Alston & Bird LLP
USA Guide 2023
About
Managing Partner: Richard R Hays
Alston & Bird has grown to become a leading international firm while remaining steeped in a culture with client service and teamwork as the cornerstones of all that we do. The firm develops, assembles, and nurtures the strongest and broadest array of legal talent and expertise necessary to meet our clients’ needs in an ever-changing and fast-paced environment.
Capital Markets/Mergers & Acquisitions:
The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience with complex mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, going-private transactions, joint ventures, and similar transactions for clients in a broad range of industries, representing bidders, target companies, stockholders, boards of directors, and financial advisors. Alston & Bird lawyers have been involved in all aspects of leveraged buyouts and distressed sales, capable of handling the acquisition and financing of public and nonpublic companies of any size.
Natural Resources & Energy:
Attorneys provide energy clients with nationally recognized expertise in virtually every aspect of the law affecting the energy industry, from electric and natural gas regulation and project development and financing to carbon management, energy supply transactions, and public policy.
Financial Services & Products:
The firm provides a wide range of corporate governance, merger and acquisition, regulatory, litigation, securities, and structured finance services to our banking, insurance, investment management, broker-dealer, mutual fund, payment systems, and alternative investment vehicle clients. The payments group has global experience in all sectors of the industry, including merchant acquiring, card issuing, mobile payments, e-commerce, card schemes and payment networks, gift cards, health care payments, fintech, blockchain, and B2B payments.
Finance:
Alston & Bird has one of the leading structured finance and securitization practices in the country. The firm represents many of the most active issuers, originators, master servicers, servicers, trustees, fund managers, investors, domestic and foreign financial institutions, rating agencies, and insurers in a variety of debt financings. The practice applies its talent and expertise in several leading US financial centers and in London to lead transactions in virtually every asset class of the structured finance and securitization markets.
Health Care:
The firm is home to one of the most extensive, full-service health care practices in the United States. With demonstrated transactional, regulatory, public policy, government investigations, and litigation expertise, the team includes former senior health policy and enforcement officials from the US Congress and executive branch departments and agencies, including the White House, Departments of Justice and Health & Human Services, and Food and Drug Administration.
Intellectual Property:
Alston & Bird’s IP practice is one of the largest and most highly regarded in the United States. The group provides a full range of intellectual property services, including patentability and prosecution, litigation, post-grant review proceeding expertise and services, patent maintenance, counseling on infringement avoidance, and validity and infringement studies and opinions.
Legislative & Public Policy:
The firm’s legislative team is uniquely positioned to advise clients in a bipartisan, bicameral manner on public policy issues. The firm represents clients before Congress, the executive branch, and regulatory agencies.
Litigation:
Alston & Bird’s attorneys have litigated in virtually every major industrialized jurisdiction around the world. The firm’s litigation experience includes antitrust, bankruptcy, construction, environmental and land development, ERISA, international trade and regulatory, labor and employment, securities, products liability, and class actions.
Real Estate:
Alston & Bird’s industry-focused real estate investment and finance practice encompasses the full range of capabilities needed to serve sophisticated clients. It handles massive multiproperty and multijurisdictional transactions, while maintaining specialized expertise focused on specific property types. With a leading real estate capital markets practice, the group is positioned at the intersection of the industry where assets meet capital.
Tax:
The firm has one of the largest and most acclaimed tax practices in the United States, including international, federal, state, and local taxation; employee benefits and executive compensation; wealth planning; tax-exempt organizations; and transfer pricing.
International Work:
The multidisciplinary team has structured deals and handled disputes around the globe. The firm’s international practice has extensive experience planning, structuring, and implementing business deals in virtually every major commercial jurisdiction in the world. The firm can identify the best local counsel and develop the optimal approach for business transactions abroad, whether it involves an acquisition, joint venture, licensing arrangement, technology transfer, manufacturing contract, distribution agreement, outsourcing, or other arrangement.
Clients:
Bank of America, Chick-fil-A, The Coca-Cola Company, Cox Enterprises, Credit Suisse, Dell, Hilton Grand Vacations, The Home Depot, Koch Industries, Liberty Mutual, Mohawk Industries, Novartis, State Farm, T-Mobile, Toyota, UnitedHealthcare, Universal Electronics, UPS
Ranked Offices
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- AtlantaOne Atlantic Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, GA 30309
- Tel: 404 881 7000
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- CharlotteVantage South End 1120 South Tryon Street Suite 300 , Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, NC 28203-6818View ranked officeLos Angeles350 South Grand Avenue 51st Floor , Los Angeles, California, USA, CA 90071View ranked officeRaleigh555 Fayetteville Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 27601-3034View ranked officeSan Francisco560 Mission Street, Suite 2100, San Francisco, California, USA, 94105-0912View ranked officeSilicon Valley755 Page Mill Road Building C - Suite 200 Palo Alto, , Silicon Valley, California, USA, CA 94304View ranked officeWashington, DCThe Atlantic Building 950 F Street NW , Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20004-1404View ranked office
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IP Partner Rejoins Alston & Bird in Los Angeles, Continuing West Coast Expansion
Alston & Bird has expanded its Intellectual Property practice as Theresa Conduah rejoins the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Theresa’s practice focuses on trademark prosecution, licensing, enforcement, and counseling.
Alston & Bird Elects 27 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 27 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners span six offices and 11 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Elects 27 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 27 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners span six offices and 11 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Adds Three Elite New York Commercial Litigation Partners
Alston & Bird has added seasoned trial lawyers and commercial litigators Michael C. Hefter, Seth M. Cohen, and Ryan Philp as partners in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group, resident in the New York office.
Alston & Bird Bolsters Real Estate Group with Two New Partners in Los Angeles
Alston & Bird has enhanced its Real Estate Group by adding partners Jim Kousoulas and James Litwinovich to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Jim and James help guide real estate clients through a variety of complex loan transactions and litigation management strategies.
Alston & Bird Expands Private Equity Offering with Two Silicon Valley Partners
Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Private Equity Team by welcoming partners Jonathan Manor and Simon Root to the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Alston & Bird Enhances REITs Prowess with Three Dallas Partners, Including Don Hammett
Alston & Bird strengthened and expanded its capabilities to provide corporate, tax, and real estate advice to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other clients with the addition of three partners in Dallas who collectively bring several decades of legal experience.
Alston & Bird Strengthens and Expands Real Estate Finance & Investment Group by Adding Partners
Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its Real Estate Finance & Investment Group with the addition of partners Eric Berardi in Atlanta and Gene Caiola in New York.
Alston & Bird Elects 23 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 23 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The new partners span eight U.S. offices and 15 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Adds Environmental Partner Jason Levin in Los Angeles
Alston & Bird has enhanced its environmental litigation capabilities with the addition of Jason Levin, who joins the firm’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the Los Angeles office.
Alston & Bird Expands Restructuring Group by Adding Partners Eric Wise and Matthew Kelsey
Alston & Bird has enhanced and expanded its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group by adding partners J. Eric Wise and Matthew K. Kelsey.
Alston & Bird Strengthens Restructuring Practice by Adding Partner Leah Fiorenza McNeill
Alston & Bird has strengthened its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group with the additions of partner Leah Fiorenza McNeill in Atlanta and counsel Stephen Blank in New York.
Alston & Bird Ranked No. 2 Among Counsel to Investment Banks in 2021
Corporate Control Alert, the legal and financial dealmaking journal published by The Deal, has ranked Alston & Bird second among counsel to financial advisors on U.S. M&A transactions with a value of $100 million or more announced in 2021.
Alston & Bird Adds Investment Funds Partner Colby Jenkins, Counsel Dustin Littrell
Alston & Bird has deepened its ability to serve clients in the investment funds industry with the addition of partner Colby Jenkins in the firm’s Charlotte office and counsel Dustin Littrell in Dallas.
Alston & Bird Expands REIT, Real Estate Tax Capabilities with Addition of Sarah Ma in Washington, DC
Alston & Bird has broadened its ability to advise real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other industry investors with the addition of tax partner Sarah Ma in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Once Again Rated as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
Alston & Bird has earned a top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality.
Alston & Bird Adds Former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Alexandra Marzelli as Counsel in Washington
Alston & Bird has expanded its health care and life sciences regulatory and compliance capabilities with the addition of counsel Alexandra Marzelli, former associate chief counsel at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Alston & Bird Adds Trial Lawyers David Meadows and Alexandra Peurach as Partners in Atlanta
Alston & Bird has expanded its ability to guide clients through complex business disputes with the addition of veteran trial attorneys David Meadows and Alexandra (Alex) Peurach as partners in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Alston & Bird Elects 15 New Partners
Alston & Bird has announced the election of 15 attorneys to its partnership, effective January 1, 2022.
Alston & Bird Partners with Honeywell and Street Law’s Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
Alston & Bird and client Honeywell have joined to launch a new partnership with Street Law Inc.’s Legal Diversity Pipeline Program.
Alston & Bird Honored for Pro Bono Leadership in Dallas
For the fourth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been honored by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) for its pro bono leadership.
Alston & Bird Again Named a “Most Admired Law Firm” by the Los Angeles Business Journal
Alston & Bird was honored for its “groundbreaking initiatives and programs to recruit, retain, mentor, and promote diversity in its own firm and in the legal industry as a whole.”
Alston & Bird Adds Former Senior DOJ Fraud Prosecutor Albert Stieglitz as Partner in Washington, DC
Alston & Bird has expanded its white collar defense and government investigations capabilities with the addition of former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official and accomplished federal prosecutor Albert (BJ) Stieglitz as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Prominent IP Trial Lawyer Ted Stevenson as Partner in Dallas
Alston & Bird has bolstered its patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Ted Stevenson as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former GC and State Prosecutor Chaka Patterson as Litigation Partner
Alston & Bird has added to its litigation, investigations, and corporate governance capabilities with the addition of Chaka Patterson as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Alston & Bird Adds Partner Isabelle De Smedt in Brussels, Expands Global Anti-Corruption Services
Alston & Bird has bolstered its global anti-corruption compliance capabilities with the addition of Isabelle De Smedt as a partner in the firm’s Brussels office. De Smedt represents companies in anti-corruption and fraud investigations related to government enforcement programs worldwide.
Alston & Bird Attorneys, Firm Recognized Again by USPTO for 2020 Patent Pro Bono Leadership
Four Alston & Bird attorneys and the firm itself have been recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for their leadership in assisting financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses.
2021 Alston & Bird Racial Justice Fund Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Alston & Bird is proud to announce the selection of Michelle Mapp, a Juris Doctor candidate at the Charleston School of Law, as the recipient of the 2021 Alston & Bird Racial Justice Fund Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowship.
Alston & Bird Adds Leveraged Finance Partner Paul Simcock in London
Alston & Bird has added a leveraged finance practice to its London office with the arrival of partner Paul Simcock.
IP Partner Rejoins Alston & Bird in Los Angeles, Continuing West Coast Expansion
Alston & Bird has expanded its Intellectual Property practice as Theresa Conduah rejoins the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Theresa’s practice focuses on trademark prosecution, licensing, enforcement, and counseling.
Alston & Bird Elects 27 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 27 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners span six offices and 11 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Elects 27 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 27 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners span six offices and 11 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Adds Three Elite New York Commercial Litigation Partners
Alston & Bird has added seasoned trial lawyers and commercial litigators Michael C. Hefter, Seth M. Cohen, and Ryan Philp as partners in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group, resident in the New York office.
Alston & Bird Bolsters Real Estate Group with Two New Partners in Los Angeles
Alston & Bird has enhanced its Real Estate Group by adding partners Jim Kousoulas and James Litwinovich to the firm’s Los Angeles office. Jim and James help guide real estate clients through a variety of complex loan transactions and litigation management strategies.
Alston & Bird Expands Private Equity Offering with Two Silicon Valley Partners
Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Private Equity Team by welcoming partners Jonathan Manor and Simon Root to the firm’s Silicon Valley office.
Alston & Bird Enhances REITs Prowess with Three Dallas Partners, Including Don Hammett
Alston & Bird strengthened and expanded its capabilities to provide corporate, tax, and real estate advice to real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other clients with the addition of three partners in Dallas who collectively bring several decades of legal experience.
Alston & Bird Strengthens and Expands Real Estate Finance & Investment Group by Adding Partners
Alston & Bird has strengthened and expanded its Real Estate Finance & Investment Group with the addition of partners Eric Berardi in Atlanta and Gene Caiola in New York.
Alston & Bird Elects 23 New Partners
Alston & Bird announces the election of 23 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The new partners span eight U.S. offices and 15 practice groups.
Alston & Bird Adds Environmental Partner Jason Levin in Los Angeles
Alston & Bird has enhanced its environmental litigation capabilities with the addition of Jason Levin, who joins the firm’s Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the Los Angeles office.
Alston & Bird Expands Restructuring Group by Adding Partners Eric Wise and Matthew Kelsey
Alston & Bird has enhanced and expanded its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group by adding partners J. Eric Wise and Matthew K. Kelsey.
Alston & Bird Strengthens Restructuring Practice by Adding Partner Leah Fiorenza McNeill
Alston & Bird has strengthened its Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group with the additions of partner Leah Fiorenza McNeill in Atlanta and counsel Stephen Blank in New York.
Alston & Bird Ranked No. 2 Among Counsel to Investment Banks in 2021
Corporate Control Alert, the legal and financial dealmaking journal published by The Deal, has ranked Alston & Bird second among counsel to financial advisors on U.S. M&A transactions with a value of $100 million or more announced in 2021.
Alston & Bird Adds Investment Funds Partner Colby Jenkins, Counsel Dustin Littrell
Alston & Bird has deepened its ability to serve clients in the investment funds industry with the addition of partner Colby Jenkins in the firm’s Charlotte office and counsel Dustin Littrell in Dallas.
Alston & Bird Expands REIT, Real Estate Tax Capabilities with Addition of Sarah Ma in Washington, DC
Alston & Bird has broadened its ability to advise real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other industry investors with the addition of tax partner Sarah Ma in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Once Again Rated as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
Alston & Bird has earned a top rating of 100 percent in the Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that measures commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality.
Alston & Bird Adds Former FDA Associate Chief Counsel Alexandra Marzelli as Counsel in Washington
Alston & Bird has expanded its health care and life sciences regulatory and compliance capabilities with the addition of counsel Alexandra Marzelli, former associate chief counsel at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Alston & Bird Adds Trial Lawyers David Meadows and Alexandra Peurach as Partners in Atlanta
Alston & Bird has expanded its ability to guide clients through complex business disputes with the addition of veteran trial attorneys David Meadows and Alexandra (Alex) Peurach as partners in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Alston & Bird Elects 15 New Partners
Alston & Bird has announced the election of 15 attorneys to its partnership, effective January 1, 2022.
Alston & Bird Partners with Honeywell and Street Law’s Legal Diversity Pipeline Program
Alston & Bird and client Honeywell have joined to launch a new partnership with Street Law Inc.’s Legal Diversity Pipeline Program.
Alston & Bird Honored for Pro Bono Leadership in Dallas
For the fourth consecutive year, Alston & Bird has been honored by the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) for its pro bono leadership.
Alston & Bird Again Named a “Most Admired Law Firm” by the Los Angeles Business Journal
Alston & Bird was honored for its “groundbreaking initiatives and programs to recruit, retain, mentor, and promote diversity in its own firm and in the legal industry as a whole.”
Alston & Bird Adds Former Senior DOJ Fraud Prosecutor Albert Stieglitz as Partner in Washington, DC
Alston & Bird has expanded its white collar defense and government investigations capabilities with the addition of former high-ranking U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official and accomplished federal prosecutor Albert (BJ) Stieglitz as a partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Prominent IP Trial Lawyer Ted Stevenson as Partner in Dallas
Alston & Bird has bolstered its patent litigation capabilities with the addition of Ted Stevenson as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former GC and State Prosecutor Chaka Patterson as Litigation Partner
Alston & Bird has added to its litigation, investigations, and corporate governance capabilities with the addition of Chaka Patterson as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Alston & Bird Adds Partner Isabelle De Smedt in Brussels, Expands Global Anti-Corruption Services
Alston & Bird has bolstered its global anti-corruption compliance capabilities with the addition of Isabelle De Smedt as a partner in the firm’s Brussels office. De Smedt represents companies in anti-corruption and fraud investigations related to government enforcement programs worldwide.
Alston & Bird Attorneys, Firm Recognized Again by USPTO for 2020 Patent Pro Bono Leadership
Four Alston & Bird attorneys and the firm itself have been recognized by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for their leadership in assisting financially under-resourced inventors and small businesses.
2021 Alston & Bird Racial Justice Fund Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Alston & Bird is proud to announce the selection of Michelle Mapp, a Juris Doctor candidate at the Charleston School of Law, as the recipient of the 2021 Alston & Bird Racial Justice Fund Equal Justice Works (EJW) Fellowship.
Alston & Bird Adds Leveraged Finance Partner Paul Simcock in London
Alston & Bird has added a leveraged finance practice to its London office with the arrival of partner Paul Simcock.