Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

King & Spalding LLP Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$259M
Total assets Near avg plan size
213
Participants Below avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · Sponsored by King & Spalding LLP · Georgia · Professional & Technical Services

$259M in assets, 213 participants

King & Spalding LLP's King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported $259M in total assets and 213 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #19,675 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan covers 213 participants in Georgia, about 19% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $259M.

#19,675
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+31.1%
assets growth YoY
2.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$258,541,647 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (213 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported net income rose from $27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $61M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $197M in the plan year 2022 filing to $259M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan reported participants rose from 208 in the plan year 2022 filing to 213 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 580520153 · King & Spalding LLP PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan · $259M · 213 · 96th

  • ASSETS $259M
  • PCT 213
  • EIN 96th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near The Nielsen Company Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #19675

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cement Masons Southern California Pension TrustCement Masons Southern Calif…$259MMasons Pension Plan$259MThe Nielsen Company Retirement PlanThe Nielsen Company Retireme…$259MKing & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanKing & Spalding LLP Cash Bal…$259MSmiths Group Pension Plan$258M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$197M
Net Assets (End of Year)$259M
Net Income$61M
Employer EIN580520153
Plan Effective Date2014-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (King & Spalding LLP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All King & Spalding LLP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.6B 44.17507354147906% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1B$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.1B $1.58B ▲ +43.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,179 $1.1B
2023 2 2,274 $1.3B
2024 2 2,275 $1.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.258541647 · Participants: 213King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.596954837 · Participants: 25241The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.285105757 · Participants: 70241UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.733665646 · Participants: 153217UPS Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.396009274 · Participants: 24023Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.309889555 · Participants: 15601Delta Retirement Plan
King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Nielsen Company Retirement Plan in NY ($259M); by covered participants it is Fulton Fish Market Pension Fund in NY (213 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($259M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (213 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan surged - up 31.1% during 2023, from $197M to $259M. Reported net income was $61M.
How have King & Spalding LLP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), King & Spalding LLP's sponsor-wide assets grew 44.2%, from $1.1B to $1.6B.
Where does King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Nielsen Company Retirement Plan in NY ($259M, 949 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to King & Spalding LLP Cash Balance Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Fulton Fish Market Pension Fund in NY (213 participants, $48M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 580520153.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.