Alston & Bird provides the highest-quality and most responsive legal counsel and services to domestic and multinational clients across a broad range of industries. We assemble and nurture top legal talent with the most relevant experience to meet the challenges our clients face today.

Ranked for 25 consecutive years on Fortune magazine’s list of “Best Companies to Work For,” our unique culture allows us to quickly access virtually any combination of skills and credentials that a client may require.

With a history dating back to 1893, today Alston & Bird spans 13 offices across the United States and Europe. The firm has evolved to offer multidisciplinary teams that draw on expertise in four core areas:

Corporate & Finance

Your success is paramount. We have grown and developed our corporate practice with that singular goal in mind. Markets are in a constant state of change, and the industry knowledge and regulatory capacity of our corporate attorneys allow us to anticipate and respond to your needs.

Intellectual Property

Identifying, protecting, managing, and defending our clients’ myriad intellectual property assets are the cornerstones of our IP practice. With experience serving the industry dating back to the roots of IP law, our lawyers have a sound foundation in the IP arena but remain nimble enough to help prepare you for trends on the horizon.

Litigation

It’s the end result that matters. Our lawyers have a strong tradition of understanding and embracing our clients’ businesses. When disputes arise, we guide them to the most favorable and cost-effective solution. Whether at the negotiating table or in the courtroom, we tackle litigation of any size and complexity in nearly any jurisdiction.

Tax

Fortune 100 companies, high-tech startups, subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, and prestigious private foundations choose Alston & Bird’s knowledgeable attorneys for their tax work. Our counsel is practical and focused on your bottom line. We are one of the largest law-firm-based tax practices in the country, and our clients capitalize on our grasp of nuance and complexity.

Management & Demographics
Management & Personnel
Managing Partner
Contacts
Contacts
R. Mark Williamson
Wealth Planning & Exempt Organizations
404-881-7993
Benjamin T. White
Wealth Planning & Exempt Organizations
404-881-7488
Janine Brown
Technology
404-881-7834
Michael T. Petrik
State and Local Tax
404-881-7479
William Scott Ortwein
Securities Practice
404-881-7936
John A. Jordak Jr.
Securities Litigation
404-881-7868
Gerard C. Keegan, Jr.
Real Estate Finance & Investment
212-210-9558
Allison M. Ryan
Real Estate Finance & Investment
404-881-7439
Bernard Taylor Sr.
Products Liability
404-881-7288
Kevin Miller
Mergers and Acquisitions
212-210-9520
Justin R. Howard
Mergers and Acquisitions
404-881-7758
William H. Jordan
Litigation and Trial Practice
404-881-7850
Douglas G. Scribner
Litigation and Trial Practice
404-881-7752
Robert C. Jones
Legislative and Public Policy
202-239-3903
Lisa H. Cassilly
Labor and Employment
404-881-7945
Jason P. Cooper
IP – Mechanical Patent
704-444-1031
Edward Tanenbaum
International Tax
212-210-9425
Karl Geercken
International Litigation
212-210-9471
David S. Teske
Intellectual Property-IP & Technology Transactions
404-881-7935
Michael J. Newton
Intellectual Property Litigation
214-922-3423
Keith E. Broyles
Intellectual Property Litigation
404-881-7558
David J. Stewart
Intellectual Property - Trademark and Copyright
404-881-7952
Guy R. Gosnell
Intellectual Property - Electronics and Computer
704-444-1029
Gerald L. Mize, Jr.
Insurance Litigation and Regulation
404-881-7579
Jennifer L. Butler
Health Care
202-239-3326
J. Mark Ray
Health Care
404-881-7739
Rick S. Blumen
Global Finance and Debt Products
404-881-7895
Robert J. Sullivan
Global Finance & Debt Products
704-444-1293
Marc J. Scheineson
Food and Drug Law
202-239-3465
Mark C. Kanaly
Financial Services and Products
404-881-7975
Sam K. Kaywood Jr.
Federal Income Tax
404-881-7481
Benjamin T. White
Exempt Organizations
404-881-7488
H. Douglas Hinson
ERISA Litigation
404-881-7590
Douglas S. Arnold
Environmental and Land Use
404-881-7637
Nicki Carlsen
Environmental & Land Use
213-576-1128
Kenneth G. Jaffe
Energy
202-239-3154
David R. Godofsky
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
202-239-3392
David S. Teske
Electronic Entertainment
404-881-7935
David E. Brown, Jr.
Corporate
202-239-3345
G. Christian Roux
Construction Law
202-239-3113
Teresa T. Bonder
Antitrust
404-881-7369

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  • Antitrust Law
  • Arbitration
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Equipment Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • International Arbitration - Commercial
  • International Trade and Finance Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Patent Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Public Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts and Estates

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Bank Supervision

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Employee Benefits

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