backKing & Spalding has earned multiple rankings in the Legal 500 UK guide.
In the 2025 edition, the firm earned rankings in the following categories:
- Acquisition Finance
- Commercial Litigation: Premium
- Construction: Contentious
- Financial Services: Contentious
- Fraud: Civil
- Fund Finance
- High Yield
- International Arbitration
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Oil & Gas
- Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Public International Law
- Regulatory Investigations and Corporate Crime (Advice to Corporates)
- Renewables
Partners John Savage K.C. and Thomas Sprange K.C. earned the “Hall of Fame” distinction. Partners Ruth Byrne, K.C., Martin Hunt, Samantha Hutchinson, Vincent Rowan, Peter Schwartz and Sarah Walker earned elite “Leading Partner” designations. Partners Shareena Edmonds and Nathan Parker were selected as a “Next Generation Partner.” Counsel Peter Hood and Simon Maynard were listed as “Leading Associate.” The full rankings list and editorial commentary can be found here.