLP contribute to its plans?
$65,212,787 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $28,602 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Signaturefd LLC, Schwab Retirement Plan Services Inc., ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. and Fiducient Advisors LLC and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.