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Service provider · Schedule C, plan year 2024

Alston & Bird LLP

Most often reported for legal

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. Schedule C lists only providers a plan paid $5,000 or more, and is filed only by plans with 100 or more participants.

26plans naming this provider
589,453participant records in those plans
$2.9Mcompensation reported, direct and indirect
$4.08median reported per participant26 plans with an amount

For plan year 2024, 26 retirement plans with 100 or more participants reported paying Alston & Bird LLP $5,000 or more. Those plans cover 589,453 participant records, and the service most often reported is legal.

Reported compensation from those plans, direct and indirect, totalled $2.9M. Per plan, the median was $4.08 per participant, with the middle half of plans between $2.07 and $28.55. These are amounts plans reported paying this organisation, not a price list: they depend on which services each plan buys and on how much is paid through fund expenses instead.

Its client plans are most numerous in Tennessee (5), New Mexico (4) and Georgia (3).

In 2009 it appeared on 17 such filings; in 2024, 27. Yearly counts include every filing that names it, so they can run slightly above the number of plans with pages here, and name or EIN changes after mergers can break the series.

Reported compensation per plan

Across this provider's plans25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Compensation per participant$2.07$4.08$28.55
Compensation as a share of plan net assets0.00%0.01%0.02%

What each plan reported paying this organisation, not the plan's total cost. For reference, the median US defined contribution plan reported $123 per participant to all Schedule C providers combined.

Plans served by year

2009: 172010: 172011: 212012: 202013: 242014: 252015: 302016: 252017: 322018: 262019: 272020: 272021: 292022: 262023: 292024: 2717322720092012201620202024
Plans with 100+ participants naming this provider
2009: $971K2010: $772K2011: $1.1M2012: $1.7M2013: $1.5M2014: $2.6M2015: $3.9M2016: $2.7M2017: $3.0M2018: $2.1M2019: $2.0M2020: $1.8M2021: $1.8M2022: $2.6M2023: $2.5M2024: $2.9M$971K$3.9M$2.9M20092012201620202024
Compensation reported by those plans

Matched by employer identification number. A merger or a change of filing entity starts a new series, so a drop to zero is not a loss of clients by itself.

By state

By plan size

Services reported

Legal22
Investment advisory (plan)2
Copying and duplicating2
Consulting (general)1
Custodial (securities)1
Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution)1

Largest plans naming this provider

PlanSponsorStateParticipantsNet assetsReported to this provider
UPS Pension PlanUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.GA246,785$9.28B$569K
UPS Retirement PlanUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.GA144,570$21.2B$569K
Allegis Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan OneAllegis Group, Inc.MD43,236$2.19B$175K
HGV Retirement Savings PlanHilton Resorts CorporationFL22,047$706M$49K
Nissan Employee 401(k) PlanNissan North America, Inc.TN21,429$4.38B$65K
Triad 401(k) Retirement PlanTriad National Security, LLCNM16,432$2.49B$33K
The Retirement Plan for Graham Holdings CompanyGraham Holdings CompanyVA11,924$2.96B$520K
LLNS 401(k) Retirement PlanLawrence Livermore National Security LLCCA10,965$2.50B$21K
Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeConsolidated Nuclear Security, LLCTN10,673$1.97B$16K
Nissan Employee Retirement PlanNissan North America, Inc.TN10,503$1.64B$102K
Smith & Nephew U.S. Savings PlanSmith and Nephew, Inc.TN9,307$1.52B$21K
Chenmed, LLC 401(k) PlanChenmed, LLCFL5,569$218M$5,756
Nissan Employee Retirement Plan BNissan North America, Inc.TN4,913$291M$7,822
Hilton Hotels Retirement PlanHilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.VA4,465$246M$201K
Ahold USA, Inc. Pension PlanAhold USA, Inc.MA3,908$565M$102K
Pension Plan for the Washington Post and CompaniesNash Holdings LLCWA2,988$594M$97K
Bertelsmann Pension Account PlanBertelsmann, Inc.NY2,980$115M$12K
Triad 401(k) Savings PlanTriad National Security, LLCNM2,950$900M$5,973
PXD Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining PXD LocatioPantexas Deterrence, LLCTX2,655$409M$16K
LLNS 401(k) Savings PlanLawrence Livermore National Security LLCCA2,424$608M$3,650
Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees of the MTC of PXDPantexas Deterrence, LLCTX2,253$223M$16K
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension PlanSalado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLCNM1,838$233M$103K
British Airways Savings PlanBritish Airways PLCNY1,663$233M$119K
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Savings PlanSalado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLCNM1,387$151M$81K
Woodward Academy Retirement PlanWoodward Academy, Inc.GA1,050$134M$9,717
PXD Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Members of the PguPantexas Deterrence, LLCTX539$83.8M$16K

Questions and answers

How many plans does Alston & Bird LLP serve?

26 plans with 100 or more participants named it on Schedule C for plan year 2024. Plans that paid it under $5,000, small plans that file Form 5500-SF, and plans whose filings spell its name without an EIN under a different form are not counted.

What do plans pay Alston & Bird LLP?

The median plan reported $4.08 per participant in direct and indirect compensation (26 plans reporting an amount), or 0.01% of plan net assets. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed to the plan by formula is not reported as a dollar amount, so many filings understate what a provider receives.

What services are reported?

The service codes most often attached to it are Legal (22 plans), Investment advisory (plan) (2 plans), Copying and duplicating (2 plans) and Consulting (general) (1 plans).

Where does this come from?

Schedule C of Form 5500, Part I line 2, from the EBSA research files with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Individuals named on Schedule C are excluded from this site.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, Schedule C Part I line 2, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Rows are grouped by the provider's EIN as entered by each plan; rows without an EIN join the EIN most often filed under the same name. Providers named on fewer than 25 plans have no page. See the methodology and corrections.