Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation

Biography

David A. Stockton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation.

David A., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2001. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

190 Best Lawyers awards

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP logo

Overview

  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Emory University, BA Economics, graduated 1978
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Emory University, BA Economics, graduated 1978

Client Testimonials

David Stockton has excellent and seasoned judgment with an unusual combination of thoughtfulness, proactiveness, and creativity in approach.

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Corporate Governance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Securities Regulation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Corporate Governance Law, Atlanta (2025)
  • Corporate Compliance Law, Atlanta (2024)
  • Corporate Governance Law, Atlanta (2023)
  • Securities Regulation, Atlanta (2015)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Atlanta (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
Special Focus:
  • Acquisition Finance
  • Audit Committees
  • Closely-Held Businesses
  • Corporate Compliance
  • Corporate Finance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Director and Officer Liability
  • General Corporate
  • Internal Investigations
  • Leveraged Buyouts
  • Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Publicly-Held Companies
  • Securities
  • Special Board Committees
  • Structuring of Business Entities
  • Venture Capital

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